Last year, six pedestrians without safety vest have been killed in the district of Schweinfurt in accidents. They had not been recognized in the dark on the road and motorists. This year, another pedestrian was killed. How should you protect yourself?
Within the city, the thing in the dark is quite simple – mostly, anyway. Pedestrians use the sidewalks, cross at crosswalks or traffic lights roads and have a sense of security. The pedestrian sees a car coming – the other way that is not often the case.
There are many ways to dress as pedestrians wrong in the dark. Or, the other way, it’s actually easier to increase the personal safety. Iona Berne lists three items: “reflective vest, triangle-cloth or foot and bracelets reflect.” A flashlight is also okay, but should be a pedestrian the cone of light obliquely downward directed to the street. “For motorists this is good to see,” says the acting as traffic safety consultant Police upper commissioner. But the life is not so ideal.
This is on the Highway Code
“Who goes on foot must use the sidewalks,” it says in paragraph 25 of the Road Traffic Regulations (RTR) apply. The road may only use pedestrian when the road has not yet walkway verges.
On the road applies: within built has to be passed on the right or left edge of the roadway. Outside built-up areas is the left verge duty (exceptions may be, for example, rocks or walls that rise directly at the left edge of the road).
“When it is dark, when visibility is poor or if the traffic situation so requires, must be passed one after the other.” Since the STVO knows no mercy.
From a legal perspective is likely a pedestrian, who is embroiled in dark clothes at night in an accident, always threatens a partial liability as a major contributor.
Appear exaggerated whom these instructions, a look at the accident statistics should throw: In 2015, 18 people in the district of Schweinfurt come in accidents killed. Six of them were traveling as a pedestrian “and have not been seen.” The time of the accident was in the evening or night hours, respectively.
Also this year is in the district of Schweinfurt, a pedestrian who could not be seen, died in an accident in the dark to death.
Schoolchildren, so recommends the policewoman, should always wear to school a light jacket – “it is indeed often the beginning of school year” – pay attention to the clothing or trailers with reflective tape sign. “Also during the west and Blinks should be supported because it is detected the better,” advises Iona.
But even the right clothing and the presence of a police officer does not protect forever. The road safety consultant is practice with school children’s behavior on the road. This includes the use of crosswalks. “We always tell the children that they should go only when an approaching car has stopped.” However, many motorists would not know. “The drive then but across the crosswalk because they think the children would have changed his mind,” the Upper Commissioner describes her experiences.