A few gelds may be enough to save a pedestrian’s life. Reflective elements, such as vests or bands, make walking more visible than normal. Autumn is a time when it is darker, it is wet, slippery, and the streets are often misty. Visibility on roads drastically drops. Our educational action is “Safe Road to School”.
“One of the simplest ways to increase the safety of our children on the roads is to equip them with reflective elements,” says Gregory from PZU, our partner.
And explains why: – Even the best driver will not react at a stretch of 20 meters. And from this distance we are visible going down in the dark without glare. Reflective elements extend this distance to 150-300 meters. Let’s give drivers time to react – he explains.
Already today the traffic law says that children up to 15 years of age who move after dark in an undeveloped area where there is no sidewalk must be dressed in a reflective safety vest. – When they walk alone, we write a note to the court. When they are under the care of their parents, they generally end up explaining why the glare is so important, “says the cop.
But from the beginning of next year this rule will already apply to all pedestrians, regardless of age. Plans are high – up to three thousand. zł. For the time being, the police are trying to educate, distribute in schools and at various reflective meetings. The insurer gives schools money to buy glare, but also distributes such items on events such as the “Safe Zone.” – Even if it was to save a life of one.
Where to buy reflective elements
Reflective bracelets will be bought for a few zlotys (even for 2 zł). Reflective vests are a bit more expensive, but we can find them for as much as five zlotys.
Reflective items can be purchased both in traditional stores and over the internet. Allegro offers a lot of things that improve our security. There are also special online stores that sell a wide range of reflective items – reflective hats, headscarves, pendants, labels and bags. Thanks to the colors and the prints they will surely appeal to the little ones. We will find them on sites like
If we prefer traditional shopping, we will be reflecting in larger hypermarkets, but also in bicycles, motorbike shops, IKEA, and even some petrol stations (we should also have basic reflective vest).