Nothing screams "CYCLIST" to an otherwise inattentive driver on such a road at night than
reflective ankle bands.
For us recumbent riders reflective ankle bands probably aren't as visible from behind. Nevertheless, due to the many useful comments in this thought-provoking thread, I have just bought a load of reflective tape which I intend to drape liberally over me and my bike.
Nothing screams "CYCLIST" to an otherwise inattentive driver on such a road at night than a bright "blinky".
even harder to see them in our fully faired recumbents
My lights are on a high phase rate (altough i do have 3hz units to)
I've found using flashie bike light I get treated by cars like a bike in the dark when they clearly cant see what it is.....
This is quite worring when heading in to roundabouts and they over take you!!!! I have had in one case the car realise at the last moment how fast I was going, and they could not pull in, basically parking their car at the central bollard.....
so on the bents in the dark I generally use high phase rate, in the lowlight dawn and evening. flash as high as I can place it.
safty first, but I will take on baord and fit a flash over ride swith for when your coming up to over take me
there is some good M3 reflective tape on fleabay as I understand, in most colours to match.
on the unfaireds I use flat snaps reflective stripe and karamor running armband high up my arms. These have red fibres otp also. cost £2.99.
also on fitted on rear of lid.
foward and sidewards I have white snap strips.....
got to add this icon as my little boys want sto see it