A device and method to enhance the visibility and thus the safety of users of open conveyances, such as motorcycle riders, bicyclists, skiers, and the like, is described. The device comprises one or more long, flexible strips containing LEDs or another light source inside of a long, transparent, flexible tube. The tube is worn around the torso that it passes over both shoulders, crosses in the back, and is fastened in the front so that both ends and also the center of tube are secure against the torso. A controller and power source options are provided, in various embodiments, includes ones that use a smart phone and the like, and synchronize multiple users, to cause the illuminated strips to light in a sequence of light, or patterns, wherein these light sequences are visible from all sides of the user.