In the context of increased and sometimes tragic accidents with pedestrians, the police point out that especially in the "dark season" bright clothing with reflective tape can be vital to traffic and is therefore absolutely desirable.
Vehicle drivers, pedestrians on the roadside, do not look so light. Driving between parking vehicles is particularly dangerous, because pedestrians are often recognized by the drivers very late. Especially in winter, pedestrians should be aware that they have no crumple zone and are the weakest link in the traffic area.
With constantly recurring actions and folding sheets, the police persistently points out and tries to sensitize the traffic participants in the long term, to be aware of the dangers of the winter season.
Under the motto "safety through visibility", the awareness of the traffic participants is to be directed specifically to reflective garments and reflective vest, thus contributing to the prevention of serious accidents. An extract can be found below.
It should also be pointed out that drivers who are driving on the roadside because of a breakdown or other urgent matters should wear a warning vest. The legislature has already enacted co-responsibility, but only by wearing is the desired protection achieved by better visibility. This also applies to traffic accidents.
90% of all important information on the road is initially taken with the eyes - "seeing and being seen" is therefore the decisive basis for the safe participation in the road traffic.
Fluorescent colors provide high luminance and color contrast for daylight.
At night, human vision decreases to 5% of the daily value. For low-contrast, dark clothes, pedestrians are only perceived from a distance of approx. 25m. They are well dressed by drivers at a distance of about 50m. Reflectors / reflective clothing (for example, warning vests) increase the perceptibility of pedestrians considerably or up to a distance of approx. 140 m. Typically, the reflector should follow pattern arms, legs, and the body. Then it is immediately clear: a person! - Vehicle drivers can react in time.
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