Ah yes, careless drivers.  That's when I wish I had that special rock 
I could throw at the car(s).  My luck, I'd get the wrong 
one.  Amazing how people are so careless.  I've been hit twice, and 
I'm not always comfortable going on extended walks where there are 
lots of street crossings, parking lots, and driveways.  It's also 
about the guy turning out of a lot or backing out of a 
driveway.  Even with a dog, it's sketchy.--Matt, N1IBB.

At 02:04 PM 10/27/2014, you wrote:
>And now days there are Hybrid and electric cars to contend with.
>I got my foot run over by one of those folks turning right at an
>intersection.  Fortunately neither my foot nor my cane was
>seriously messed up.  Jim WA6EKS
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>From: Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date sent: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:28:32 -0500
>Subject: Re: off topic
>
>Howard,
>The day my dog and I were hit we were both wearing lighted
>devices -
>she a very brilliantly lit collar and me armbands.  All of our
>LED
>devices were quite bright!!  But the butthole who got us was
>making a
>right on red and failed to consider pedestrians.  I asked him
>what he
>was thinking and he said he was watching traffic!  And he is,
>sadly
>the rule and not the exception.
>The day after our accident one of our local fire fighters dropped
>off
>a safety vest at my office.  I try very hard to wear it,
>particularly
>when it isn't dark enough that the lighted gear would show.  I
>believe that it is extremely important for all of us to do
>whatever
>we can to raise our visibility.  I was, and am a very careful,
>safe
>traveler, for most of my life with a cane and more recently with
>a
>dog guide but since we were hit, there has been more stress to
>traveling.  I realize that I have done this to myself and keep
>trying
>to get past it, but I think all drivers are more distracted and
>careless than they once were.
>So my friend, wear that vest and travel careful.
>Pat, K9JAUAt 07:48 AM 10/27/2014, you wrote:
>I always get thoughtful advice from this list.
>I was thinking about wearing a safety vest when traveling.
>After Bill's encounter with a driver who "didn't see him", I am
>rethinking
>how I travel.
>I even considered a bike helmet, but I am concerned it would
>change my
>"facial vision".
>Any thoughts?
>
>H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
>Adaptive Technology Instructor
>
>
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