Cavan County Council is to initiate a change in road safety measures by calling for the compulsory wearing of hi-visibility clothing while walking and cycling in public places.

But a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety suggests that they could be something of a double-edged sword; while high-viz clothing are more visible to humans, they may ...

Government street and highway workers, along with many pedestrians and cyclists, wear high-visibility clothing to give themselves a better chance of being seen by motorists. New research ...

A study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the US suggests high-visibility clothes people wear to stand out could make them nearly impossible for crash avoidance ...

along with protective and high visibility clothing. Students could be asked to draw a picture of themselves riding on a bike. Alternatively, they could be given an outline of someone cycling.