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Glo Glov Reflective Safety Gloves

About.com Rating five out of Five

By Wendy Bumgardner, About.com

Updated: October 22, 2008

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Glo Glov

Glo Glov

The Bottom Line

This is a great safety item for walkers, runners, bikers, and skaters. They provide great visibility and signal your presence to vehicles as you cross streets. You can wear these open-finger gloves by themselves in any weather, or over other gloves in colder weather. It is fun to "show them the triangle" when you cross a street. Also available in a bike rider style with padded, non-reflective palm.

Pros

  • Reflective triangles and strips on all sides
  • Open fingered -- wear alone or over other gloves
  • One size fits all

Cons

  • Aren't available in a closed-finger or mitten style

Description

  • Reflective triangle on palm and back of hand
  • Reflective strips on each finger
  • Open-fingered to wear alone or over other gloves, in all seasons
  • One size, stretches for larger hands and to go over other gloves

Guide Review - Glo Glov Reflective Safety Gloves

I feel like I am wearing the "Mighty Gloves of Power" when I wear these. I show the palm triangle to traffic as I cross streets, while the strips and triangle on the back of the hand are flashed as I am walking. Experts agree that reflective elements should be on the parts of your body that are moving -- so with good arm motion in walking, these provide a constant safety factor. I have medium-small hands, and the one-size glove fit fine and provided lots of room while still feeling secure. They stretch to go on larger hands and over other gloves. I plan to keep these in the car for road emergencies also. Their original purpose was for traffic control. Now they come in a version for bike and motorcycle riders with a padded palm and no reflective triangle inside the palm. Be safe, be seen, and enjoy these "Gloves of Power."
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