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Originally Posted by Full-timer
It is wonderful to see so many folks up and about walking at 6 or 7 in the am.
But perhaps a little safety is needed when it's dark outside.
Reflective clothing or lights of some kind, and walking against traffic.
All or any is your choice for sure but remember, you are walking with older people driving golf carts and cars that most likely are vision impaired to some degree as well as having slower response time, and more and more on the phone thinking they can talk and drive just fine (yeah right).
Anyone here owning a golf cart knows when driving it with front window up, in the dark, visibility is poor at best. Add to that, you all know many drivers here are not as good (or safe) as they think.
Lastly, the most important thing to remember;
The fact that "you the walker" think you can see fine while walking has nothing to do with the other person's vision or ability to be safe.
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We might as well lump in the number of people who drive their cars/carts without their head lights on before sun up or sun down, in the rain or in the fog. Last Tues during the morning fog, I would estimate 40-50 % of the carts/cars on the roads did not have lights on. And before someone argues that my car has "automatic lights", you as the driver is still responsible to ensure your headlights, not your driving lights are on when the law requires. There's a little green light with the symbol of your headlights that tells you when the headlights are on. Learn where it's located on your dash.