Luminous neck warmer for cyclist

[TwoDays]

AIBU to think such a thing should exist?

In my constant battle to keep DS2 18 alive, I've tried to get him a luminous neck warmer.

He wears a black cycling top and leggings with the merest hint of luminosity, so I seize on any chance to make him glow in the dark show up more and following his request for a neck warmer thought this was a chance to make him more easily seen. But I can't find one that seems remotely reflective/luminous.

AIBU to think this item should exist?

Do you know any knitters?

www.yeoman-yarns.co.uk/yarn/20-230-high-viz-1ply.aspx

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These are great. Stretchy tubes you can wear as head gear or neck warmers.

You could make one. If you can get hold of some luminous material even a running TShirt would do, just cut into the shape of a snood, a few stitches, et voila!

Buy him an Altura night vision jacket for Xmas.

YANBU.
I think it should be law that cyclists wear Hi Vis tops / waistcoats with reflective strips.

I would hate to be a driver in a city.

Can you buy some reflective hi viz tape frm Amazon and wrap his bike in it?
You can also get uv/led spokies

I have the luminous buff, it is fab

Get him a a day-glo Sam Browne belt too to put over his cycling clothes.

The problem is he thinks being dressed in black is cool won't be cool when he's under a lorry so most of my attempts to light him up fail, but some good ideas - thanks all.

There's a school of thought from the motorcycling community that all the hi viz in the world won't help if he's riding like a twat.

He's much more likely to survive if he's riding as other road users would expect i.e. observing red lights, signals for lane changes, not riding up the inside of vehicles etc.

There's no harm in a bit of hi viz (although reflective stuff is actually of more use, esp when it's dark), but having the 'don't ride like a twat' conversation may be more effective.

Does he have the special clip in pedals and shoes? These are good for visibility since they move about a lot, so if you choose shoes with lots of reflective bits they show up. Also, they might be linked in his mind with proper cyclists so he'll wear them.

A decent rear light is also good. Some of the new LED ones at £30-40, like a Knog Blinder would be perfect. Good front light also essential. Big advantage over reflective stuff on roundabouts and junctions, since the car would see lights but not reflectives.

There's an important difference between luminous and fluorescent. Luminous clothing would literally glow in the dark with its own internal light while fluorescent clothing relies on external light falling on it. None of the clothing mentioned above is luminous, it's fluorescent (day-glo, hi-viz).

This isn't just hair splitting. Hi-viz dyes work by absorbing UV from daylight and re-emitting it as visible light. This is great during the day, but there is no UV content in streetlights and car headlights so the effect is completely lost at night.

Current thinking seems to be that cyclists are most visible in clothing that provides a strong silhouette i.e. a person-shaped outline that can be easily recognised as someone on a bike rather than a mishmash of colours and shapes. Surprisingly, black clothing works well but whatever the colour it should always be supplemented with reflective elements and, of course, decent lights.

As Beaver says, Altura Night Vision gear is excellent.

Does he realise how hard it is to see a cyclist in low light/night conditions? Could you follow him in your car and have a passenger video him to demonstrate the point? Ideally in the rain through a motorcycle visor...

Hi Viz is a debated issue but retro-reflective gear is truly excellent when it comes to looking reasonably cool and being seen.

There's a school of thought from the motorcycling community that all the hi viz in the world won't help if he's riding like a twat.

IMO riding a bycicle in dark clothing is riding like a twat. I came across a few idiots out last night in the dark - in one case with no bloody lights as well as the dark clothing.

To be more specific, how hard it is to see a cyclist who is riding without lights or reflective gear. I love cyclists with good lights and something that shows when they're side-on too. Even Christmas tree lights round the basket!

SingleWhiteMale: as a driver I disagree.
A black silhouette at dusk, in the rain, and other low light conditions is not easily seen.

I live in near a town where lots of cyclists ride at night without lights wearing black.

How about Hi-vis with reflective strips?

Surely self preservation is more important than looking cool in black?

Not riding up the inside of lorries may help too.

We have a little boy biking down our road most nights around 5:30, all in black with no lights.

I dread going into my road end incase I am the one who hits him.

Thanks so much for all your suggestions and comments. I've acutally ordered my DS the Buff head gear/neckwarmer suggested by Do but I think this is an ongoing issue with DS having to take some responsibility for being seen and, as others have said, not being a twat.