Originally Posted by San Pedro

My rant;

In my neighborhood there are very few sidewalks and not many street lights on residential roads. Of course people still want to go out at night, which is fine. However, there are just so many people who dress in black or other dark colors, nothing reflective on them, no flashlight, nothing. Even at slow speeds, they just jump out on one (not literally). The last two days I saw an older lady walking her dog across the street I ride (down a nice little hill) dressed entirely in black and to top it off her dog was black too. I couldn't see her until I was about 30-40 meters away. I see quite a few others, including people jugging dressed all in dark (I dislike these the most on bike or in a car). To contrast those going around liking they're trying to hide there are those who walk with reflective straps (free at the city hall) or even better a flashlight. Those one can see much much farther away. Why do people think it's okay good to blend into the night when they're out on their nightly stroll?

Same thing drivers and other cyclist think of guys on bikes without lights/reflectors I guess.