[ElDiabloJoe]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

... I know last night I nearly hit two pedestrians crossing the street in my neighborhood. They were crossing at an unlighted crosswalk wearing black clothes, and they were nearly invisible, as they were in the street but not in the beam of my lights. Fortunately, I was coming to a full stop at the stop sign and stopped before the crosswalk, but it was a shock for all of us. If they were stepping around a big truck parked in the street, who knows?

That, tragic as it would be, is Darwinism at work. On their part, not yours. Only clueless fools (and thieves) walk around in the street at uncontrolled intersections in wholly dark clothing at night. Especially in a neighborhood that is world-renown for elderly folks and their naturally occurring poor eyesight.