Those are microscopic beads of titanate glass, with a reflective material on the back half of each bead. They exhibit "retroreflectivity"- bouncing light back to the source of the light. When illuminated by headlights of a car, they bounce light back to the headlights. The best known brand is probably Scotchlite, made by 3M.
Reflective vests are required to be worn in high-risk industries. Workmen, truck drivers and motorcycle couriers must wear reflective vests. It is also advisable for teachers who walk their children in public to wear them.
Yes, Dick's Sporting Goods does sell reflective vests. They have a couple of vests to choose from.
Absolutely. Reflective clothing and accessories is always better (vests, helmets, shoes, pant stripes etc.)
The best time to use reflective vests are when it is mostly dark outside because it is hard to visibly see bicyclists.
One can buy a reflective safety vests online from sites like Amazon or eBay. These are known and trusted sites being used by millions of people from around the world.
Reflective safety vests can be purchased in St. Louis, Missouri at any department store such as Wal-Mart. These vests are very easily accessible, but very important.
You can purchase reflective vests at various real world and online stores. These include hardware stores, hunting stores, back packing and biking stores and many others.
Reflective Running Vests do keep you safe. I would suggest buying one if you plan on running in the evening especially. They do sell them at DIcks Sporting Goods.
You could try a store like Sports Authority or even Amazon. Almost every reflective vest out on the market is good so I'm sure you won't have any trouble finding one that suits you.
There are several places one can go to purchase a reflective jacket such as Gap, Nike, Finish Line, Footlocker, and Sports Authority. They are also available online at the same retailers and Amazon.
For your safety you are thinking right when wanting to purchase a reflective running vest. Any sporting goods store will sale these vests. Try Dicks Sporting goods as they have a good line of running equipment including most national brand vests.
Yes, this is required safety equipment!