Wearing a retro-reflector in Estonia remain compulsory

Pedestrian to move in the left shoulder, and the dark, dusk, and in poor visibility conditions, use a reflector safety vest or a light source. Needed is a reflector in the city streets as street lighting is not everywhere adequate.
“On the left of the road to go, because people see an oncoming vehicle and caring for it to refrain from,” explained Head of Service Highways Agency traffic growing pressure Ellenberger Traffic Act rules and regulations.
The Road Administration reminds to everybody that the highway at the pedestrian to move in the left shoulder, and the dark, dusk, and in poor visibility conditions, use a reflector safety vest or a light source. Needed is a reflector in the city streets as street lighting is not everywhere adequate.
“On the left of the road to go, because people see an oncoming vehicle and caring for it to refrain from,” explained Head of Service Highways Agency traffic growing pressure Ellenberger Traffic Act rules and regulations.
According to him, this rule does not apply to cyclists, who have to move to the right side of the road. “However, it applies to everyone – pedestrians, evening darkness sörkijatele, cyclists, as well as, for example, rulluisutajaile – obliged to dark reflector safety vest or a light made visible,” said Ellenberger.
The Road Administration also shares this fall 5300 in cooperation with the police to road safety vests for cyclists, bike kodarahelkurit 6800 and 2240 sets of bicycle white or red light.
As every autumn Road Administration agrees, in addition, began the school year for all students of the first liiklusaabitsad. In co-operation with the police divided into a first-grade students and teachers in over 14 000 primary, which helps explain the important traffic rules. Primer feels as a child, parent and teacher of wisdom about how to behave in everyday traffic situations, and what to do if another road user to behave erratically. There is also talk of how important it is to make yourself visible in the dark, and you must know the bike.
In 2012, moved by a pedestrian was killed in a collision during the 16 blind pedestrians navigate, 13 of them outside built-up. This year, four have died in the dark, the injured 48 pedestrians with reflective clothing and pedestrian collisions are the number of early autumn arrives again on the rise.