Proven: Eye catching gear may reduce motorcycle injuries

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Fluorescent clothing, white or light coloured helmets, and daytime headlights may reduce motorcycle injuries and death. Researchers in Australia have analysed the circumstances re 463 motorcycle drivers admitted to hospital following a road traffic incident and 1233 other drivers (control group) to evaluate how wearing conspicuous attire affected the risk of having an accident. They found that with reflective or fluorescent clothing the risk of a crash injury was reduced by 37%, with a white helmet by 24%, and with headlights by 27%.

This is very interesting reading and really an eye-opener.  So, have you ordered your Wild Dog Hi-visiblity reflective Vest yet?

The full report is at the following link:

Motorcycle rider conspicuity and crash related injury: case-control study.
 
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