Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
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Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby russell.bathard » Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:34 am
Suitable multi coloured socks can readily be found in the $2 shops and are sold as knee high socks for young girls. Plain bright yellow and banded socks are available. They are made of acrylic,polyester and elastane and stretch to any size to give a mild compression.
A great addition for all cyclists who want to be seen on the road.
Help yourself stay alive and make this the new fashion trend for cyclists.
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby familyguy » Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:07 am
Do you do trouser clips? Spats?
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby Summernight » Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:31 pm
Wasn't there a survey in one of the Bicycle [Whatever]'s emails/magazines that mentioned that one of the most visible things a cyclist can wear for a motorist to see them in the dark is a reflective strap around the ankle (or I guess reflectors on the pedals would work as well). It is the reflection of the vehicle's headlights on a moving part of the body that causes people to be noticed in the dark.familyguy wrote:I hear black socks with a reflective ankle strap works well too...
Just one piece of the being visible puzzle.
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby zero » Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:58 pm
Note that reflectives will have little to no influence on someone pulling out on you from a driveway or cross road. My last test of that due to a headlight failure, lasted a grand total of 1 intersection with a car in it before there was a pullout.
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby VRE » Wed Jul 17, 2013 1:06 pm
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby sminns » Wed Jul 17, 2013 2:39 pm
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby russell.bathard » Wed Jul 17, 2013 3:46 pm
Like you I believe responsible cycling behaviour is the first and most important part of bicycle safety. BUT there are some inconsiderate motorists out there and no matter how well YOU ride YOU cannot control what a motorist will do.
In ADDITION to riding safely I am suggesting that if you increase your awareness, presence or visibility on the road YOU will have a greater chance of survival.
Hence my use of bright socks,a bikesign,and now I am also using a bright yellow duster mounted on a spring at 90 degrees to the bike on the traffic side.
YOU will certainly SEE me on the road and hopefully you won't catch me dead in this gear!!.
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby Summernight » Wed Jul 17, 2013 4:00 pm
Is that a DIY version of this (overseas model shown with reflector on left-hand traffic side):russell.bathard wrote:Hence my use of bright socks,a bikesign,and now I am also using a bright yellow duster mounted on a spring at 90 degrees to the bike on the traffic side.
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby VRE » Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:52 pm
I disagree. By positioning my bicycle appropriately, I can have some control over what a motorist will do, and this reduces the need for me to wear exceptionally visible clothing. And before you respond with "some motorists are clearly not rational", I'll just forestall that argument by saying that irrationality is not restricted to any one type of road user, and I'm not going to ride around living in fear of the small number of maniacs that live among us: life is too short to worry about it.russell.bathard wrote:...no matter how well YOU ride YOU cannot control what a motorist will do.
Also, as I mentioned in a previous post, read up on "vehicular cycling", which describes how cyclists can have some control over other road users. Riding in the gutter does not increase a cyclist's visibility on the road, it reduces it.
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby Percrime » Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:08 pm
russell.bathard wrote:To VRE,
In ADDITION to riding safely I am suggesting that if you increase your awareness, presence or visibility on the road YOU will have a greater chance of survival.
YOU will certainly SEE me on the road and hopefully you won't catch me dead in this gear!!.
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby il padrone » Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:01 pm
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby Mulger bill » Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:10 pm
Well, YOU appear to be invisible, unless you've stopped cutting your hairil padrone wrote:No bright socks (hey, you can't even see the socks) so I guess we must be invisible ???
I'm a big fan of the VRE method, been using it for years.
Though Percrimes idea should work too...
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby il padrone » Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:28 pm
No that's the GLW. We were both wearing charcoal or grey GE socks. Mind you some of the streets got a tad narrow and I was less worried about drivers..... Palermo, near the Teatro Massimo - felt a bt like wheeling our bikes through someone's loungeroomMulger bill wrote:Well, YOU appear to be invisible, unless you've stopped cutting your hairil padrone wrote:No bright socks (hey, you can't even see the socks) so I guess we must be invisible ???
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby trailgumby » Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:33 pm
SO riding in the gutter is one of the most dangerous things you can do.
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby The 2nd Womble » Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:19 pm
I'm getting sick of you dangling this Italian excursion in front of my face at every possible opportunity. Eat mouldy pasta and die.
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby Mulger bill » Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:41 pm
Go on Pete, post the pic from the beachside villa overlooking the Adriatic on one of those days when the only clouds in the sky are those few cheerful fluffy ones scattered around to highlight just what a wonderful day it is
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby il padrone » Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:52 pm
The 2nd Womble wrote:I'm getting sick of you dangling this Italian excursion in front of my face at every possible opportunity. Eat mouldy pasta and die.
Didn't know you were getting my Facebook posts
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby The 2nd Womble » Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:55 pm
Huge fan of booted RGers who just can't help themselves
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby Mulger bill » Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:36 am
And comprehend about halfThe 2nd Womble wrote:I see everything.
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby The 2nd Womble » Thu Jul 18, 2013 10:08 am
Me? Strong like Bull, smart like Wall.Mulger bill wrote:And comprehend about halfThe 2nd Womble wrote:I see everything.
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Re: Bright Socks = Cycling Safety
Postby russell.bathard » Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:58 pm
In answer to your question, yes, and for daytime use it is slightly better in that it MOVES randomly on the spring to be more noticeable.
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