Admiral Beez
Superstar
In the autumn I bought myself a bright yellow high visibility jacket for riding my motorcycle. My thinking was that car drivers might have a better chance of seeing me, and thus not unintentionally crashing into me. So far it has worked well. To be clear, I am not saying car drivers should not be wholly responsible for their actions, but I know the odds, and thus wanted to improve them.
As I drove around parts of the blacked out city this past week, it struck me just how invisible people have chosen to be. The vast majority of pedesterians I saw wore black coats, black boots, black gloves and black hats. Those not in black wore blue or other dark colours. Only children had reflective tape or bright colours on their coats.
When we know that dozens of Torontonians are hit by cars each winter season, why do we continue to choose the closest thing to cloaks of invisibility we can find? I'm not better, wearing my black leather jacket, gloves, etc.
As I drove around parts of the blacked out city this past week, it struck me just how invisible people have chosen to be. The vast majority of pedesterians I saw wore black coats, black boots, black gloves and black hats. Those not in black wore blue or other dark colours. Only children had reflective tape or bright colours on their coats.
When we know that dozens of Torontonians are hit by cars each winter season, why do we continue to choose the closest thing to cloaks of invisibility we can find? I'm not better, wearing my black leather jacket, gloves, etc.