The times are getting shorter as fall in Latest England sets in and everyone knows what which means. Winter is true across the corner, which suggests soon it’ll be dark right after lunch. Okay, perhaps that is barely dramatic, but seriously, the times you would like your headlights on by 5 p.m. are on the horizon.
The sooner sunset can mean lots of changes in our every day routines and might make easy on a regular basis activities somewhat more complicated, like your commute home from work. Something that drives me nuts year-round, is when persons are out for a walk at nighttime and wear all-black clothing with zero lights or reflectors.
As a runner and dog walker myself, I’m on the road pretty often. I completely understand that it’s the driving force’s job to bear in mind and share the road with pedestrians, but for those who are on the roadways or sidewalks after dark or before dawn, by all means, help drivers out and protect yourself at the identical time!
In reality, I feel there ought to be state guidelines surrounding this issue. I do know there are already so many laws and regulations in place in Massachusetts, but in terms of stopping accident injuries or worse, I’d slightly be protected than sorry. Each time I’m going out for a run or take my dog out on a walk, I bring a light-weight handheld flashlight and fix reflective tags to my dog’s collar.
If someone is out on public roadways after dark, whether or not they be a walker, runner, bicyclist or whatever, it’s best to must wear vibrant or reflective clothing or carry a lightweight. To the individuals who walk outside at dusk or later, for those who’re wearing all black, YOU ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE!
They make so many attachable or hand-held lights and reflectors as of late, there’s really no reason to not have one. Or simply carry an everyday old flashlight. Not only are you keeping yourself protected, but you are also helping out drivers. Motorists who by accident injure or kill someone suffer from the trauma of the incident as well. I’m saying this excuses negligence, but just simply makes the roads safer for all involved.
There’s a girl who I drive past almost every morning on my option to work (when it’s pitch black year-round, oh the glamourous lifetime of a morning radio show host) and he or she walks her dog a dimly lit street, but at all times wears reflectors and has them on her dog as well. As soon as I turn the corner on the road, I immediately see them, decelerate and provides them ample space. It’s what we must always all be doing.
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