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#1 2015-01-06 13:02:44

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FYI Study on high-viz jackets and accident rates

http://vbn.aau.dk/files/207112618/The_s … jacket.pdf  Denmark area study showing good effects of bright yellow jackets for cyclists.

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#2 2015-01-06 20:14:27

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Re: FYI Study on high-viz jackets and accident rates

Thanks for posting this.  It's good to have some numbers to back up common sense.

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