{"id":3269,"date":"2019-11-18T01:59:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T01:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/safereflective.com\/?p=3269"},"modified":"2019-11-18T01:59:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T01:59:37","slug":"cyclists-high-visibility-jackets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/safereflective.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/18\/cyclists-high-visibility-jackets\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclists’ high-visibility jackets"},"content":{"rendered":"

High visibility clothing<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0may increase the chances cyclists have an accident rather than keeping them safer, research has suggested.<\/p>\n

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A study of 76 accidents by academics found “no evidence” that those who wore polarized clothing “were at reduced risk”.<\/p>\n

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Jesse Norman, the transport minister, last week said a government consultation in the new year would look at whether cyclists should be forced to wear helmets and high-visibility vest<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>s.<\/p>\n

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But research from the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Nottingham University found “increased odds of a collision crash” among cyclists in reflective clothing, the Sunday Times reported.<\/p>\n

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The study suggested riders wearing the safety clothing\u00a0with reflective tape<\/i><\/b><\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>“may have adopted more exposed road positions, in the belief that they were relatively conspicuous”.<\/p>\n

The results “should be treated with caution” however, as it was based only on a small group of volunteers, researchers said.<\/p>\n

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Other research has reached the opposite conclusion.<\/p>\n

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A larger study in Denmark of nearly 7,000 cyclists found they had 47 percent fewer accidents causing injuries if a bright yellow jacket.<\/p>\n

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Cycling campaigners have also warned against making helmets compulsory, insisting that accident statistics do not back up the case.<\/p>\n

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They argue that the safety equipment can give both cyclists and drivers a false sense of security, while the issue detracts from bigger threats like careless drivers and dangerously pot-holed roads.<\/p>\n

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More than 100 cyclists were killed on British roads last year, the latest figures show.<\/p>\n

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A further 3,397 were seriously injured, a five percent increase in 12 months.<\/p>\n

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