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Originally Posted by Box Call
I think the "onlyest" thing that would help us scooter folks would be to have strobe lights put on top our helmets. The cagers are talking on cells, text messaging, putting on makeup....you get the drift. Bright lights might help (along with a missle launcher on the front fender).
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Originally Posted by Mandachan
My husband has a silver, black/white one. I have a red, silver/black one.
My bike more then makes up for it since it's Kawasaki green.
And honestly when I see a motorcyclist on the road - the LAST thing i'm looking at is thier helmet, i'm looking at the bike. Since I only started riding recently - I can say that's generally what the population who does't ride tends to do.
That's just what *I* would do.
And SixFiveOh - My friend was telling me how her big freakin red van was hit and flipped - by a guy who said he didn't see her at a 4 way.
Yeah, people just don't pay attention really.
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The thing about your helmet is that it sits much higher than the bike and more in a drivers line of sight, so it may stick out more than your bike in funny situations like cresting a hill or when a driver is checking their mirror and your bike is below the mirrors view.
Also, being a motorcyclist makes you more alert of other motorcyclists on the road. That shiny kawi green ninja might catch your eye but to a non-rider they might miss it as they oogle over that red mustang in the other lane.
I picked up my white Icon Airframe because I was able to get it much cheaper than any of other Airframe colors that matched my stuff. I have a black bike, black jacket and white helmet and my friends say that it sticks out in their mirrors like a sore thumb and that they can pick me out from a mile away. I feel like a black helmet would cause me to blend in much more with traffic. So, while my white helmet might not help me avoid someone who is paying no attention whatsoever, it definitely isn't hurting my visibility.