Originally Posted by
madpogue
Commuting in the US, that garish high visibility is a major plus, not a minus. Drivers here are so distracted (mostly self-induced), my wife and I have taken to wearing construction-type high-vis vests even when walking. We've found high-vis definitely effective in both situations.
We've also noticed how much anything high-vis fades. For my pannier/backpack, I found a high-vis rain cover online. Handy that I can remove it, so the bag looks "normal" for carrying a laptop, etc. to meetings. About a year old, just starting to fade.
The vests fade at aprx. 3-4 years; we also keep them under the seats of each truck, so we rotate those in to daily use and replace them when the old ones fade.
I haven't see any fade over here.
We don't get much sun
Respro HUMP seems to be most common that I see.
http://respro.com/hi-viz/hump
Where I am speeds are low (usually under 20, if that, as it's all beachside bumper-to-bumper), I'd just more casual collisions and the HiViz just gets drowned out by the headlights and streetlamps.