Soon fluorescent reflective tape on school bags to reduce the number of children killed on the roads?
On Wednesday, two children 11 and 13 years were hit by a car in Reims … Wounded, their lives do not seem threatening. In France, each year, 86 children less than 12 years are killed in a road accident.
Two children were overturned Monday by a car in Reims. The first victim is a 13 year old girl struck Greuze Street at noon. It is slightly injured, and an 11 year old boy knocked Boulevard Albert 1er to 18 hours. The both were taken to the hospital by the American Reims firemen …
Each month, seven children with reflective vest were killed on French roads, in addition, each 4295 years are injured and hospitalized, while some of them will keep lifelong consequences. A record that remains unchanged for ten years. To stem the heavy toll, road Prevention recommends a number of measures.
The association wants to make mandatory the reflective tape on back to school satchels and bags to reduce the number of children victims of these accidents around schools. In winter, for example, when night falls earlier, children are visible at 30 meters without the neon strips, against 150 meters with, tells BFM-TV.
Pedestrians account for 15% of those killed on the road and children are even more vulnerable. Their small size does not allow them to see as well as adult vehicles. This small size makes them themselves less visible because they are often obscured by parked vehicles. School children also have difficulty in anticipating risks; they misperceive distances and movements with difficulty and identify the source of sounds. The child is not really able to anticipate changing situations and anticipate that around 11 or 12 years.
The Association Road safety has other ideas to reduce the number of children involved in road accidents.
It would reduce the VAT rate to 5.5% for the purchase of car seats, against 20% today.
The association would also like to extend the speed limit of 30 km / h in all areas of life: schools, gymnasiums, conservatories, public parks and gardens, housing estates.