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Cornell University Cooperative Extension Program has published the report "Actionwear: Clothing for Fitness." The report states, "Studies have shown that pedestrians walking along a road in dark clothing at night are first seen approximately 55 feet away giving the driver less than one second reaction time." A driver travelling at 60 MPH needs over 260 feet to stop. They list the following distances for personal nighttime visibility:

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