Revolutionary new product from Volvo that you can spray on clothing/fabrics and is invisible in daylight but highly reflective at night. Aimed at making cyclists more visible.
Trial in London earlier in the year sold out in 24 hrs and cans were subsequently selling for £50 on ebay. Nevertheless £10 for 100ml can seems quite expensive (especially as the stuff washes off eventually) but what price do you put on safety?
Various freebies at Volvo dealerships this weekend to accompany the launch. Only available from Volvo dealers.
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fr33radicalls
23 Oct 158#8
Just a knob on his bonnet , I've turned into a ten year old,
99rb to pan1100
23 Oct 157#4
I've not yet washed my cycle helmet. how many washes is a week?
topss
23 Oct 156#7
A reflective vest would be a better investment.
ewanyengi to pan1100
23 Oct 156#13
I usually wash my helmet every few days :wink:
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morpheus
24 Oct 155#16
Spray your number plate ready for speed cameras??
willhay555 to morpheus
24 Oct 15#25
Crikey, that's genius [awaits technical reason why not, from a geek somewhere] :smiley:
Syncros to morpheus
26 Oct 15#37
Beat me to it :smile:
marklid
25 Oct 15#36
Maybe volvo should invest in teaching their customers how indicators work
philp
24 Oct 15#35
Not very often I vote cold but it's expensive, doesn't last and there are better ways to make yourself visible.
dante256
24 Oct 15#34
Was £10 at TMS volvo - Hinkley
bpletts
24 Oct 153#21
Is this Volvo's attempt to mitigate the fact that most of their owners will probably never notice a cyclist?
bladteth to bpletts
24 Oct 152#33
Next thing you know you will be told in court that it is your fault for not wearing a helmet or this so-called life paint and ordered to pay poor driver's repair bills. Victim blaming as usual.
MRR_ltd
24 Oct 15#32
Anyone managed to get a free can today
lookatmywad
24 Oct 15#29
I got reflexive tape all over my bicycle. Cheap and plenty available on ebay.
MRR_ltd to lookatmywad
24 Oct 15#31
Link please?
Gertmint
24 Oct 15#30
works great my black labrador dog feels much safer on our dark evening walks.
chrischarles
24 Oct 15#28
This has got to be terrible for the environment... Three are enough small balls of rubbish in the world from polystyrene to exfoliation... Love the idea but sad they aren't biodegradable.
willhay555
24 Oct 15#27
My work is done.
fishmaster
24 Oct 15#26
Because your number plate will be obviously reflective at night and the police will notice that.
jamgin
24 Oct 152#24
They should be giving away glasses for all the half blind car drivers that don't see me on my bike...
cloudsurfer
24 Oct 15#23
More info here for those curious as to how it works:
Basically Volvo recognise their customers are close to fossilisation which is why they have always been keen on safety. Gotta have the main customer base keeping their licenses valid for a bit longer. For every can of this they sell, they offer a free bicycle wreckage removal service from the underneath of your car.
wixster
24 Oct 15#20
My bad, thanks — fixed.
jaydjob
24 Oct 15#19
24th
dealerxxx
24 Oct 15#18
I'd love to spray it on my tits and bum!
Si1
24 Oct 15#17
Looks good, Volvo's clip about it was impressive, aaaand...there's none participating in Bristol according to their map. Well dang aint that typical all other cities and smaller areas seem to have it.... that or Google maps just added random spray cans everywhere.
fishmaster
24 Oct 152#15
I might spray this on my Volvo, just so people notice me, please notice me people. I have a Volvo.
jonesinamillion
23 Oct 15#14
good for your cat / dog if you don't want flat pets.
Fckuing amazing for pranksters!
pan1100
23 Oct 152#3
Great idea . Here's the but washes off in about a week.According to Volvo.
99rb to pan1100
23 Oct 157#4
I've not yet washed my cycle helmet. how many washes is a week?
ewanyengi to pan1100
23 Oct 156#13
I usually wash my helmet every few days :wink:
wixster
23 Oct 151#12
I had an email that you can get a free spray of an item if you pop down to your local Volvo Dealer Saturday 24th — worth trying/asking before you go straight in and purchase.
fr33radicalls
23 Oct 152#11
:smile: we shouldn't have access to such things,
That 100ml isn't going to last long after all the experimentation,
veedubjai
23 Oct 152#10
Come to think of it, what would happen if you spray all the windows & the headlights? :laughing:
fr33radicalls
23 Oct 153#9
Maybe things can be sprayed and then lacquered, to then lengthen the life
fr33radicalls
23 Oct 158#8
Just a knob on his bonnet , I've turned into a ten year old,
topss
23 Oct 156#7
A reflective vest would be a better investment.
fr33radicalls
23 Oct 151#5
I suppose you could create you own signs to reflect....:smile:
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Opening post
Trial in London earlier in the year sold out in 24 hrs and cans were subsequently selling for £50 on ebay. Nevertheless £10 for 100ml can seems quite expensive (especially as the stuff washes off eventually) but what price do you put on safety?
Various freebies at Volvo dealerships this weekend to accompany the launch. Only available from Volvo dealers.
Top comments
Latest comments (37)
http://www.physicscentral.com/buzz/blog/index.cfm?postid=1235977130235347884
Fckuing amazing for pranksters!
That 100ml isn't going to last long after all the experimentation,