Reflective tape on your frame?
I was driving through a dark neighborhood last night and saw a weird light going up and down and up and down. It took me fully 5-6 seconds to realize that it was the reflector on the end of a bicycle pedal. I couldn't see anything else of the bike, just that reflector going up and down at the edge of my headlights.
The guy shoulda had lights and reflective clothing, but it got me to thinking - how much do headlights and tail lights help when traffic is coming at you 90 degrees? For example, crossing an intersection?
Anyway, I thought maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to wrap parts of the bike frame with reflective tape so that there's no doubt whatsoever that what they're seeing is a bicycle. Has anyone done this, or have good reasons why I shouldn't?
Just my random thought for the day :)