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[–] huppakee@piefed.social 50 points 1 week ago (15 children)

When there are road works they tend to close the high way or at least some lanes because a hi vis jacket doesn't protect you against speeding lunatics.

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 28 points 1 week ago (14 children)

There are also a lot of photos of hi-vis roadworks and emergency vehicles that motorists have crashed into. It's almost like it's not visibility that's the problem…

[–] guywithadeathwish@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I recall there being a phenomenon where drivers brains actually filter out hi-vis jackets as "unimportant data" because we see them so much.

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, the "urban camouflage" theory. Or they expect us to be slow or static like a roadworker or emergency worker and so botch the overtake.

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