I read a study a year or so ago where they did extensive (and accurate - closed road loop, everything was measured accurately etc etc) testing on bicyclist safety. General gist of it was: bright light = good. bright light with reflectives around the ankles (at minimum) very good. Reflectives are most effective when on parts of the body that move in a noticeably human motion (for example.... around the ankles). Interestingly, though not at all surprisingly, old people were consistently the worst at spotting the cyclist subjects, very dangerously so in fact - the highest level of visibility they tested still only caught the attention of ~~~90% of old people, whereas (I remember) everyone else (including those mildly intoxicated) noticed this subject 100% of the time.
So this body paint would be very good at attraction subconscious attention of drivers, because their brain will register the wearer as a human. Alternatively, I've seen someone wearing full Altura night vision and they were impressively visible.
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I read a study a year or so ago where they did extensive (and accurate - closed road loop, everything was measured accurately etc etc) testing on bicyclist safety. General gist of it was: bright light = good. bright light with reflectives around the ankles (at minimum) very good. Reflectives are most effective when on parts of the body that move in a noticeably human motion (for example.... around the ankles). Interestingly, though not at all surprisingly, old people were consistently the worst at spotting the cyclist subjects, very dangerously so in fact - the highest level of visibility they tested still only caught the attention of ~~~90% of old people, whereas (I remember) everyone else (including those mildly intoxicated) noticed this subject 100% of the time.
I wish I could find it, but can't any more. However there is a summary article here http://bikeportland.org/2013/05/20/youre-not-as-visible-on-a-bike-at-night-as-you-think-new-study-shows-87044
So this body paint would be very good at attraction subconscious attention of drivers, because their brain will register the wearer as a human. Alternatively, I've seen someone wearing full Altura night vision and they were impressively visible.