The Kropotkin police made the film available for the cautionary event from the Mickie street in Kropotkin.
The film shows how a certain woman, not looking ahead or if she can safely enter the pedestrian crossing, came straight in front of the oncoming truck. At the last moment, however, she stepped back, which allowed her to survive. – The main “sin” of pedestrians is to enter the road without making sure that it is safe that the car is not coming. Often, adults give a bad example to children. It is worth remembering this – appeals Pious Zephaniah, spokesman for the Kropotkin police.
WHAT SHOULD REMEMBER DRIVER AND PUSH?
Among the accidents caused by the drivers in the first place, there is a continuation of priority, in particular for pedestrians. Unfortunately, there is still a group of drivers who do not pay attention to the approach to the pedestrian crossing.
In such a situation, they should exercise extreme caution, i.e. slow down, and if necessary, stop and let the pedestrian pass. It is forbidden to overtake at pedestrian crossings or directly in front of them. An absolute lack of imagination and responsibility are shown by those drivers who, regardless of the fact that another driver stopped at the pedestrian crossing before the pedestrian crossing, decide to avoid the standing vehicle and … then the most common is the tragedy. In such a situation, the driver has no chance of slowing down before the pedestrian. There is no time left for the right response or space to stop the vehicle.
Dark, dark colors of clothes, atmospheric precipitation or fog – all this limits visibility. Any reflective material significantly improves our road safety.
While the driver is able to see a pedestrian in the dark only from a distance of about 20 m, when using the reflective tapes, the distance increases up to 150 m.