I have about a dozen of them and am happy to lend them for mapping party purposes. They look like this: http://schaaltreinen.nl/openstreetmap-hi-viz-vest If it looks a little wrinkly, that's because I brought them from Europe ;)
Martijn On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Paul Norman <penor...@mac.com> wrote: > In another thread, the subject of high-visibility vests came up and I was > wondering if there were any of these in North America. The wiki says the > existing ones are sold by the OpenCycleMap shop, but they are listed as > “temporarily unavailable”. In any case, shipping clothing from Europe is > likely not the best option. Additionally, the vests aren’t likely to meet > North American high-visibility standards. > > > > In my day job I deal with high-vis vests too much, so I am familiar with > this subject area. > > > > I believe a vest meeting CSA Z96, ANSI/ISEA 107 with “MOT” style trim would > meet the requirements for use on US federally funded rights of way (See > Federal Register/Vol 71, No 226/Friday November 24, 2006, p. 67792-67800), > BC MOT roadways (Technical Circular T-09/05), other BC roadways (OHSR 8.24 + > G8.24-1), Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta and I would expect the > rest of North America. The FWHA put the normal price of a vest at $25. The > maximum area of a non-retroreflective logo on a vest is 100 square cm. > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > -- martijn van exel geospatial omnivore 1109 1st ave #2 salt lake city, ut 84103 801-550-5815 http://oegeo.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us