KUNGUR TRAFFIC POLICE RECOMMEND THE USE OF REFLECTIVE ELEMENTS ON CLOTHES FOR PEDESTRIANS

Kungur traffic police recommend the use of retro-reflective elements for pedestrians

Motorists see a pedestrian with such elements on clothes tenfold better

Kungur traffic police recommend pedestrians to use retro-reflective elements on clothes. This will help to significantly reduce the number of road accidents involving pedestrians, especially in the dark. A motorist sees a pedestrian with such elements on clothes ten times better.

In order to draw attention to this issue, the traffic police conducted a city-wide raid in the evening. In Kungur, the event took place near the pedestrian crossing on the street. Lenin. Drivers of passing cars were asked to show how well they saw pedestrians at a distance of 50 meters.

They showed pedestrians in the dark first without retro-reflective elements on their clothes, then with them. The drivers noted that the reflective elements on the clothes of pedestrians are visible from a long distance.

According to the traffic police, over the past year, 65% of all road accidents involving pedestrians have occurred in the dark.

The drivers of the detained cars agreed with the traffic police and said that most often the pedestrian is noticed when he steps onto the road. Moreover, in winter, against the background of white snow, a person is poorly visible. In addition, as the traffic police note, pedestrians are not always polite and do not follow the rules for crossing the road, which is why accidents happen.