In February, the pedestrians are obliged to wear reflective surfaces. Nevertheless, nobody deliberately says what to look like and there are shops full of shunts. You would have to live abroad or on Mars so that you do not hear about new pedestrian obligations in the Czech Republic wearing reflective elements outside of the village for reduced visibility. In February, it will go out in a collection of laws and then start paying in 15 days.
The approval process took so long that the media, the politicians and the policemen were talking about it for months, as it is a good idea if the measure brings at least one saved life. In the autumn, the campaign began, this year being sold to half a million reflective tapes, 100,000 bags for seniors and tens of thousands of shining laces for young people. The numbers of the victims are dull, since 72 pedestrians died in the dark last year. This is what good foreign experience speaks of, where such a duty has been paid for years, and the number of deaths has dropped very fast.
Do you know retro reflection?
Unfortunately, in the publication, the most important thing is to define what “retro reflective elements” are and what they should look like. “For example, we have fluorescent materials that increase visibility in daylight and at dusk, but in the dark they lose their function,” depicts the difficulties of a simplified search for Martin. In addition, we have found that not every orange or light green working vest is wearing real retro reflective elements – those that reflect light at night and draw attention to the character in the dark!
Although the transport legislation suggests that the term “retro reflective” refers to the emergency stop of a vehicle outside the village or the permissible pedestrian signs, the executive decree shows examples of orange “roadside” assemblies and vests with the inscription “School”, which in both cases, it is difficult to dress the participants.
In addition, this link is missing in the passage about their new designation. Members have already been caught up during the vote. “Retro-reflective materials – it’s a very difficult word, and I confess I’m a little confused. It is the Latin word of origin. Reflector means bending, turning, re-turning. How do I translate retro-reflex, I do not know. I wonder why this term was born, “said Daniel, a deputy and linguist from TOP 09. For the sake of order: a term that has been spelled out for years is commonly used for the principle of the retro reflection of light…