At a press conference on the district police Hetman has its own action under the nationwide safety campaign of the police NRW: “Reflective material – See and be seen” started. Current background to this action in the Hetman one concern is causing increase in local traffic fatalities that makes affected and should be fought with specific measures. A particular focus is the high number of involved pedestrians, where several times the lack of visibility may have contributed through dark clothing significantly to the accident origin.

 

To improve the visibility of pedestrians on the road, the police advised to wear lighter clothes, better still to use reflective aids. Reflectors and other reflective accessories to clothing and equipment of pedestrians are an ideal solution to substantially increase with a much improved visibility own safety of pedestrians in dark traffic areas. In order to accelerate the use of such tools and to increase acceptance for it in the population, has the district police Hetman, procured accompany their educational campaign, itself a large number of reflecting “click bracelets” to make them interested citizens are available for free. The bracelets are very easy to use and secure. Just as self-reflective strips – for example, for attachment to walking sticks and walking frames – they are free to get the last few days on demand in all police stations of district police Hetman. There you also get more information about course like additional, written campaign materials.

 

Already after the first press releases to the aforementioned police action, there was an unexpected dimension in this “rush to the police stations.” Within days, were distributed free to interested citizens as several thousand “click bracelets”. Faster than expected, there was the first bottleneck in the availability of the coveted bracelets. The police have taken into account and again another large contingent reflective bracelet, which now can come to distribution again. But this offer is of course again limited and is ultimately under the motto: “If continued, then continued.” But even if the distributed by the police free reflectors soon no longer be available, clothing manufacturers and the general trade offer many cost-effective alternatives to significantly improve their visibility on the road with the same and similar means.

 

So pedestrians should always remember that while they recognize themselves illuminated vehicles in the dark early, but motor vehicle driver can perceive only much later, however. Pedestrians are should it ever make it out of self-protection business to make themselves more visible with reflective clothing to the dark times of the day on the road. Parents should ensure the visibility of their children, relatives and friends take over responsibility for seniors and should advise and equip.