Twilight autumn and winter so your children are better seen

3 things you need to know

Children without reflective clothing are seen by drivers so late that they may not be able to brake in time

Reflective elements are easy to retrofit

For school bags and safety clothing pay attention to the DIN standard

A child who is dressed darkly sees a car driver only at a distance of about 30 meters, brightly clad is it with 40 meters just 10 meters more. Compared to how long a car needs to stop, this is - depending on the speed - in many cases too late! If the child carries a reflective safety vest, it is about 130 meters wide! This is enough for a driver to drive at a speed of 100 km / h.

This will enlighten your child

For school bags and clothing, which should reflect properly, it is important to pay attention to the DIN standard. For the satchels it is called DIN 58124, for clothing DIN EN 13356.

If the children are to be well visible even with normal clothing, they can be easily retrofitted: reflective tapes, reflective vests, reflex safety collars or reflective patches - the choice is great.

In times of the LED you will also find many garments and gadgets that glow and flash: caps, chains, rings, glowing shoe bands. This however please rather as a supplement sees. To the visibility of the reflector strips do not come.

And then we have a tip that has nothing to do with the clothes: give your child enough time for the school way! When the little ones get away in time, they are not under pressure and less break neck.