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“Driving a bus is difficult enough”: Bus drivers’ union says mandatory hi-vis jackets for cyclists would “make roads a safer place” and hits out at “poor visibility” of people on bikes

Ireland’s National Bus and Rail Union told parliament that issues on the roads have increased due to the “proliferation of faster vehicles, electric scooters, and electric bikes”

Cyclists in high-vis (CC licensed image by garryknight)

No plans for compulsory helmets and hi-vis for cyclists, Irish government confirms… 24 hours after saying the exact opposite

The introduction of “mandatory PPE for users of bicycles is outside the scope of the current measures” focused on e-scooter and e-bike users, the Department of Transport clarified

“You’re going to reduce cycling deaths by reducing cycling itself”: Confusion as plan to fine all cyclists not wearing helmets or hi-vis ‘confirmed’ by Irish government – but deputy PM insists “no plans to change law” for ‘push bikes’

Helmets and hi-vis could be made mandatory for e-scooters, e-bikes, and bicycles without a motor, the Department of Transport clarified on Wednesday… only to be contradicted a day later by Tánaiste Simon Harris

‘Over-reaction based on vibes’: Are mandatory helmet and hi-vis laws for cyclists set to be introduced in Ireland?

The Irish government appears to be considering whether to make cycling without a helmet or reflective clothing a criminal offence, but campaigners say the “performative policymaking… shifts responsibility away from the most dangerous vehicles”

Cyclist in London high-vis braces – copyright Simon MacMichael

Cyclists’ hi-vis clothing invisible to some car brands’ automated emergency braking systems, shocking crash prevention study finds

“It’s untenable that the clothes cyclists wear to be safe may make them harder for crash avoidance technology to recognise,” a road safety researcher said, after finding that a Honda model failed to slow at all when confronted with reflecting clothing

Police stop Evesham cyclists to warn against dark clothing

West Mercia force hands out high-vis accessories

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High-vis works says Danish study

12-month project involved 3,400 cyclists being asked to wear high-visibility jackets when cycling

Motion Fox FlashBk Expandable hi-vis vest

Innovative and surprisingly likeable safety gilet with horizons beyond commuting.

£19.99

NZ Ministry of Transport considering coroner’s call for hi-vis clothing to be made compulsory for cyclists

Coroner sitting in lorry death case says it's a "no-brainer" to make cyclists wear hi-vis at all times

Vulpine Cotton Visibility Gilet

Water resistant hi viz gilet for people who don't do hi viz

£95.00