"If it had a reflective vest, it
probably would not have happened to the tragedy," says the police after a
fatal accident in the Lublin region. The 39-year-old was walking along the road
when it was already dark. He did not have a mandatory reflection. Reporter of
the program "Poland and the World" reached the driver who hit the
man. This is a cautionary tale. On Saturday, on one of the roads in the Lublin
province, near Łuków, there was a tragedy. The driver who wants to remain
anonymous drove along the dark road, where there is no lantern. As the man
confessed to the reporter, he is still in shock.
"So far my heart is still
squeezing. To make this animal, but it is a human being, "the man was
saying, crying. "There was a car coming from the opposite side, I changed
the lights for a short time," the driver reported. "And at some point
I noticed in front of the car from 10 meters, maybe six walking. Unfortunately,
I did not miss it. I hooked him with the right side, "he said. The tragedy
occurred outside built-up areas. According to the regulations, after dusk,
every pedestrian going along such a stretch of road should have a reflective
tape on him. The
beleaguered Belarusian did not have it. "If he had flares or something, I
would definitely notice him and there would be no tragedy," said the man.
"They do not want to, because they are ashamed". After dark, outside
of built-up areas, the reflections are obligatory for over three years, but the
police still stop people who do not remember or do not want to remember.
"These people cannot explain in a logical way. They say they did not buy
that they forgot that they have, but they do not want to use it, "Asp
explained. Marcin Józwik, the police spokesman. "They do not want to,
because they are ashamed," he added. According to the police, there are
fewer and fewer people from year to year, because more and more people are
walking the road in the dark, wanting to lead by example. "I am the driver
myself and often at the last minute, I can see someone who is dressed in dark
colors and has no armband. That's why I think it's important to have one,
"Marta told reporter TVN24.
The pedestrian, who does not have reflective
materials, will notice the driver at a distance of about 40 meters at
the earliest. Whoever has something reflecting on him can already be seen from
150 meters. However, experts sensitize reflex reflections not equal. "90 percent of flares, bands that were
tested on the Polish market, did not meet any standards, all these elements
cannot protect us on the road," said Zofia Mia-Stromsjo, a security
expert. "Unfortunately, I will have to live with this" The accident
from Łuków is dealt with by the prosecutor's office. For the police, the matter
is obvious. The pedestrian did not have obligatory reflections.
"Unfortunately, I will have to live with it," the man confessed. The
driver who hit the dead man told us about the accident as a warning, because he
knows that this situation can happen to everyone. "I will try not to drive
at night. And when I have to, it's slowly," he said.
