HIGH VISIBILITY GARMENTS

This article discusses the various features which combine to make a satisfactory conspicuous garment. It deals with: (1) the colours for high visibility clothing as defined in the British standard 4610 of 1970, (2) use of fluorescent materials for daylight and twilight, (3) plastic materials, (4) retro-reflective materials, the performance of which is defined in British standard 5064 of 1974. The advantages and disadvantages of the three types of retro-reflective materials in use (white open bead material, silver open bead material, and white "flat top" fabric) are examined; (5) design of garments. The availability of material to BS 4610 and developments in dual purpose materials, which are both fluorescent and retro-reflective, are discussed. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Home Office, Police Research Service Branch

  Horseferry House, Deanryle Street
  London SW1,   England 
• Authors:
  • Hutchens, H V
• Publication Date: 1975

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: p. 30-32
• Serial:
  • Police Research Bulletin
  • Publisher: Home Office, Police Research Service Branch
  • ISSN: 0556-056X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clothing; Color; Cyclists; Fluorescence; Highway safety; Motorcyclists; Plastics; Reflectorized materials; Retroreflectors; Standards; Visibility
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 6784: Colour; 1742: Cyclist; 6785: Fluorescence; 1752: Motorcyclist; 7454: Plastic material; 4523: Reflectorized material; 187: Specification (standard); 8119: United Kingdom; 6783: Visibility
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133653
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 23 1976 12:00AM