[tconnelly]

well that thing had better be a perfect freaking winter and summer jacket...

the vest is intended to be worn over the top of a jacket.

[Nero]

Sounds like a good idea. I remember thinking how revolutionary that sounded when I head about it - putting an air bag on your body.

[Wild-Bill]

I notice it seems to only be available in black. Anyone in the DoD would still have to wear a construction vest or reflective belt over it.

[tconnelly]

I have a bud in the air force who wears one. He actually bought reflective tape from lowes hardware and pur it on the vest.

[Wild-Bill]

That makes it legal at night but not during the day. Rule in daytime is you have to have "bright, contrasting colors on the upper body". I've been through it with the safety guys before concerning a black jacket with reflective panels. Didn't fly.

[Nero]

I have a bud in the air force who wears one. He actually bought reflective tape from lowes hardware and pur it on the vest.

You have to have a lot of it too. The Air Force requires a certain number of square inches covered. A friend of mine was pulled over because he was only wearing the reflective belt from the flight line. They told him it wasn't enough and gave him a ticket. Odd that the belt was sufficient for a guy walking the flightline wearing nothing but camoflage, but it was insufficient on a motorcycle that was brightly lit with lights and reflectors, and made lots of noise.

[tconnelly]

Well i would think one yellow or orange reflective stripping along the beltline with two verticle strips down the shoulders of the vest worn over your already dod compliant jacket would be more than enough. If not check out hit-air.com they have models that are designed for dod. Also many hit-air units are aproved for the race tracks.

model Y-S full vest: http://www.eggparka.com/english/line..._ys/index.html
and MLV-Y Vest:http://www.eggparka.com/english/lineup/mlv_y/index.html