The best for your safety would be if the reflective elements were copying your front and back outline. However, who would like to go out of the pub or evening out in a reflective vest...
"We place the reflective tape in the direction of the road, right side of the body, to the ankle or the wrist," explains Martin.
However, if only one tape is available, it is better to place it on your ankle. "The lights of the car are shining from the bottom to illuminate the tape on the ankle before the wrist," notes the head of the BESIP. If you have a reflex tape attached to your wrist, be careful not to cover it with your sleeve.
If you feel as good as a reflective tape like a lighted mobile phone, remember that not only do you fail to comply with the statutory duty, but you run the risk that the phone will run out and the driver will not see you.
Conversely, if you want to underline the effect of reflection, you can shine with fluorescent colors in the shade or rain. It does not provide the reflection of the light, but it will prolong the distance the driver sees you.
Every extra meter decides
It would seem like a cumbersome recalculation of every inch, it is not unnecessary malignancy. Every additional meter available to the driver to stop or safely avoid is counted on the unlit road.
So, know that pedestrians with visible reflective elements will record the driver at a distance of 200 meters. At 65 km / h, he has enough time to figure out the potential danger, decides what to do, maneuver, and comfortably completes.
In dark clothing, the distance you see on the side is shrinking to just 18 meters. At the same speed, the car is blinking in one second. "The driver has virtually no chance to react to the pedestrian and avoid him safely," emphasizes Martin.
Reflective material is necessary for night. And we're still talking about speeds that only a few people get out of town. With a speed of 90 kilometers per hour, a chauffeur needs a safe walker of at least 90 meters, and even in the white clothing that is the best reflex, you can only see it at a distance of 55 meters.