DEN BOSCH - It is December 21, the shortest day of the year. Let light, early dark. It is all the more important for traffickers and cyclists to stand out in traffic. Even the dog can put a light on the collar.
When Rite Heymans pulled on her reflective jacket three years ago, she was laughed at by her daughter. Is not that a bit exaggerated, then asked her. "Nowadays she does not say anything about it anymore and she goes on the street in a well-lit way", says Heymans, who on this cold December evening, together with José van den Heave, walks on the Liberation Path, on the border between Rosalyn and Den Bosch. They wear a yellow reflective vest.
Everyone does his best to be visible in the dark with illuminated straps and/or vests. Maarten and Keeps make sure they are visible when they start running.
While the ladies from Rosalyn talk about the usefulness of their reflective clothing, a group of runners passes by. Yellow and red light flickers in the darkness. Some have their arms covered with reflective strips. A little further a red light flashes around the neck of a dog.
It is striking in these dark days: many walkers and runners wear fluorescent clothing and even dogs are clearly visible. Very good, but the cyclists stay behind. That turned out last month when the police in Den Bosch wrote more than fifty fines for driving without light in a few days. She already announced that she would continue to carry out inspections in the context of the national campaign I am falling on.
But the animal department of Tubingen trump in Den Bosch has also increased the demand for lighting animals, says employee Patrick Tile. In the case, there is a shelf for decorated: from safety light and reflective tapes to luminous harnesses and illuminated collars that can be charged via a USB stick. "The products are getting smaller and easier to carry," explains Tile the increasing demand. "The safety of an animal is just as important as ours."
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