I made adjustments as of last year. Reflective clothing and not only fluo. I added people who walk and please adjust your bike lights as not to blind the people in front of you.

by fluffypuffyz

15 comments

  1. Reminder to drivers to drive slowly and carefully in poorly lit areas: if you end up killing somebody, it’s your fault.

  2. Letterlijk gisteren op de baan in den donkeren mensen aan het wandelen en zag ze ook echt pas laat omdat ze volledig in donkere kleding gekleed waren

  3. Just like with bike lights, you really don’t realize how invisible you are as pedestrian until you’ve been in the drivers seat of the car.

  4. Meer demos:

    * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANY4bR7VVS4
    * https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/kijk/2025/09/01/video-win-win-test-fluohesje-jacotte-brokken/

    Als loper en autobestuurder zou ik willen vragen:

    – aan autobestuurders: zet uw lichten aan, ook overdag en pas uw snelheid aan
    – aan voetgangers/fietsers: draag fluohesjes/jassen/reflecterend materiaal en licht, zelfs als voetganger, al is het de zaklampfunctie van je gsm of [iets als dit](https://www.google.com/search?q=lights+for+runners&num=10&newwindow=1&sca_esv=3a35777a407e1553&udm=2&biw=3072&bih=1567&sxsrf=AE3TifMhee4VyfffiKWdq1KA1v6wx6yRfg%3A1759928854815&ei=FmLmaJPEMebYkdUPgNTM0Ao&ved=0ahUKEwiTp-Lx1ZSQAxVmbKQEHQAqE6oQ4dUDCBE&oq=lights+for+runners&gs_lp=Egtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZyISbGlnaHRzIGZvciBydW5uZXJzSABQAFgAcAB4AJABAJgBAKABAKoBALgBDMgBAJgCAKACAJgDAJIHAKAHALIHALgHAMIHAMgHAA&sclient=gws-wiz-img)

  5. Het grootste probleem in deze foto is dat de persoon rechts wandelt. Het is niet alleen logischer en veiliger, het is ook door het verkeersreglement voorgeschreven om links te wandelen als er geen voetpad is, zodat je het verkeer ziet afkomen.

    Verder kan men bijna geen meer uitzonderlijke baan vinden om een foto van te maken.

    De verantwoordelijkheid voor zichtbaarheid op de voetgangers leggen is compleet, compleet absurd. Als je niet genoeg kunt zien, moet je trager rijden.

    Persoonlijk ben ik zelfs voorstander van minder felle lichten en reflecterend gedoe, want het straat is bijna een discotheek ‘s nachts. Niet moeilijk dat niemand nog iets ziet dat niet als een vuurtoren verlicht is.

  6. Adding to this. Do wear a high visibility vest with reflective surfaces. They are designed in a way that it makes it extremely obvious this is a human being.

    More and more I see people ditching vests/harnesses in favour of lights strapped to their heads or chest. As great as these are for lighting up your path they are THE worst indicator that this is a person carrying a light. Not only do they look like some garden lights from afar, but also have a tendency to blind the driver with how people wear them. On top of that, if there is a person walking next to you on a side of the road and not wearing anything to make them visible – they become invisible because of that light as the vehicle approaches you.
    Make sure that everyone wears a vest or at the very least the person walking closest to the incoming vehicles (both front/back and the side if you don’t walk single file as you should be).

    High vis vests or a harness are your absolute best bet. If you do need a light use it to light the path – not as a way to blind the drivers, because they are NOT designed for that.

    Same goes for your pets. They are MUCH easier tobe recognised in a high-viz than some light flickering on their collar, leash or harness.

  7. Where does the idea come from that directing your bicycle lamp straight into people’s eyes helps with visibility?

    Is this “because they do it, I do it too” or just complete ignorance? I don’t get it. I use my bike light to illuminate the road in front of me so I can see where I go and can see obstacles.

  8. The Swedish used to do awareness on TV every year. They probably still do.

    A driver has to take care but without reflective surfaces you are providing additional time to react and maneuver.

    [https://vasternorrland.ntf.se/nyheter/reflexer-hosten-och-vinter/](https://vasternorrland.ntf.se/nyheter/reflexer-hosten-och-vinter/)

    https://preview.redd.it/58whwme54wtf1.png?width=407&format=png&auto=webp&s=113ed786be51b205ed7b5cd5906096ff8d2b0f74

    20-30 meters at 70 is a major risk regardless of who is to blame.

    Winter clothes are often equipped with reflective stripes by default. A nice picture on the link if you are interested.

  9. When I was young I didn’t understand the fuzz until I got my drivers license and drove at night..

    Oh to be young and ignorant

  10. It would really help to mention how ‘adjust lights properly’ needs to be done. And not just for cyclists.

  11. “please adjust your bike lights as not to blind the people in front of you”

    The irony to say this coming from the perspective of a car driver. 

  14. I need wear a bunch reflective crap so car can drive fast through the city centre. No thanks 🖕🏼

  15. Also, you don’t need to light up the sky with your bike. Aim your light in front down, don’t blind other cyclists

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