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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
It only makes sense that Florida would have high pedestrian deaths, because of all the older people driving and even walking. Older people driving have slower reflexes and worse vision than younger people. They probably get distracted easier than younger people.
.........There are 2 situations that I find strange. One is about older drivers. Speeding ? Why are so many older drivers in such a hurry. They SHOULD have more time available now that they are not working, so they SHOULD be taking their time and NOT pushing over the speed limits. Maybe during Covid the roads were less crowded and drivers got used to having the roads to themselves and they raised their speed.
............The 2nd situation involves clothing COLORS. For some reason unknown to myself, BLACK clothing has become popular and STAYED popular for many years. I see both young and old people riding BLACK bicycles while wearing all BLACK clothing. Older drivers have trouble seeing those dark bicycle riders at night or even in the shadows during the day. The same thing goes for pedestrians wearing dark colors. Anytime I am riding a bike I make sure that I have a bright yellow shirt or jacket on.
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I wear a reflector vest and a helmet that has reflection stripes on it, when I ride my bicycle. I also just recently added some blinking lights to the front and back. I'm not sure it's the best idea because it could distract a driver who ends up not noticing something else they should be paying attention to. But I'll give it a try and see how it goes. The reflector vest is something I've been using down here almost since I moved in.
Up north, I usually didn't even wear a helmet. We didn't have many bicycle accidents there though, and if I wanted to go down the main road (Route 5), I'd just ride through strip-mall parking lots instead of on the road itself. Having a hybrid bicycle is great - shock absorbers on front and back fork means I can ride on the grass and down curbs without breaking my pelvis.