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I think the reflective thing is a red herring and can simply be explained by latitude. It gets dark in northern England at about 3pm in winter, so even earlier
by walthamstow 4y ago
I think the reflective thing is a red herring and can simply be explained by latitude. It gets dark in northern England at about 3pm in winter, so even earlier in Oslo, whereas Portland is on the same latitude as southern France.
- bombcar 4y agoThere’s also a difference in areas seen in how pedestrians walk - some cities you will NEVER see a pedestrian enter the road except at a marked crosswalk, others they just walk across at any place. And it’s not 100% clear which is overall safer - the latter can result in drivers always looking but a moment inattentiveness can result in disaster. (The main advantage of slower speeds is the driver can react in time; a pedestrian hit even at 10 mph is not going to do well.)