I don't know how new it is, but I just found out about it
a few months ago. They now make a black tape that is very
reflective at night (reflects white). I've put it
on the swingarm of my motorcycle. It blends in perfectly
with black surroundings, so you can't see it during the day,
but it glows like crazy at night.
This is similar to what I have, but this is a kit for a specific bike.
The stuff I got is made by 3M and comes in different widths of tape:
Reflective TapeI have that on the back of the Amigo, then I painted over it with gloss. It works great. I also have it on the swing arm of my motorcycle; in fact the whole motorcycle (and helmet) has colored reflective tape on it. Yellow tape on yellow bike; can't see during the day, but it lights up at night.
The 3M tape I get from Galls in the 4" strips, but I have access to a wide strip cutter at work (like a large paper cutter) and can then cut it down to the size I want. That's the way I found to get it cheapest per foot. The price for a 1" strip compared to a 4" strip is outrageous.
W:> (one Whelen 4-way strobe kit was 90 watts--much less than an AA battery!)
L:> Not quite. A AA-battery only has about 2.5-3 watts output.
Yeah, obviously I got that one bas-ackward.
I have something similar that I keep in my pilon bag on the motorcycle. It's a small red lens flashing LED. It's not a strobe, but it's pretty visible, nice and compact, and I think was about $10. I carry two of them. They run on a CR2032 watch battery.
I've not seen them that small; I've got one that runs on AAA but came to realize I prefer the slightly larger AA's due to longer life. I ride until dark in the mountain park, then come home. I use rechargeables, and I get tired of popping the cases open. Mostly, I'm sure, due to the discharge cycle than the power drain of the LED's.
I feel the same way about my pager. We went to slightly smaller AAA versions....now I'm reprogramming the #$(#@! thing every 2 weeks instead of every 4-6 weeks.
I've got the hyperlights on back, this isn't really what it looks like any more (leatherlykes on it now, new seat, etc), and you can't really see the smiley helmet, but it gives you an idea.
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There are a lot of preparations and precautions people could take, but generally don't. And then they sue their car companies when they stop in the middle of the road, get behind heir vehicle, see an approaching vehicle and don't step out of the way.