The present invention relates to safety devices, and more particularly relates to a vehicle safety device, such as for bicycles or the like, which is adapted to be detachably mounted adjacent the rear end thereof to provide a safety and warning signal for oncoming traffic.
Presently, with the increased demand for and popularity of vehicles, such as bicycles, motorcycles, or the like, there has been a similar need for warning and/or signal devices for use therewith. Heretofor, various types of objects, such as reflectors, or flags, have been employed for this purpose. Such devices have generally included light colored reflectors, or flags, mounted by supporting wands or rods mounted adjacent the rear of the vehicle so as to not interfere with the rideroperator. For example, one such flag-type arrangement is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,947,059.
Heretofor, such prior devices have not been completely satisfactory. Purely reflective type devices are generally helpful during night usage, but do not incorporate features which draw one's attention to same during daytime usage. Similarly, flag-type devices have the disadvantage, for example, that when becoming wet or moist, they have a tendency to stick, and hence, often do not provide the degree of movement required to attract the attention of oncoming traffic.