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Originally Posted by Full-timer
Happy for all the folks that are out early in the am or late evening walking, with or without dogs and getting some exercise.
Here is the thing. If it is dark, (or close to dark), why are some of you wearing dark clothing and or no reflective clothing and no lights of any kind?
You do understand the same people that wipe out light poles and drive through concrete walls are some of the same people driving in the dark right?
Remember, while walking it has nothing to do with how well YOU see while walking. It is about what everyone else doesn't see.
Wake up people. Smarten up a little.
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I agree with everything in this post and it is a GREAT subject that has been NOT discussed enough in this forum. I would like to ADD a few things. I have also seen a lot of bicycles and e-Bikes that are driven at dusk by riders wearing all BLACK clothing and NO flashing red light on the rear. My opinion is that around here it is like having a DEATH WISH.
Personally, I always walk around these side streets FACING traffic and I always step off onto the grass when a car goes by. Also, I always walk single file, NEVER 2 abreast. At night or at dusk I wear either a white shirt or a yellow vest and carry a flashlight. Actually, it is good to have a flashlight at night for another reason - watch where you walk at night because Florida has many rattlesnakes and on a cold day they will coil up in a circle (for warmth) right in the middle of a walking path in the day OR the night. They resemble a greenish-brown cow pie when curled up.