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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please don't drive your car on busy , multi-use streets after dark if your vision has declined to where it is difficult to see bicyclists or pedestrians.  It is an accident waiting to happen when you cannot see someone legally using a crosswalk at 5:30pm after work, or a bicyclist in the bike lane at 5:30pm after work.  This is actually not meant to be snarky- many of us, as we age, suffer from reduced ability to see our surroundings in the dark and if this is you, you need to take some responsibility for yourself and not drive a 2 thousand pound vehicle at 30mph through intersections where you cannot see clearly.  Use public transport, or walk. [/quote]Wrong thread. This is about pedestrians and cyclists making sure they are visible at night. It’s very simple and has absolutely nothing to do with driver’s eyesight. It is difficult for a person with 20/20 vision to see a dark object against a dark background.[/quote]

Not the wrong thread at all. If your car has working headlights, shining ahead as you drive, you can 10000% a person or a cyclist without reflective gear in your path. If you cannot- no shade- then you should not be driving at night or you need better glasses. Truly. [/quote]

No, you can’t.

Sometimes the ONLY indicator I see of someone wearing all dark clothing on a bike or in a crosswalk is when their dark silhouette interrupts the headlights of oncoming traffic. Were it not for that momentary flicker of ongoing headlights, you sometimes CANNOT see them until you’re 50-75 feet away.

I can tell you don’t drive much. Because only someone with little or no driving experience would say what you’re saying. [/quote]

If you can't tell if a pedestrian is in the crosswalk then slow down enough so that you can stop right away if you are close enough to the crosswalk to hit a pedestrian.  Yes yes I understand that this means you might get to your destination slower but it doesn't mean it is the pedestrian's fault for being in a crosswalk when you are driving unsafely.  [/quote]

Do you not realize I’m aware that I’ll be even later if I have to stick around and fill out a police report because I hit some dumbass wearing dark clothes at night? Yeah - I get that.  :roll:

Stop putting your life in other people’s hands. Take some personal responsibility for your safety. [/quote]

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