[Talk-us] [Talk-ca] High-visibility Vests

[Paul Norman]

For various reasons, the pattern used by vests in Canada (X on the back) is
not particularly common in the US or Europe.

 

From: Gregory [mailto:nomoregrapes at googlemail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 5:04 AM
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Subject: Re: [Talk-ca] [Talk-us] High-visibility Vests

 

I think it's better to order them in bulk, which the OpenCycleMap did and is
probably why they are unavailable.

Meeting a safety standard was a bit attractive so you can use them for other
uses that don't care about the logo. I think some European countries require
you to have a high-vis jacket in the car for when you break down. Some
mappers in the UK like to wear high-vis when cycling, so use their OSM one
even when not mapping.

 

When the SotM12 venue is announced it might be could for all countries to
see what the interest is and then let Andy Allan (of OpenCycleMap) know or
someone do an order of several. Having them available at something like SotM
is easier/cheaper than individual deliveries.

 

On 24 October 2011 03:39, Martijn van Exel <m at rtijn.org> wrote:

I have about a dozen of them and am happy to lend them for mapping
party purposes.
They look like this: http://schaaltreinen.nl/openstreetmap-hi-viz-vest
If it looks a little wrinkly, that's because I brought them from Europe ;)

Martijn


On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Paul Norman <penorman at mac.com> wrote:

> In another thread, the subject of high-visibility vests came up and I was
> wondering if there were any of these in North America. The wiki says the
> existing ones are sold by the OpenCycleMap shop, but they are listed as
> "temporarily unavailable". In any case, shipping clothing from Europe is
> likely not the best option. Additionally, the vests aren't likely to meet
> North American high-visibility standards.
>
>
>
> In my day job I deal with high-vis vests too much, so I am familiar with
> this subject area.
>
>
>
> I believe a vest meeting CSA Z96, ANSI/ISEA 107 with "MOT" style trim
would
> meet the requirements for use on US federally funded rights of way (See
> Federal Register/Vol 71, No 226/Friday November 24, 2006, p. 67792-67800),
> BC MOT roadways (Technical Circular T-09/05), other BC roadways (OHSR 8.24
+
> G8.24-1), Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta and I would expect the
> rest of North America. The FWHA put the normal price of a vest at $25. The
> maximum area of a non-retroreflective logo on a vest is 100 square cm.
>

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