Those who do not wear the vest in the vehicle risk a fine of up to 22,000 pesos.
From January 1, all cars in Chile must wear a reflective vest inside; otherwise, the owner of the vehicle will risk a fine.
The objective is to “make the driver more visible when he gets off the vehicle in an emergency situation, and thus prevent abuses.” As detailed by the National Traffic Safety Commission, not wearing the vest will be a slight fault so the person will be fined with 0.2 to 0.5 UTM, that is, between 8,991 and 22,477 pesos.
Cohasset explains that the vest “must contain both yellow fluorescent material and retro reflective material.” The law has not been very clear in its use, but it must be that each motorist must have it in an accessible place inside the vehicle, which has given way to the inevitable memes.
Dozens of Twitter users and other platforms have developed their photos and comments on the popular safety vest, which should be yellow and took social networks.