Volvo’s hi-vis paint for cyclists is not such a bright idea

LifePaint promises great things in terms of saving cyclists’ lives, but our reporter is distinctly unimpressed by its glow-in-the dark claimsI’ve never been one for hi-vis. It is not merely vanity, though I admit luminous yellow is just not my colour. It’s that too many cyclists see it as a panacea, a fluorescent force-field that will protect them from the dangers of the road, whereas the truth is you can be done up head-to-toe as a highlighter pen and it’ll not help you