It is not a fun topic....
We all know that 'they' don't see us .....
Every safey talk or riding manual book speaks of the same thing. Car drivers do not see people on 2 wheels.
I am certainly no scooter riding expert - but I know what I've seen while wearing my hideously 'loud' Hi-Viz Frogg Tog jacket.
People are seeing me - some are still trying to kill me - but they are seeing me in this goofy jacket.
A rain jacket on a 90 degree day ? Yep, hotternhell. I still wear it, and my full face helmet and my gloves and long pants. (Unzip some of this stuff - and if you don't get arrested - you'll at least let some breeze in those places)
To combat the heat and add more protection, I've purchased a Hi Viz armored mesh jacket. Although, at my age, if I come off this scoot in any significant way - it ain't gonna be pretty.....armor or no armor.
Wish I could have found a Hi Viz helmet in my size (XXXX - yeah, you read that right)
Folks, you have to do all you can do to protect yourself.
Give some serious thought to putting on some Hi Viz clothing EVERY time you go scootering.
Unless you ride in front of the big bank windows, we can't see what we look like anyway -- and, at our age, who the hell cares what other people think of our taste in clothes?!
The first picture is the Frogg Tog rain jacket - Hi Viz lime green with reflective seams
Second photo is the Hi Viz armored jacket
3rd is the Hi Viz helmet
