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AMartianPotato
This has nothing to do with skin colour. If you're wearing dark clothing at night you are probably invisible. Stay off the fucking road!
PeterMus
I avoided hitting a kid in all black by noticing the flash of his white socks. I thought it was a skunk and pulled to the left.
Sokonomi
If you're in the middle of the street you are a douche to begin with.
Pheanial
If I have to walk at night I carry a small flashlight that I turn on and hang from my belt.
theAmbiguityIsKillingMe
I hear clown masks work really well.
Uherriss
You mean anybody walking at night?? Regardless of race?
PPIIBBSS
Of course, but if your skin is dark it just makes you EVEN harder to see
ian1035nr
People in my area wear all black and walk on the road at night, and there's practically no streetlights where I live.
ian1035nr
What kills me, is that we HAVE a sidewalk. There's no comprehensible reason for them to be on the road
PoultryInMotion
Wuddu you mean you COULDNT SEE ME!?
PoultryInMotion
Dats RASCIST
Kidiri
Wear something dark blue, or dark grey. Black will outline you as a silhouette, while dark colours will make you blend in.
gawdzilla
No. Just no. Reflective stuff. Not dark colors.
troykyser
Being black is irrelevant in this situation. I find anyone out and about at ridiculous o'clock at night wearing all black suspicious.
kenji0132
Yup, i hit a girl in my truck one morning with my side mirror. All black clothes, walking on white line, facing away from traffic, at 4 am.
kenji0132
Scariest day of my life, but she was fine thank god, just a dislocated shoulder
SirJimmothy
My dad nearly killed a kid because of this - came to an unlit crossroads, black kid, clothes, bike racing in from the side. Barely missed.
Solkanarmy
and the kid ran before he had time to reload?
SirJimmothy
Fucking bravo, dude/tte.
COOL69GUY420ZONE
*put something reflective on your dog.
FilthyRapscallions
I like to carry a cheap LED flashlight on dark roads. Just a simple flash towards the ground to alert the occasional driver of my presence.
samwyze
"The hell was that? ALIENS!" *panic, swerve, fly through ditch*
Rc58
Turning left at night I almost hit a black guy wearing black on a black bike who was crossing the road. I slammed on the brakes, but 1/?
Rc58
released when I saw I had slowed enough for him to cross safely. THEN A SECOND FUCKING GUY FLIES OUT INTO THE ROAD AND LOOKS BEWILDERED 1/?
Rc58
WHEN I HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AGAIN AND COME TO A FULL STOP NOT TO HIT HIM. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE 1/?
Rc58
DON'T CAMOUFLAGE YOURSELF AT NIGHT AND THEN CROSS DARK STREETS AND EXPECT CARS TO BE ABLE TO SEE YOU BEFORE YOU'RE IN THEIR HEADLIGHTS 1/4
ackbob
Reflective clothes are ugly tho. Black has always been the best color.
cousteau
Do that often and soon all your family will get to wear black clothes too!
ackbob
I'm fine with that, tbh
cousteau
That was dark.
jarjarbinkswasthebestcharacterinstarwars
I nearly ran over a group of people on my way to work one night, the lightest colour they wore was brown and when I got out of the car 1/2
jarjarbinkswasthebestcharacterinstarwars
To give out about what they were wearing they said they had reflective things on their shoes. They did but they were no bigger than my 2/3
jarjarbinkswasthebestcharacterinstarwars
Thumbnail and virtually unnoticeable driving back country roads at night time while driving 3/3
McFuckerStarPants
He's thinning the herd. Let it be.
demj1987
Seems like any race could learn from this advice.
rollercostarican
yeah but that's no fun.
megatots
Does the same apply for white ppl in the snow walking white dogs and wearing white hoodies and pants?
gawdzilla
Him being black doesn't fucking matter. You can't see a pale-assed white guy in this situation either.
tyrfin
I almost hit a guy a few days ago. 2:30 AM, dark, raining, dude's black, clothes black, jaywalking without looking.
ineedtopoopsobad
My dogs wear bike lights on their harnesses
cousteau
I've seen many dogs like that (specially in parks where there might be bikes as well). Best idea ever. Seriously, people, do this!
makeyourownpath
Wearing dark clothes while walking on the street at night is a recipe for disaster.
Cavalrysword
Should you pre-heat the oven?
Einer
Unless you're a ninja.
IAmNotACatISwear
For everyone. It's hard to see pedestrians in dark clothes in the dark.
InqSerena
Some young man close to where I live hit and killed 3 people due to that :( Poor guy, and family to the deceased :(
InsanityReborn
I look best in black though. Seriously.
TitanAboveAll
Maybe he was going through a goth face
MySpiritAnimalIsTheUnpopularOpinionPuffin
How about "Don't walk in the middle of the street." Cars should have cameras that record in 15 minute streams like the PS4, so when (1)
MySpiritAnimalIsTheUnpopularOpinionPuffin
a dumbass like that gets run over, the video shows he deserved to be hit for being stupid.
Surgas
what to wear when I´m a white guy walking my white dog in the middle of the street at 4pm?
storebrandproductmascot
Just to be safe, you should go full-on Tom Wolfe with it:
zachtidmore
Wear a black hat, black hoodie, and black pants.
Slander7
And a black ski mask to be safe.
Tirade
Depends... has it been snowing?
SuicideByAccountant
I worked overnights in a black neighborhood. I nearly ran over people 3 times. All black clothes walking in the middle of the street.
SuicideByAccountant
Saw them by their socks.
aptatlas
Got a fucker that rides his bike at 12am, all in black, zero reflectors. I've almost killed him 3 times.
xXOverkill
That's when you try to hit him to give the man a damn hint.
OneSaadMan
Thats overkill
samwyze
Wouldn't that be backing over him after already hitting the guy?
OneSaadMan
Im aware of it,just ridiculing his username.
fornostrangereason
Wear something reflective, this goes for all people too.
bezuer
Or at least wear bright colors, not black
Hellstorm99
I swear it is damn near impossible to see people without reflective tape or clothes. Worst when rained, nearly ran over college kids
GandalfTheCrunk
That's how you get mugged in certain places. Walking anywhere these days has become a damned if you do damned if you don't activity.
KinkyOsama
No just blacks
TheSadCafe
They make reflective dog collars and leashes too! I have a black dog and bought those for her just in case.
mountainofpuppies
doubly for fellow cyclists.. euro/dollar stores are your best friend for high vis stuff
smaug777000
really does, I wear a light green jacket when I leave my apartment to walk to the gorcery store, didn't realize how dark it looks at night
mynewcharacter
They better start making reflective timberlands
delpharseven
Glowdoggies! https://imgur.c">/tCMHmD1">https://imgur.com/tCMHmD1 http://www.glowdoggie.ca/
NOINOON
And drivers... slow the fuck down in residential areas. Please.
Alphire
like a philosopher?
kidswat
It's not like other races' skin is type 3 safety reflective material.
cfcannon
White enough to give you snow blindness
pandachris
No, that is true. You should always wear a reflective vest when walking near the road. But the paler you are, the more light reflects.
TurangaLeeIa
Well...mine might be actually....
skipweasel
And dogs.
MeisPip
Damn streaker dogs
pandachris
I'd recommend a reflective vest for dog and the person walking them. Not always a car can see the collar when coming from behind.
skipweasel
And the light-up ones sound nice, but they'll never compete with cars' headlights.
OtterAvalanche
Whenever I take my dog on late night walks, she wears a Paw Prime light up collar. :)
keeniemccormick
The Japanese have these cool little lights they put on their dogs to make them easy to see at night.
skipweasel
You can get them all over, but bright though they look, they're not going to stand out against headlights. Reflectors is the answer.
keeniemccormick
True, but not many vehicles are on pedestrian walkways though so the lights are usually enough.
skipweasel
Sorry, I meant dogs should have reflective collars, not that people should wear reflective dogs.
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skipweasel
Oh, I'm not against it, just not going to actively encourage it for fear of arousing people with orange reflective dogs on their heads.
Cavalrysword
Valid fear.
FrancoUnAmerican
I bought stuff for running, but I 've bought all black (never tough of the winter light).. so I've bought green fluo gloves, Now I look
FrancoUnAmerican
like fantomatic hands running.
Thethingfromtheshadows
Get a top and shoes like that and you could be rayman. Also, nice username.
keeniemccormick
I don't need to. My legs are so white that when a light hits them it's just like having something reflective
Amythyst
That's wearing something reflective: your skin.
TheOneTrueNerd
When I wear shorts, people are blinded by my pasty nerd glory.
FutureHylian
But then the car hits you because the driver is blinded
Cavalrysword
I'm so white I glow in the dark.
tumblrcansuckmybum
Same fam. It's dreadful. (Source I have posted selfies)
fornostrangereason
I'd be the same way if mine weren't so hairy.
skipweasel
So bleach all the hairs.
fornostrangereason
How far up do I go before I stop though? Cause eventually...
skipweasel
If you could back-comb your pubes you could look like Willy Nelson.
hiir
In my country, wearing a reflector is mandatory by law during fall-winter time. A lot of people get a ticket for not having one
hiir
Also it has to be at least 15cm2 per one side, and hanging on the right height, so just a strip of reflector on your shoes doesn't count
fornostrangereason
Interesting, what country are you from?
hiir
Estonia. I would think Scandinavian countries do something similar since it's even darker, but I haven't researched it
fornostrangereason
Oh, I just checked and Estonia is at quite a high latitude, even higher then where I am in Canada. What time does it get dark there now?
hiir
At about 6PM right now, but at our darkest it gets dark by 4PM. Also we have a notoriously high level of traffic deaths (alcohol mostly).
FurbySavant
This is how I ended up hitting a pedestrian. But cops, insurance, judges knew she was in the wrong for dark clothes and not looking first.
flerdaflerpflerps
With the way she was dressed, she was asking for it.
JaredKidd
^The rare occasion where this argument is valid
BewareTheCrocigator
"But did you see what she was wearing?" "No."
crazymojomonkey
Rounded a corner & just missed one. scarred the life outta me. "You're about to ninja yourself outta life & me into guilty crazytown!"
HarryPotterReferenceProbably
I hope you really said that.
popopocelot
Was it in northridge CA, cuz if it was I testified for you afterwards. Like seriously, the lit up crosswalk was only 20 feet away.
aluriilol
dude im in chatsworth omg
xTheWizard
I'm in Northridge. We should all hang out.
thebestfuckingseatinthehouse
Da fuck! I'm close to northridge! Count me in
MartynMage
I'm close enough to northridge. When's the meet?
MartynMage
Xd
aluriilol
AW DUDES DO YOU GUYS PLAY NINTENDO? I HAVE A NINTENDO!!!!
xTheWizard
I have a 3ds.
FurbySavant
It was in Turtle Creek, PA. Damn near all the street lights on the exprswy are burnt out and she was staring @ the ground, didn't look up.
OopsPoops
They aren't burnt out. People still the copper to sell for scrap. One reason a lot of gas station air pumps are cut. People steal the brass.
2bachata
On power poles the copper has a code printed on it for scrap yards to see and call the police. They get a reward and keep the copper.
mizmoose
Note to self: Do not drive in Turtle Crick.
urvogelarts
+1 for yr crick
babynukegirl
Upvote for the proper pronunciation. Also you kind of have to if you are going to Kennywood.
FurbySavant
It's truth. I avoid triboro now for the backway up into monroeville via thompson run. I only use triboro if there's no other way.
ImAFuckingGoodBoy
I got hit at the McDonald's right at the entrance.