David. wrote:
Could there be a particular reason for this or is it just to break the ties from work, which would be understandable.
Personally, I never thought that hi-viz made one bit of difference to my safety when racking up my in-service mileage. Prior to the introduction of it, I wore 2-piece black leathers, nothing reflective of note - admittedly, though, the bike was a liveried one, more often than not - and I don't recall having more close shaves, near misses or whatever back then. If they're not looking, they'll not see you, whatever you're wearing. I'm not blowing my own trumpet, and I'm nowhere near being a fantastically-skilled rider, but I really do believe that the training I had played a massive part in my surviving all that riding without a major prang.
Pete