Distribution of safety vests by Senator Raymond Valla and General Councilor Pierre to the students of Pasteur School.

 

Senator Raymond Valla and General Councilor Pierre distributed about 100 safety vests for young schoolchildren, via the departmental association of Mayors and elected officials of the Geris. It was Maries Laguna, the director of the primary school Pasteur Flagrance who welcomed them. A discount made in the context of road accidents for the safety of children. This operation of handing over safety vests was also carried out in several Geris schools in order to protect the schoolchildren during their collective trips. As elected officials have reminded, whether on foot or by bike, children are more at risk than adults.

 

In 2008, young people aged 0 to 14 accounted for almost 22% of pedestrians who were victims of personal injury accidents. Wearing a safety reflective vest for children increases visibility during the day: without a safety vest, a pedestrian is visible at 100 meters whereas with a vest, it is at 300 meters; at night: without a vest, a pedestrian is only visible at 30 meters; with a safety vest, it is visible at 160 meters. It can be recalled that at 60 km / h, it takes 33 meters for a motorist to stop on a dry road and at 90 km / h, it takes 70 meters to stop.

 

The Association of Mayors wants to reduce the number and severity of accidents and wants to educate and educate road users. The distributed vest must make the child aware of his vulnerability and teach him the principles of road safety from an early age.