10-22-2016, 03:18 PM
I guess the discussion on clothing colour choices would be more appropriate in the 'Walking' thread, but it's already here. I have a polo shirt in Safety Orange that I bought as a joke when I used to walk to the office, after reading an article I couple of years ago in which a police officer was quoted blaming the victim of a hit and run, since the victim had dared to walk in clothing that didn't provide "very good visibility." It is a terrifically bad shirt, but I still occasionaly wear it. When I get a ribbing about it from someone, I can tell the story why I own it ("the police think I should wear high vis when walking").
It's sad to think we would need to wear any particular type of clothing to be safer when walking around a city, and I don't think anyone should propose it is any kind of solution. But, things as they are, it's probably prudent to avoid wearing entirely dark colours when possible, particularly at this time of year.
It's sad to think we would need to wear any particular type of clothing to be safer when walking around a city, and I don't think anyone should propose it is any kind of solution. But, things as they are, it's probably prudent to avoid wearing entirely dark colours when possible, particularly at this time of year.