[Blindtlk] Putting reflective tape on my cane?

[Brandon Olivares]

I have never worried about it and have never had an issue. I'm not against it though and perhaps one day I'll do it.

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> On Nov 9, 2014, at 21:12, Marci Carpenter via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Arielle,
> 
> I don’t have any tape on mine. The white color of the cane is just as visible any reflective tape.  The change to an all-white cane happened before I started using a cane. 
> 
> Marci Carpenter
>> On Nov 9, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Arielle Silverman via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> I have an NFB cane with no reflective tape on it. Today my mother read
>> me a news story about two blind students getting hit by a car and then
>> pleaded with me to get some reflective tape on my cane, in the same
>> tone she used to convince me not to climb the monkey bars as a child.
>> You know, because if something bad happens to another blind person my
>> risk of getting hurt automatically goes up. I have been crossing
>> streets at night for years with no issues, and although Seattle gets
>> dark early, I rarely travel outside after 4:00 p.m. except to walk
>> around the corner from the bus stop or upstairs from the parking
>> garage. I also trust in my ability to hear traffic. I'm just curious
>> if you guys have the tape on your canes or not and if not, why not? I
>> remember hearing that NFB left the tape off their canes intentionally.
>> Does anyone know the reason for that? I don't really want to add the
>> tape but am not sure whether or not it is worth fighting with Mom
>> about. Thoughts?
>> Arielle
>> 
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