"Be an Example". The National Police Day of Reflectors is behind us

 October 1 is the National Police Day of Reflections, which is part of the informational and educational campaign "Be an Example" - be visible !. That is why, especially on this day, the traffic policemen from the Łęczyca headquarters handed out and encouraged pedestrians to wear reflective elements. All this for the sake of the safety of unprotected road users.

 

From the early hours of the morning, traffic policemen from the Łęczyca headquarters joined the National Police Day of Reflectors. Equipped with reflective bands, they handed them to unprotected road users for the sake of their safety. Each of the passers-by received such an element and a lesson on how to use it properly. The aim of the action is primarily to remind and make pedestrians aware of the need to use reflective elements and to encourage as many "unprotected" elements as possible to use such elements. Police officers emphasized that reflectors should be used not only after dark outside built-up areas but also in built-up areas on unlit or poorly lit sections of roads. Wearing reflectors is of great importance in the fall and winter. Early dusk, dark mornings, mists, rainfall is not conducive to the safety of pedestrians.

 

"A reflective vest with reflective fabric, a key ring, a headband will make a pedestrian moving along a dimly lit road more visible to an oncoming car. This will allow the driver to react earlier and thus avoid a collision. Therefore, we should remember that the worn reflector should be visible to drivers of cars coming from both directions," we read on the KPP website.

 

According to Polish law, every pedestrian walking on the road from dusk to dawn outside the built-up area is obliged to use reflective elements in a way visible to other road users.