[Blindtlk] Putting reflective tape on my cane?

[Judy Jones]

It's not that big an investment.  You could probably find some great product 
at a bike shop, or in those departments at a department store.  You could 
also try the automotive department in a department store.

Judy

-----Original Message----- 
From: Arielle Silverman via blindtlk
Sent: Sunday, November 9, 2014 8:21 PM
To: Holly Scott-Gardner ; Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Putting reflective tape on my cane?

Thanks all.
If I did more night walking I would probably get it without
hesitation. Just not sure it's worth it.
Arielle

On 11/9/14, Holly Scott-Gardner via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I have reflective tape on my cane, it came with it automatically. I
> would probably have forgotten to put it on otherwise, but I don't think
> it's a bad thing. It's not like a big sign saying, watch out, i'm blind
> and you might break me. It's very discrete in the sense that it could
> potentially make you safer depending on the situation but isn't putting
> on a big show.
>
> I also have a reflective sleeve on my guide dog harness, and the strap
> around the front of the harness also has a reflective piece on it.
> Again, it was automatically issued with the equipment here, but I don't
> find it to be a problem.
>
> Yes, I agree that your ability to judge traffic is the most important
> factor here, because if you can't then reflective material won't save
> you. However many people, sighted or not have reflective material on
> their backpacks, or other things they are wearing. I wouldn't do it
> because i'm blind, but because it's a matter of personal safety 
> regardless.
>
>
> On 10/11/2014 03:00, Judy Jones via blindtlk wrote:
>> I know for guide dogs, GDB used to sell these reflective sleeves that
>> would fiv over the harness handle. However, I haven't seen them for
>> years, so they may not have been that popular.
>>
>> Judy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Brandon Olivares via blindtlk
>> Sent: Sunday, November 9, 2014 7:21 PM
>> To: Marci Carpenter ; Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Putting reflective tape on my cane?
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> 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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