I see LOADS of riders in my area out with no hi-viz on, on dark horses, dark clothes on the brow of hills!! Please be careful and follow the EXTRA 3 SECOND RULE it HI-VIZ gives drives 3 seconds longer to spot you and slow down!!

When you guys and gals are out and about, the high vis really does help, however....

It's second and more important role is the location of accident scene's..... If any of us attend an incident at whatever time of day... a horse pounding down the lane is pretty simple to find and recover.... our trouble is locating the rider that's no longer mounted!!!

A simple £1 high vis vest, makes a massive difference in locating somebody who can't shout for help, or respond to our calls and sirens. That one piece of high vis holds a huge potential, and can mean the difference in utilising the air ambulance / police helicopters / mountain rescue for a search or not.
Add on a reflective hat band with that vest (the more REFLECTIVE material the better) and a search becomes far quicker and easier. I say more reflective stripes, simply because in darkness the light from a search beacon or helicopter night light can pick you out from more than 2 miles aways. Fair enough you were hacking in daylight, but daylight quickly becomes darkness in the uk, especially when you can't get details to the emergency services....

Take care, and ride safe

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