Driving in the dark without reflective clothing is inherently dangerous. If we cannot see clearly where we are going, we will have risk going to crash, an event whose consequences are often fatal. But there are those who still run more dangers and infinitely more serious people who are in a vehicle: the pedestrians. Even more are the children. A campaign promoted by the FIA, the International Automobile Federation, seeks to remind young users the correct way to move around in the street when the light is poor.
The dark is difficult to see not only the limits of the road but also what lies in between. The street lighting is often insufficient, even in residential areas; because public authorities are fast to save money on useful things, almost as much as they are rapid into wasting money in questionable loans. In the face of the duty, imposed by the Highway Code, provide for the safety of the streets of their property. So when we find ourselves suddenly on a collision course a dark figure, small size and moving, tragedy is always lurking. Sometimes only the case ensures that nothing happens.
In addition there is added at times unsafe behavior of children themselves, and here are the parents having to make an examination of conscience. Apart from the fact that it is foolish to send out children alone in the dark; in addition, to make matters worse, they often do not even let them wear the reflective vest. Moreover, they do not even many adults. Similarly when they are not wearing a seat belt or traveling holding babies in their arms. There is still much to be done to put into people’s minds the culture of safety in the street.
E ‘it was even coined a hash tag for social media, of course #Stay Bright.
The campaign is geared specifically to children, who have a tendency to figure out things on the fly, when adults deign to explain them properly and clearly. A fundamental fact: the dark a child by bicycle or on foot is only seen at the distance of 10 meters. But at 50 Km / h, by urban speed limit, they walk almost 14 meters per second. Then the driver would have less than a second time to prevent the baby in the dark. Let alone at a higher speed. Instead with a reflective vest approved the visibility rises to 50 meters, a distance more than sufficient to avoid risks.
It is not enough. The campaign Stay Bright summarizes these tips for children. If you travel by bike : wear a reflective vest and a white helmet or other clear and bright color; always have a light-functioning white or yellow and red front lagging behind; Also the pedals and the inside of the circles should have reflective parts.
If you walk on foot: still wearing the safety vest; walking on the sidewalk on far away as possible from the road and proceed in the opposite direction to the vehicle operating conditions (to see them arrive); when they must cross, always do it on strips in locations where the visibility is good, both for the traffic that comes that for the child.