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Originally Posted by Joe C.
It's really simple. You are responsible (most of the time) if you hit a pedestrian. Yeah, he or she should be wearing something that makes them visible in the darkness, but YOU need to see where you are going. YOU need a light that illuminates the area in front of you that allows you to stop in time. What if there was a 12 foot alligator lying in the darkness.... or a large branch lying in the path? What then?
When stupid people are about, we need to be smarter.
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I have come across people who are hard to see with my car lights, let alone a bicycle light. It is also the responsibility of the walker to dress appropriately to be seen if walking at night. It doesn’t matter who gets the blame, if someone gets hit and hurt two peoples lives are turned upside down. YOU need to give better advice, or maybe none sometimes when isn’t really helpful.