Hi-Viz overload

[nuttycyclist]

I'm normally in bed during the morning rush hour but I've had to go in early a few times this week.  This means I have seen the school crossing patrols.

Last time I saw them they wore yellow hi-viz long coats, with yellow hi-viz trousers and topped that with a yellow hi-viz hat.   It was very painful on the eyes, but at least you could see which side of the road they were on from a good distance.

They've obviously had a review and decided this is not good enough.

They now wear orange hi-viz waistcoats over the top of the aforementioned garb!

[Torslanda]

Makes me think of the guy who went out in a white coat, white hat and carried a newspaper so the traffic could see him on dark winter nights . . .

He was run over by a snowplough!

J

[padbeat]

Makes me think of the guy who went out in a white coat, white hat and carried a newspaper so the traffic could see him on dark winter nights . . .

He was run over by a snowplough!

J

The Truly Terrible Jokes thread is over there! ...
 

[Torslanda]

I G M C

Sorry!

J

[Torslanda]

Anyway, it's pretty irrelevant. The only reason for dressing anyone in hi-viz is so they can be easily identified if they get splattered.

If the component parts stay inside the suit its a bonus!

Not that you could call me cynical or anything. . .

[nuttycyclist]

I G M C

Sorry!

J

What colour is the coat?

[Gandalf]

The poor little blighters must sweat like pigs in that lot.  One batch of Hi Viz we had at work stank of fish.

[andygates]

But at least you knew where your tuna were.

[alexb]

In the Museum I've noticed more and more school parties where all the kids wear fluorescent tabards all day long (inside the galleries).
Where you could once spot random missing kids and redirect them onto their chums by telling them the other kids in purple went thataway...now it's impossible to tell which school parties belong together.

[andygates]

Why, it's almost as if these school kids were wearing uniform clothing.

Hey, there's an idea...

[donpedro]

I'm normally in bed during the morning rush hour but I've had to go in early a few times this week.  This means I have seen the school crossing patrols.

Last time I saw them they wore yellow hi-viz long coats, with yellow hi-viz trousers and topped that with a yellow hi-viz hat.   It was very painful on the eyes, but at least you could see which side of the road they were on from a good distance.

They've obviously had a review and decided this is not good enough.

They now wear orange hi-viz waistcoats over the top of the aforementioned garb!

Now with the speed clearly displayed...

Bike Vest Reads Your Speed in Giant Glowing Digits | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
 

[Zoidburg]

Just give them all bright orange boiler suits with a number on the back...

[andygates]

I'm normally in bed during the morning rush hour but I've had to go in early a few times this week.  This means I have seen the school crossing patrols.

Last time I saw them they wore yellow hi-viz long coats, with yellow hi-viz trousers and topped that with a yellow hi-viz hat.   It was very painful on the eyes, but at least you could see which side of the road they were on from a good distance.

They've obviously had a review and decided this is not good enough.

They now wear orange hi-viz waistcoats over the top of the aforementioned garb!

Now with the speed clearly displayed...

Bike Vest Reads Your Speed in Giant Glowing Digits | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
 

Wow, that's pretty cool.  I wonder if it might prevent overspeed overtaking - you know, when you're doing 30 in a 30 zone and some nerk canes past because he has to pass the bike?

[rogerzilla]

I like the vest because it looks like (and may use the same technology as) the vacuum-tube counters (Nixie tubes) which preceded LED and LCD.  They were cool.

Feast your eyes on this:

Image:ZM1210-operating edit2.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[andygates]

Looks like it uses a similar idea: EL glow wire as the numerals, and a little microbrain (on of the open Arduino boards) to translate the usual magnet blips into numeral power signals.  Faux nixie?  Fixie? 

I'd love a nixie speedo on the handlebars.  Of the penny!