Choose quieter streets or ones with dedicated bike lanes (if your city is progressive enough to have them). Many cities now ...

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Layering is crucial with reflective outerwear. Start with a basic outfit, let the reflective piece shine (literally!). During ...

The study used an adult-sized dummy in varying levels of light wearing white or black clothing and, at times, with various reflective items. The study noted that retroreflective strips were ...

The CR-V and CX-5 slowed for dummies in ordinary clothing, though they usually still struck it. However, adding reflective strips used on road workers’ uniforms and other high-visibility ...