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Re:Put armor where there aren't bullet holes by blasdel on Saturday October 02, 2010 @02:44AM (#1749922)
Another strategy is to actually wear OSHA-certified hyper-reflective clothing, such that the anyone would assume that a driver who hit him must have been paid a million dollars to do it.

A friend of mine does this, he has a whole closet full of orange and silver sweatshirts that he wears every day. Last time he got hit by a car was years ago, but when the cops showed up they took one look at him and arrested the driver before he'd uttered a word.

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Re:Put armor where there aren't bullet holes by jasonkester on Saturday October 02, 2010 @04:55AM (#1750099)
Would only work in the US.

Here in England, everybody wears that terrible neon reflective stuff every time they leave the house. Bicycle optional in many cases. They have no shame here.

The downside is that it makes me comparatively less easy to spot.

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Re:Put armor where there aren't bullet holes by stcredzero on Saturday October 02, 2010 @08:17AM (#1750298)
Another strategy is to assume the drivers are wearing hyper-reflective clothing and that you've been paid a million dollars to hit them. Someone try that out and report back.
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