Walking after Dark

What does the well dressed pedestrian wear when walking after dark? 

The answer to that probably depends on where, when, and who you are. On all the bases where I have been stationed, the answer was generally “whatever” topped with a reflective vest and usually accompanied by a flashlight if you were active duty.  If you are my daughter. #2 or her husband it is also “seasonal whatever”   topped with Noxgear LED vest leaving them (and dogs w/same) easily visible for blocks.  I am sure that being seen would totally be the point. That is, if you want to be visible. 

Now, if you are the average pedestrian in my neighborhood which is well clear of downtown (meaning it is unlikely that drugs or ETOH is playing an underlying role in their evening perambulations) it seems like stealth mode is the order of the evening;  dark clothing, dark hats, white-skinned faces scuttling along the sidewalks. None of the ages/genders I have seen match traditional second-story men.

There are the new low light versions of street lighting at most, but not all corners. Mostly the illumination barely covers a third of the crosswalk. It makes it difficult to see pedestrians at best. At worst? In pedestrian vs. car/bike/bus/taxi/Über/Lyft/truck we know who doesn’t win, 

Perhaps these individuals, in their dark clothes, are just oblivious? Or maybe they are non-drivers who don’t understand  the risks they are taking when wearing clothing that keeps them close to invisible to the hundreds of kilos of heavy metal bearing down on them.

I really hate driving in this town after dark. I saw three of these lame brains on my way to pick up Dani from work. There might have been more. She helped play “spot the fool” on the way back as I have no intention of adding a  hood ornament to my vehicle, thank you very much