It was 34c yesterday, not a cloud in the sky. I was walking along in a tank top shorts and thongs and i see this dude prob a teen, but face was hidden with a hoodie and long pants on, hood up on his phone sitting in the shade. This isn't the first time. I see people always young, hood up on 30c+ days. How on earth do these people do it and why would you? Sounds like a express ticket to heatstroke.
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Mans not hot
Neva hot
the OP told me "take off ya jacket"
I said "babes. Man's not hot"
I said, babes…
The ting go skrrrrrraaaaaa
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Dats skibbity rizz
Two plus two is four
Minus one that’s three
34 degrees
Quit maffs
Everyday mans on the block. Smoke trees.
That girl is a uckers.
This song remains in my head rent free. I can't move on from it. It's so fucking funny.
Perspiration tings.
Lynx effect. Ya get me?
Banga
iconic
Quick maffs
Heatstroke vs sunsmart - who wins?
Yeah I'm thinking that lighter clothing is better for the sweat to evaporate, but obviously you have to use sunscreen at the same time. If you have a hoodie on then the sweat won't evaporate, which makes it really difficult for your body to cool down. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are no joke - I'd personally go with lighter clothing plus hat/sunscreen etc.
I'm a perma-hoodie-wearer, I've got lighter hoodies & heavier hoodies. Hoodies made of blends & others of pure cotton/bamboo/wool or a mix of the three.
If you see me in a hoodie on a 40+ deg day you can bet it's a light cotton or natural fibre one that's probably pretty breezy. I've probably only got one layer on too. No hotter than a flannel shirt at that point.
I want to be a perma-hoodie-wearer, what do you look for in a 40-degree-day hoodie? Is there a particular search term? What's a natural fibre? What is your *breeziest* hoodie?
Not OP, but I basically live in the Uniqlo UV hoodies
Me, too. I have a family history of skin cancer, and I hate the feeling of greasy sunscreen all over my limbs. So the Uniqlo hoodies work pretty well for me. Though on a >40 degree day I’ll just stay inside.
Yeah I’m sure Mr 15 is thinking this hard.
...you realise the obvious solution is light and breathable full cover clothing, not an entire hoodie?
Why are you talking like there is only two options here
Look I don't want to argue with you, but when I said "hoodie" I was referring to the thick fleecy hoodies you'd generally wear in the cold. I wasn't referring to those other lighter ones or UV ones that others were mentioning. I'd be going with lighter clothing as an alternative to a thick winter hoodie.
When I was younger heat stroke wasn’t really a risk. I could take pretty hot conditions while still hanging out outdoors.
But the sun damages skin the same way young vs old.
SunSmart wins
Fight!
Gotta look tough brah Mr mysterious
Got a problem? You talking to me brah?
Exactly. But it really does seem like a liability if a kerfuffle were to escalate to a scuffle.
I don't need peripheral vision to kick your ass!
Not a liability if it’s to hide the stabbing implements. Brah
Just got a delivery from Auspost. Guy was wearing a black sweater.
A sweater? In Australia?
Could be different reasons. My kid is much younger, no concept of heat. You ask him to get dressed, he gets long sleeves and long pants. I’m sitting there dripping sweat at 8 in the morning, when I ask him if he is hot it’s always no. He radiates all the heat back at night time. Dripping wet. Some just don’t feel it. This guy could be the same or doesn’t want to be recognised.
Yep, that was me growing up in the motherlands of Balkan.
My grandparents tried to rug me up for snowy winter days.
It was really hard to make them believe that I was the most comfortable in my swimwear.
Essssshayyyyys bruz
Emotional support fabric 😆
I'm stealing this for a band name!
Weighted Blankie
Will soon graduate into a D22 Navara Fart Cannon with a Snatch/Superior Engineering sticker.
Honestly hoodies are pretty good sun protection. You can get UV protective ones from Uniqlo that isn’t the thick, keep warm type. Personally it beats wearing sticky sunscreen and beats taking a hat around with me everywhere.
I have some of those from Uniqlo, I have to wear them on high UV days because of medication that makes me sensitive to I’ve light.
Oh that’s a pain, I had this issue to with medication as it made me a higher risk of getting skin cancer. Luckily there was an alternative for me that came out after a few years
you've sold me. which Uniqlo UV thing should i buy?
Yeah, I don't wear hoodies in summer, but I do wear a long-sleeve UV cardigans/"hoodies" (they're not really thick like a hoodie). People look at me like I'm crazy, but most of the time on hot days I'm only going to actually be out in the sun for 10-20 minutes max whilst I'm walking in and out of shops etc. Saves me having to sunscreen my arms/shoulders for just a quick trip to the shops.
Yeah I was going to say you’re probably more likely to get heatstroke in a singlet and shorts than from being appropriately covered. I love my Uniqlo UV jacket!
This. You don't see people riding camel-back through the middle eastern deserts with shorts and singlets. Sleeping without sunburn > feeling a breeze on your skin
Pretty sure there not rockin hoodies like a wanna be rude boy.
This is true. My point was more so any form of covering your skin from UV is better than none. Travelling the desert in a hoodie would be a bad idea, but better than travelling naked.
Aye, but they are fully covered, including their heads. No tracksuits tho me thinks!!
Loose fitting clothing that creates a breeze when you move though
Maybe Pauline was just trying to avoid UV rays this whole time
I know I got heat sickness plenty of times in my youth wearing “summer appropriate” clothing.
Yes and I wish I discovered this before my 30s haha I work outside and always wear pants and long sleeve tops. I am not overheating because of it. I remain equally uncomfortable but without to much sun exposure
Im similar. I use to work out at the port in Brisbane and it was better in the long run to have long pants and shirts with gloves on than short cut clothing. It's better to be sweating hot during work than burnt and sleepless at night, than sweating hot and sore the next day during work.
It sucks. I woke up unable to open my eyes as a child once and thought I went blind because the muscles to retract my eyelids were so worn from being burnt. In more recent years, was unable to sleep for almost two weeks as a result of a fun intoxicated day at the beach.
The Australian sun is brutal.
Im currently holidaying in Argentina and got some decent sunburn on my neck and shoulders which had my girlfriend's family worried (Latin/o/a's don't burn like us) was still able to sleep (after being in the sun for like 8 hours and only creaming up once).
You're right. I work in the sun and have learned it's best to cover up.
you've sold me. which Uniqlo UV thing should i buy?
Yea it’s good sun protection, in my home country people also do that.
I’m ginger and I love my Uniqlo UV hoodie, it’s a massive time saver if I only want to go out in the sun for 5-10 minutes but I don’t want to spend 15 minutes drenching myself in sunscreen.
I literally wore this today! Im being extra cautious after a bout of cancer in 2025, so I wanna protect my skin. But I find wearing UV protective clothing helps with cooling you down, shields off the sun for me
I got SParms which are 50SPF sleeves.
My feet in my thongs got a bit red but I’m not at the stage of wearing SParms legs which look like Lyra stockings. But another few days of this heat and I will be.
Yep, that's why these are used a lot by climbers on hot cliff sides.
Men's Tropic Comfort Natural Graphic Sun Hoody - Patagonia Australia https://www.patagonia.com.au/collections/sun-protection/products/mens-tropic-comfort-natural-graphic-sun-hoody-42010-ftrv?variant=60666339524978
Well covered from UV rays and absorbent of all the sweat. Some people don’t get as overheated as others (and I envy them! I’m built for colder European climates- thanks imperialism)
Steamed like a dumpling
This is exactly why I wear hoodies on hot days in Australia.
this is why i wear long sleeves
Could be the only clothes they own, could be someone that self harms and is covering up, could have body issues.
Man is just being sun smart
Speaking for myself I wear a light hoodie on hot days to keep the sun off. Like I can legitimately get sunburnt on a hot day walking across the street to Coles and back. And I’m allergic to sunscreen. I get reactions to even hypoallergenic ones I’ve tried. So I don’t really want to give myself a skin rash every time I go outside
you should get one of those uv light rain jacket things from uniqlo (or anything similar). all the uv protection with almost none of the insulation so it's good for summer and humid rain
But why would you just wear a long sleeve tshirt or a shirt of something?
I think the OP isn't making fun of people who wear a hoodie. They just don't understand. Neither do I, I gueas
I find a loose light jacket cooler than a long sleeve shirt.
hoodies tend to sit more loosely on the body than long sleeved shirts, so the hot fabric doesn’t touch the skin as much
This. A light jacket breathes more and I can take it on and off easily. I’m not stuck in it if I do need to take it off.
Plus I’m a girl so wearing long sleeved tops often involves either having to wear more layers and make myself hotter to avoid my shirt being see through, or wearing a darker colour which absorbs heat and gets hot. And they don’t cover the neck the way a hood does. I’ve been horribly burnt on my neck and shoulders from wearing a long sleeved top before. Once was enough. Never again.
Is it the Zinc in the sunscreen? For a while, I was reacting to most sunscreens worse than the sun burn
I was going to ask if it's the other common ingredients like oxybenzone, octinoxate, or octocrylene. Apparently those are the more common allergens. I'm allergic to those but can use zinc sunscreens
insecurity
I remember reading an article, possibly on reddit, about why do teens wear hoodies in hot weather, and that was actually one of the answers. It's a whole thing
It was for me as a teen in the early 2000s.
Wore my highschool blazer for practically two years straight, almost passing out due to heat + standing outside on a 37° Anzac day ceremony+POTs all because I was insecure about my chest (gender dysphoria)
Teen me literally said "I would rather die"
I used to wear my school jumper every day of the year in high school. I was very self conscious.
same. i had body issues and an eating disorder. people pointing it out made me feel more insecure, if anything. like i wasn't covered up enough.
I had no choice - if we weren't wearing our full uniform it was an instant after school detention. In the summer, we had to wear our blazers - thick, wool felt and lined - outside while waiting to be picked up, because we were "representing the school" - the school was down a 1½km drive, and couldn't be seen from the road.
The nuns were fucking sadists who hated kids.
Could definitely be a reason. Used to wear hoodies all the time when I was a preteen/teen because of it
It’s mainly this. It’s a security blanket. Hiding all the things happening to you at that age. I was a late bloomer and I hoped it hid that. Had friends doing it for the opposite.
also, like me, could have scar tissue from that very insecurity.
I'll overheat and pass out before I get observed
Surprised I had to scroll this far to see this
From the sun
100% me as a teenager
I definitely did this when I was a like 13. I even wore a winter coat in the summer sometimes. Somehow survived. Much more comfortable with my body now thankfully.
Cutting for Stereo obviously
RIP stereo... we are all gonna make it bruhs
OP mirin
lol this is not new teenager behaviour
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There comes a point where covering up actually feels cooler than exposed skin (desert-dwellers know what's up). The threshold for each person varies. For me, it's from about 38°C upwards. I used to be a landscape gardener, and it was policy to wear long sleeves and pants year-round. I still do it. In fact, I swim in a long-sleeve linen shirt
Fruit-picking it's also pretty standard - even the old, leather-faced veterans get on the long-sleeved shirts and jeans.
And in some cases, there's a dual purpose of protection from scratches from foliage. No-one ever told me lemon trees have massive-ass thorns! If they get you the wrong angle not even kevlar's gonna save you, but from all the incidental scrapes and brushes, you definitely want some cloth armour on.
(Funny story, it was lemons I happened to be picking when I got a job interview for a call centre in air conditioning, which was my new dream job after ages on the harvest trail. Went to the interview with scratches all over hands and forearms because as I mentioned, no armour can save you from those big bastard thorns, scratches are an inevitability. Looked like I'd been through a woodchipper, the interviewers couldn't stop staring at my arms. Got the job, though, so it obviously didn't get in the way.)
You seriously think the lads are wearing it for UV protection lol.
ok fair, maybe not the lads, but being minimally covered out in the sun is not good either
Have you been to Asia? It’s fairly standard there
yeah I'm surprised that element of sun-safe culture isn't more prevalent here yet. We talk a lot about sunscreen (which is important ofc) but you still see very few people covering up in the hot sun
I do!
Ppl have crazy sun damaged skin here
I do this but I am old. The sun is way worse for you than being sweaty and I don't care to slather myself with sunblock.
I wear hoodies sometime because it's my security blanket, calms my anxiety.
It’s probably fashion/crime, but as a middle-aged guy with a shaved head and skin that burns anytime I spend more than five minutes in the same room as a picture of a sunny day, a hoodie doesn’t sound like the worst idea for sun protection. Every bit of exposed skin catching direct sun heats me up more than when covered lightly. Yeah I could/should start to wear hats, but then you’ve gotta fucking carry them and make sure you don’t lose them when you take them off. Hoodie solves that problem pretty nicely.
I dunno, kids might be onto something.
Get onto the UV jackets, you can get them from Uniqlo but I'm sure plenty of other places have them too, keeps you covered and cool without need for a hat
Genuinely thank you, I'm gonna look that up.
Couple of my favourite (mario-themed) t-shirts get compliments now and then and they're Uniqlo, so I'm already favourably inclined toward the brand.
In a similar vein, all the normie officeworkers in the CBD pulling out the north face puffers when the temperature dips under 20 degrees
Wait till you notice that there are old people who do this also.
I remember when I was a teenager and I think I spent an entire year in shorts, no matter how cold.
When I was a teenager (late 90s) I was a goth in Brisbane, my boyfriend wore a black trenchcoat in summer. We were young and just shrugged off the heat.
Young people care about sun damage.
Right up there with the wankers that wear singlet shorts in the middle of winter so we can be suitable impressed by their two half inch tattoos of a skull and a wonky knife.
Maybe he's fuck ugly?
Or maybe, he doesn't want to be seen!
‘Cause he’s fuck-ugly.
He lives with his sister and his mam
Crusty jugglers.
It’s all about the greater good
Came here to say this.
what's up with whiny old geezers on reddit these days
I have a theory that Gen Z & Gen Alpha are so tired of being perceived due to the nature of growing up online & in a surveillance society, that their fashion & hairstyles are designed to obscure them. Shaggy hair, facial hair, baggy shapeless clothes. Etc. A shield of privacy maybe?
Also, the history of the hoodie by Vox is an amazing little doco and gives such a good perspective on it as a piece of clothing.
I do it when my hair is super oily/sweaty. The uncomfortableness of sizzling like a seafood boil with the plastic on is still more comfortable than how i feel with messy hair. -21 year old
Edit: I am also ugly
Please wash it…
I lived in hoodies, in Darwin, in summer, in the 00s, because I was hiding self harm
Same here in FNQ for years. Looking back now though, I don’t know how I managed it
For me the shame overrode everything else
I didn't see this point being made, but as a kid (and I suppose by proxy on rare occasion as an adult) wear the hood up for skin protection. Australia is not only hot, but windy too, and so yeah, sometimes I'd just get that feeling of "oof I didn't put suncream on" and I'd rather look stupid than be burnt.
Think he’s a gansta
Could also be an insecurity thing? Example given from my own experience - I was very insecure as a teen (I was overweight, but insecurity wears many faces) and wasn’t comfortable wearing only singlets/t-shirts out. wouldn’t leave the house without a jumper or jacket on, didn’t matter if it was 40+ or where I was going, school, friends houses, shops.
used to get made fun of for using an umbrella to keep the sun off of me during the australian summer, so i just started using a hoodie. now im getting made fun of for that too?
I've always wondered the same thing about girls in skirts in winter. I don't know how they do it. They never look cold, though, so maybe some people are just built different.
normally i’m wearing natural coloured thermal leggings with my skirts or it’s just genuinely not that cold 😝 i live in melbourne so our winters aren’t too harsh normally, but grew up in the countryside where it snowed basically all winter.
I’m been trying to figure out why some test cricketers often wear jumpers or sleeveless knits out onto the field on game days since I was a kid.
It’s better than being shirtless.
Also if ambient temperature is higher than core temperature, there are reasonable arguments to start layering back on.
One of the young blokes wears a beanie, year round. I don’t fucking get it, but he’s a good bloke and an excellent employee so wgaf?
I did 24/7 from 11 to last year because my arms were covered in scars and I got sick of being harassed so thats always a reason
honestly, covering up my self harm scars. i get stared and gawked at if i wear a tshirt, because of that i can't wear short sleeves outside and i haven't for years now. you never know what people got going on.
I know just what you mean. I was doing some work around my farm not long ago, when this big all-terrain truck pulled up and all these little ones poured out of it, every single one of them in these big thick heavy full-length coats and hoods pulled up so you couldn’t see any of their faces. In the heat, in the middle of the day. I could barely believe it.
And on top of it all, one of the droids they sold me turned out to have a bad motivator!
Sorry babe, the jacket stays on during sex
Potentially, it's an autistic sensory thing.
I just watched my autistic step son(young adult) walk to the shops in a hoodie and tracksuit pants. I am in Melbourne.
Why would anyone go to a beach and wear virtually nothing and no sunscreen on a day like that.
People constantly do or wear things that others think are weird.
As a pasty white fat kid back in the day, it somehow felt far more comfortable than wearing a plain shirt.
I've been wondering this as well.
Maybe they just don't overheat as much.
On the other hand, my nephew is very overweight and wears a hoodie to hide how much he sweats. He's started working out to lose weight and is getting results, but he's also still ashamed of his body.
UV protection, there is a reason 2 out of 3 people in Oz will have skin cancer. Sunscreen is only going to help so much. Uniqlo UV protection parka, it protects you so well yet keeps you dry and doesn’t warm you up. It’s lighter than a tee.
Um having been a very self concious teen i can say with some levels of confidence about 50% of them are doing it because they hate their bodies weather be dammed.
Some people just aren't bothered by the heat. I used to be that person, however I'm now the opposite and anything 20°c and over feels like an oven
A lot of young people take medication for acne which makes them very sensitive to the sun.
Personally, I do it to hide severe eczema, since I don't like strangers commenting on it.
And, with some hoodies, having the hood up can block some light, stopping sensory issues from being triggered as badly.
Disregarding the heat issue - I greatly dislike the profund degree of situational awareness that's lost through walking about with the hood up.
Not all hoodies are hot.
Also, it's easy to get acclimated. I regularly wear thick thick layers in 35+ days. You get used to it.
Mate, what's with all the idiots in Australia going shirtless and not wearing hats? People underestimate the fucking sun and think they're safe with a tan and some clouds. I'm not saying you have to wear a hoodie but do you know how few people wear a fucking hat? We're taught this shit as kids but as soon as most people get a choice, they ditch it.
I'll wear a hoodie in hot weather sometimes instead of putting on sunscreen because it's quicker and easier. I ain't gonna go on a walk and get heatstroke, I keep hydrated and do whatever needs doing. It's really not as hot as you think, long as you're not wearing some black winter hoodie.
Some people have skin conditions, sensitivities or just plain health concerns and actually find it more comfortable to be in the hoodie. But god damn do people like to be judgemental to anyone different.
Not related but 34c is my bra size and upon seeing it i dissociated for a sec
The only thing I think when I see these people is this.
You know you're getting old when you feel compelled to comment on what teenagers are wearing.
If you don't want to wear a hoodie when it is hot. Don't wear one. If someone else wants to, why the heck do you care? How is this impacting you?
Sounds like winter when you drive through the CBD at night and there's young girls in tiny tops and almost non existent skirts. I get hypothermia looking at them.
It’s always the emo kids. I think they’re just a bit self conscious, found the one outfit they’re comfortable in, and rock it rain hail and shine. Insecurity is a powerful thing, and self judgement can burn hotter than the sun.
lmao.
do you remember that heatwave Sydney got last month where it was 4 days in a row of 40 degrees?
one of those days. I saw a teen wearing a black hoodie and I was in shock.
I approached them and actually asked. are you ok? aren't you hot? they looked at me walked off. they never answered. just looked at me and walked off.
I've wanted to know this answer ever since. hahaha
Well that was your answer. They are socially awkward and using it to hide from people. It’s also why many people wear full size noise cancelling headphones everywhere. It’s a signal to all the normies to not engage in conversation. Kinda like how dangerous spiders are red.
I remember going to Big Day Out in the 90s and seeing all the goths in black, head to toe, sweltering in the heat, makeup melting off their faces.
Lots of judgement going on here, who gives a shit what other people are wearing
Some people just seem to be nonplussed about the weather or don't feel it as much. I'm more amazed by all the dudes who wear shorts in the middle of winter.
tbh it’s a bit dark but i often think (especially when it’s teenagers) that it might be self harm. definitely not everyone but some people
I hate my body and I feel more comfortable in a hoodie regardless of weather. I'm over 30
Covers the neck and head and often gives your eyes some shade from the sun.
I'm not a young person, but have worn too much clothing on hot days because I'm very pale, enjoy being very pale, have a family history of skin cancer, and am worried about that. I own some specialty anti-UV clothes now, but this clothing probably isn't widely owned. It's often not really stylish, the types of fabric used can absorb and hold smells, is more expensive than normal clothing, etc. I've been doing this for perhaps 20 years and haven't had heatstroke, personally.
To be fair, have you seen how they dress in the Sahara? There's something to having an insulating layer of clothes in hot weather.
Some people have medical issues where they can't regulate their body temperatures properly, I still wear long sleeved T-shirts on most hot days becuase my body runs colder due to nerve pain
They think they're gangsters.
These days? This has been a life long thing. I use to do it when I was in my teens too. Mostly a scene thing and not feeling comfortable wearing a tshirt.
The hoodies are low quality + thin & they're probs not wearing anything underneath. Sun safety also?
Kids in the 90s got shit for having saggy pants
Kids in the 10s got shit for wearing pants that were above the ankle
Kids now get shit for wearing hoodies.
Who would wanna be a kid.
Old people staring judgementally at kids "why do they try to hide?"
Hypothyroidism…haha na I’m kidding who knows
They were doing that in the 00's and I assume before.
They got drip
Kids who have experienced neglect often have no real connection between cause and effect.
When you're really small, it's supposed to go: Hungry > get fed; Tired > put to bed, Cold > warm stuff on, Hot > warm stuff off.
If that is never learned, you get kids in hoodies on 30 degree days. Hot isn't something to be fixed. It's just life.
Editing to add this is just a reason, not the reason. Lots of different good answers in the comments.
Source: Complete Guide to Therapeutic Parenting by Jane Mitchell
I dressed like that when I was a teenager....... now though.... ugggghhhhh.
Because they care about not getting skin cancer.
I don't know how they do it, my neighbour's boys run around in the summer time with long pants and a hoodie on. Some of the girls do similar as well (e.g. my two girls). That said, it isn't exactly a new thing as my youngest brother would sleep under a doona at night even during heat waves and would be running around in tracksuit pants and a jumper during the summer time.
I should also mention that some of the school girls also run around in shorts and a shirt during the winter time. I even ask them if they are cold and they are like "nah, I'm warm" and I shake my head as I am huddled in long pants and a jacket lol
Meanwhile I am here sitting in just shorts and boxers with the air conditioner on lol
Urban ninjas
Fertility has to go down somehow…
Might be a vampire
I most commonly wear jeans and a hoodie jacket out in the sun. Being white af without much of a tan, I get sunburnt very easily and I don’t particularly like the idea of getting skin cancer (yes I know that sunscreen exists).
It’s also a comfort thing for many of us with anxiety, simply just to have the extra coverage. Something something psychology, something something hiding. Could also just be a social expectation for the group he’s a part of, if any.
I will say that it is indeed quite hot to go about like that, but it simply feels more natural than any alternative and there are ways of cooling down without exposing skin (like sitting in the shade, pulling clothes back and forth to pump air in and out, soaking oneself in a bit of water).
Better neck coverage than a hat
I used to have really bad psoriasis and I would wear long pants and jumpers in any weather to cover it up. There’s lots of different reasons people might dress a certain way. Who knows.
SunSmart UV protection
It's a type of security blankie.
For the hardcore.
Essay brah
My teen does this so people will not try to socialise with him.
Something my dad was told when he worked in Nigeria by a woman who always wore sweaters - it's hot no matter what you wear.
I'm Canadian and have no idea why this showed up on my home page, but I'm prescribed ADHD medication that has a side effect of being a vasoconstrictor, so my hands, feet, and sometimes lower arms/legs often feel extremely cold.
Other than a couple forced dress code situations I think I wore a bunny hug every day last summer.
I did it when I was younger because for Asians there was a stigma against darker skin or tanned Asians (well ig there STILL IS 😅) and I wanted to keep my skin on the lighter unsunburnt side. I also have lots of arm hair for an Asian girl. Some of my male Asian classmates literally had no arm hair at all... I was bullied and embarrassed about it, so I covered up a lot even if it was hot af. I hate the heat, but my insecurities back then were stronger.
Now I remove my arm hair and I will slap sunscreen on if I'm out for an extended time on sunny days.
Saw a kid with the hood up over his bike helmet (at least he was wearing one I spose) and all i could think about was the lack of peripheral vision and how unsafe that is 😖