The Luxembourg authorities are launching a new road safety campaign focusing on visibility. It is intended for pedestrians, joggers and vehicle drivers. “Think about it!” it is not an incentive to use your brain, to make a sensible reflection. Rather a recommendation of road safety, to be better seen on public roads, especially in conditions of unfavorable visibility.
“Between 2011 and 2015, nearly 65% of collisions between a vehicle and a pedestrian occurred in the dark, and in 2016, 8 pedestrians were killed on the road,” says the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure. Also, the latter has just launched an awareness campaign on the subject, together with the road safety association and the Grand Ducal police. The operation aims at a dual objective of road safety. On the one hand, encourage vulnerable road users to make them visible: in particular by wearing light clothing and even better by using reflective accessories.
Also encourage drivers to redouble their attention and adapt their speed in the presence of vulnerable users. The message will first be broadcast on social media and in the media. A campaign visual will also be displayed on RGTR buses as well as on 45 road signs in Luxembourg.
Some tips for thinking better
Road safety offers some concrete and common-sense practices to be adopted, to be better seen on the road, at intersections and pedestrian crossings. They are aimed at both the latter, joggers and motorists.
Pedestrians: be visible!
Wear clothing with reflective material, armbands, jackets, reflective strips, umbrellas and reflective pads – all accessories for long-distance viewing by motorists.
Walk in front of traffic on country roads and wear the mandatory safety vest.
Consider the speed and distance of approaching vehicles. Make sure you are seen by motorists.
Put a reflective collar on your dog.
Joggers: be visible!
Wear reflective armbands and wear clothing with integrated reflective elements.
Wear a safety vest that is mandatory if you take the road out of town.
Motorists: be visible!
Light fires when visibility conditions require.
Report your maneuvers in good time.
Adapt your speed.
Make sure windows and vehicle lights are clean.
Take into account the potential errors of pedestrians in the traffic.