Red or blue is nothing. Even orange is not the right one. The best is bright yellow-green. Police and roadside experts advised pedestrians about the weekend, which reflective tapes should be best marked in the dark, rain, fog or snowfall to prevent them from being hit by a car.
“Yellow-green is the spectrum of light that the human eye reacts most sensitively. Silver reflective strips are also made gorgeous, but the problem is when the pedestrian gets to places where there is a lot of horizontal marking. It can merge with it. “says Roman of the Road Safety Team.
It fights for pedestrians to be labeled as diminished visibility by reflective materials also in the village. So far, the law only orders outside the village in places where there is no public lighting.
There are the most pedestrians in the cities and also the most cars in them. “There are countries where this regulation already applies, such as Finland, Estonia or Slovakia. We did not want to talk to us because it is politically fierce, but there are pressures to introduce it in the Czech Republic. “Buds said.
That these efforts are not unreasonable, the number of accidents is also evidenced. “Only from January to September, we had eight hundred pedestrians in the Liberec region. It’s about twelve more than last year. The most dangerous are the evening hours, but there are also accidents during the day of low visibility. “said the spokesman of the Regional Police Directorate Vratsa.
Reflective tape belongs to the leg, not the bag
In addition, many pedestrians do not know where to place the reflective tape correctly. The law does not make any difference. “It is best to put it on your leg over your ankle. The car’s light shines from underneath and thus illuminate the tape on his ankle before his hands. It is also often that people put a strap on their wrists, but then they cover their sleeves with their sleeves, “remarks Marketa Novena of the Road Safety Team.
For her greatest stupidity, her colleague Buds reflexive tape is woven around the ear of a bag that you throw over your shoulder. “It does a lot of people, but that’s nothing. The tape is rolled up, so only a zest is lit. She must be in some area for the driver to register. ”
Experts also urge the tape to be as broad and as certified. On the underside, they must have uppercase CE letters. It only ensures that the product is truly reflective.
“It is also possible to buy tapes without this designation and their reflective elements tend to be miserable to zero. At first glance, they are beautifully colored, but they do not even reflect in the dark. So it’s better to pay little extra crowns for something that really protects you. “Buds warns.
Walkers in darkness and reduced visibility move out of the village without reflective vests, there is a fine of up to two thousand crowns. And the cops actually distribute these fines. At the same time, they warn the drivers should do everything in order not to be a risk to pedestrians.
“It’s cooler now, so air humidity condenses on the windscreen and visibility decreases. The glass needs to be decreased from the inside because moisture is kept on grease. Once a year, they also have to change the rubber on the wipers to really wipe off. Likewise, few people change the bulbs at the dipped-beam headlamps, except when they burst. But even if the bulb does not break, its brightness decreases significantly after years, so it should be replaced from time to time, “recommends Jan from the traffic police in the Liberec region.