Importance of safety vest to pedestrians

Approaching feast of All Souls worried about traffic policemen in safety vest. They expect that as in other years become more accidents. This may contribute to several risk factors: dreary weather with fog and early darkness and heavy traffic, which leaves even more festive drivers.

"November is the worst month this regard. Between 2003 and 2010, died this month, 242 pedestrians," said the head of traffic police Leos Trail.

Police recommends that pedestrians that when traveling on the road equipped flashlight or reflective vest that will alert the driver. In the darkness, is not commonly seen wearing a walker or a distance of 60 meters.

Alarming balance, which killed 36 pedestrians (most since 2006) wants to counter the police action when people are handing out tens of thousands of reflective tape that can be quickly and easily mounted on the hands or feet.

Thousands of people set off to light candles on the graves of their loved ones, including those who otherwise hardly governed. Many of them are also emotionally influenced by the memory of a death in the family.

To one such took place late last year in the Unhorse Hradišt?. Without any reflective elements in dark clothes he went out of thirty-two pedestrian who had been knocked twenty-five drivers. In the darkness, the driver cannot see it.

"Obviously, the situation did not watch enough in front of him and did not go so fast as to be able to stop at the distance at which he had before him perspective. Therefore, it does not hit the obstacle or person who would appear before him, "said the sad incident that killed a pedestrian, a regional police spokesman Ales Marginal.

Now alarming statistics conflicts with pedestrian’s cars were the main impetus to the slim officers in cooperation with slim municipality decided the situation with observance of the principles of pedestrian safety in traffic addressed.

Therefore yesterday morning drove traffic safety campaign has distributed to children who went to school at the crossings reflective tape. "Currently we respond to the clothes of pedestrians, especially children, who are often dark and without reflectors in reduced visibility is easily overlooked," explained the director of the municipal police in Slim Milan.

Belts received in addition to older children and older people. "These are groups of people that are running on the roads most at risk," said Milan.

Stella K. is a freelance writer on road safety and reflective vest