it’s not really a good idea wearing a hoody when you’re on the road, especially if it’s pouring and you’re cycling.
anyone who has seen the cartoon series south park knows that kenny dies in every episode. his most obvious feature is, he wears an orange parka with a gigantic hood. only his big, round eyes are visible.
a research shows that the connections between accidents and hoodies isn’t that hard to believe. a large hoody, fastened tightly, causes a narrowing of the field of vision, kinda like a tunnel vision.. and that can cause dangerous situations in traffic. when the strings of the hoody were pulled tight, that created an acute tunnel vision – from left to right the field of vision was reduced by a third, up and down by nearly two thirds. according to researchers it would be even more dangerous when it’s raining, ‘cuz people keep their heads down!
so how should a cyclist keep dry then? unfortunately, they didn’t have an answer to that.
