Quad Bike "Night Riding" Tips! By Darren P Moore

Be Seen At Night
In the Quad Bike and ATV Industry there has always been an emphasis on apparel, what it looks like and how colourful it is. But sadly this is only shown in the light weight section of most stores and does not reflect in the winter or waterproof wear.

The majority of this section seemed to either be dark colours or camouflage, but which ever one it may be you need to make sure you have some High-Visibility points so that you can be seen whilst riding at night.

Below are just some of the market leading concepts in the high visibility section.

Arm Bands
It doesn't take much to cast the mind back to doing your cycling proficiency test at school to remember some of the tips given by the road safety officer about "Being Seen At Night." The arm band is one of the easiest items to wear and offers great visibility to vehicle approaching from the side - for example when parted at a junction. The costs involved in buying something like this are minimal.

Body Strips
Much like arm bands, the body strip is again easy to wear and gives great visibility from both front and rear. If worn with the arm bands it's safe to say that you would have extremely high visual impact on traffic coming at you from any angle. Costs, well again these are pretty economical and would cost you no more that about £15-20 depending on the size/manufacturer.

Waist Coats
Now we are not saying that these are the trendy alternative to wearing body belts or arm bands, but they certainly are light weight and can be stored easily under the seat on pretty much any ATV or Quad Bike. With a Velcro fastening system on the front and High Visibility strips and the front and rear, this style of garment is possibly one of the better ways to be seen at night. Costs between £15-20.

Jackets
We all see these day in day out when passing anyone working on the road gangs or building sites. Not only are these High Visibility but they come waterproof too. They have fluorescent stripes on the arms, front and rear panels and even the collar. (depending on manufacturer) These are great for night riding and not only give you a great presence on the road but are very warm and dry. Costs between £35/40 - £100 depending on manufacturer.

To summarize - the levels of visibility offered with these types of apparel vary. The costs agin are very much the same - but how can you place a cost on safety?

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