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> Do people walking on foot carry torches? At night, if there is insufficient moonlight? Yes of course. Street lights only exist in urban areas, if you're
by cld8483 4y ago
> Do people walking on foot carry torches?
At night, if there is insufficient moonlight? Yes of course. Street lights only exist in urban areas, if you're walking anywhere else in the world at night, a flashlight seems like a logical choice.
- antisthenes 4y agoOP clearly stated they have an HOA. If you have an HOA - you live in an urban area. So I'm not sure what your comment alludes to. If I live in such a place, I expect to be able to walk on sidewalks without a flashlight.
- a1pulley 4y ago> If I live in such a place, I expect to be able to walk on sidewalks without a flashlight. We don't have any sidewalks. People either take trails adjacent to roads or walk on the roads themselves. Everyone is aware that pedestrians and equestrians are first class citizens, so residents drive slowly. That's not true for some delivery drivers and domestic workers, but we find the risk-reward tradeoff reasonable enough to have left the lighting provision in our CC&Rs for the last eighty years. Sometimes, expectations are at odds with the realities of what is tolerable in terms of safety, good for local flora and fauna, and pleasurable for ourselves.
- cld8483 4y agoI distinctly remember trick-or-treating in suburbia with a flashlight. A flashlight at night is not so odd, that's pretty much what they're for. (And yes, there were sidewalks...)
- sammalloy 4y ago> I expect to be able to walk on sidewalks without a flashlight. There are any number of ways to provide illumination that also mitigates light pollution. This generally means placing metal hats on any external light sources (vertical or horizontal) that effectively pushes the light down and minimizes leakage. The worst offenders in my area are the globular light sources that emit light in all directions.
- pard68 4y agoHalf the month, in really dark places, the moon is sufficient.
- sammalloy 4y ago> Half the month, in really dark places, the moon is sufficient Came here to say this. Unfortunately, most people in urban environments have no idea. I spent literally decades walking at night in an area with no streetlights. Your eyes adjust to the dark, and anyone who comes along with a flashlight really annoys you. Edit: I should note, that in all my time doing this, the only time I ever ran into a problem was when a herd of deer came running at me in the darkness. I don’t think a flashlight would have helped.
- twobitshifter 4y agolight would have stopped them in their tracks
- sammalloy 4y agoI guess you are correct, but I was too busy enjoying the night sky.
- cld8483 4y agoWeather permitting too, but yes. Moonlight is quite bright once your eyes have adjusted to it.
- pard68 4y agoWhen you look at those darkness maps where I live is about as dark as the darkest places in the USA. For us the moon is the real light pollution. Accidentally look at the moon directly and your night vision is shot for a few minutes.
- lll-o-lll 4y agoYeah, not so much in Australia. We have a crap ton of dangerous snakes, and you need that torch to be able to see them on the path. “Don't ever step on a snake Or you're making a big mistake! For the sake of your protection I suggest you change direction Get out of there for good, for goodness sake!” (Don Spencer)