“Because children are the most vulnerable road users, it is very important to us to improve their road safety,” said Gottfried Willms, Managing Director of Eschweiler Automobile Club last Thursday.

 

“Here our small vest makes the big difference,” continued Willms continue pleased before by bright and reflective safety vests handed the 50 first years of the Catholic primary school, it would attract directly excited.

 

Since graders are also traffic beginners, they are particularly vulnerable in the everyday hustle and bustle of traffic. The earlier onset of darkness does the rest. So unlucky last year, nearly 30,000 children under 15 years on Germany’s roads, mostly because it too late or were not seen at all. With a total of 750,000 reflective vests, which the ADAC currently distributed nationwide under the slogan “A Bright Future”, would counteract this dangerous condition of the Club.

 

So alone 574 West were distributed to 13 schools. The yellow-glowing visibility clothing makes a big difference: a dark dressed child by other road users only at a distance of 25 meters can be clearly seen are students who are wearing the vest, already make out of around 140 meters. This makes road traffic especially in terms of stopping distances greatly. “It is therefore, quite go always to wear bright ‘, the vest in literally,” said Willms.

 

The kids loved the pretty west, they like to wear obviously. Moreover, in order to continue to animate to attract the children’s high visibility clothing, the ADAC first held a contest: Elementary Schools, which can document that their students wear the reflective jacket regularly have the chance to win prizes.