INCREASING THE VISIBILITY OF CYCLISTS; HOW, WHY, HOW NOT, WHY NOT? ---PROCEEDINGS VELO CITY 87 INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS. PLANNING FOR THE URBAN CYCLIST, MARTINIHAL CENTRE GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS, 22-26 SEPTEMBER, 1987.

The Dutch cyclists' union enfb has in principle supported the idea of retroreflecting wheel circles, when these make a bicycle recognizable as a bicycle. But strictly speaking the enfb finds that the solution for the problem of the lack of safety of the bicyclists lies in the hands of the motorized traffic. This, however, does not imply that the enfb has embraced the idea of side reflection without criticism. The loose retroreflecting provisions are technically very poor and should be forbidden. Tyres with retroreflection should be obligatory. Specifications for bicycles are desirable. The enfb thinks that the cost of bicycle provisions (at least partly) should be paid by motorists. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 816307.