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   David Combs to mikko@labserve1.skunk.fi   
   Re: good idea? extra (small) "headlights   
   09 Jan 13 16:24:55   
   
   From: dkcombs@panix.com   
      
   In article <87k3rqshsb.fsf@labserve1.skunk.fi>,   
   mi   wrote:   
   >dkcombs@panix.com (David Combs) writes:   
   >   
   >> Am just notth of NY-city, dark at 5pm, go to pick up   
   >> wife at train station; all men are wearing black   
   >> or dark brown coats and pants, it seems, and are   
   >> plain INVISIBLE when crossing the street or walking   
   >> along it.   
   >   
   >A pedestrian reflector (http://pedsafe.com/) is very efficient in   
   >this kind of situations.   
   >   
   >--   
   >Mikko   
   >   
      
   Hey, that's the answer!   
      
   Like one of those curved, slanted things   
   on the front of an (old) train locomotive, or in Australia,   
   what they call a "Roo-Bar" mounted on the front of a truck   
   or car.  VERY effective as reflectors!   
      
   David   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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