[Blindtlk] Putting reflective tape on my cane?

[Holly Scott-Gardner]

I'm not sure, I got it in the UK, one of my canes doesn't have it, but 
the other has some small reflective bits on it.

On 10/11/2014 13:16, Chris Nusbaum wrote:
> Holly, what kind of cane do you have? I don't think I've heard of one 
> which automatically comes with reflective tape.
>
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> On Nov 9, 2014, at 10:07 PM, Holly Scott-Gardner via blindtlk 
> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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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