Removing Reflectors obsession.
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When I was touring the New England states it was during the time that they held those motorcycle only safety checks.
One reason that I do not remove them is that I have a disgust of being controlled by anyone. Which is what you are asking for with any traffic/equipement rule bending.
Other than that the reflectors don't bother me and I'm lazy so they are safe from me spending time and effort to remove.
The reality of them and hi vis gear they only work if the driver is looking at you. So when the old lady t boned me when she ran the stop sign she was reading a text and all my full hi vis gear and reflectors meant nothing. It was in the winter and I was wearing a safety greet coat with reflective tape like the highway crews wear and hi vis pants also with reflective strips. It was noon in full sunshine.
Oh! And I'll take the one in the middle. I don't like right or left. I'm neutral.
One reason that I do not remove them is that I have a disgust of being controlled by anyone. Which is what you are asking for with any traffic/equipement rule bending.
Other than that the reflectors don't bother me and I'm lazy so they are safe from me spending time and effort to remove.
The reality of them and hi vis gear they only work if the driver is looking at you. So when the old lady t boned me when she ran the stop sign she was reading a text and all my full hi vis gear and reflectors meant nothing. It was in the winter and I was wearing a safety greet coat with reflective tape like the highway crews wear and hi vis pants also with reflective strips. It was noon in full sunshine.
Oh! And I'll take the one in the middle. I don't like right or left. I'm neutral.
Last edited by lh4x4; Feb 26, 2018 at 11:41 PM.
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I am very happy to see that you have separated yourself from all of the rest of us "idiots", with the snide, self aggrandizing, egotistical and basically unfriendly "you people" remarks. You're soooo much smarter than us. Thank you sir!
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I figure it takes about a second and half to cross any intersection. In that short amount of time if my reflectors were going to need to be seen to prevent an accident the vehicle would already be to close to make a difference regardless.
