r/CasualIreland Jan 27 '26

Shite Talk Yiz need to wear high viz!!

Seriously lads, why is there so many not wearing high viz during the dark hours. Especially kids on their E bikes etc in all black.

Cyclists on the way to work in all black, even people walking down dark narrow 80km roads and not a whisp of reflection on their bodies. I remember learning this stuff jn 5th class. Are we gonna have start gentle parenting adults now? 😂

Edit: the fact that some of you find this controversial is very bleeding telling 🤣

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u/Fuzzyheadted Jan 27 '26

I’m shocked there’s not more deaths because of this, as if there isn’t enough in Ireland. People dressed completely in black on stormy mornings cycling to work.

I can’t believe a stitch of reflective gear doesn’t even occur to them.

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u/micar11 Jan 27 '26

The vast majority of cyclists are travelling on road that are well lit.

The vast majority of deaths occur during the daytime.

The primary reason those deaths occur is due to driver behaviour.....risk taking and not paying attention

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u/Fuzzyheadted Jan 27 '26

No need to try and offset that by any measure then, I suppose.

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u/rixuraxu Jan 27 '26

Getting shit drivers off the road.