Posted on May 30, 2010.
Keep Children Safe School with orange clothing As winter, the accident toll rises to school children. Dark mornings and evenings to make the roads even more dangerous - especially when combined with the typical conditions of cold weather. With reduced visibility in winter, drivers can see cyclists and pedestrians at the last moment, when there is little time to react and avoid an accident.
government's reluctance to keep up British Summer Time all year long is causing deaths and hundreds injured youth traveling to school and dark and murky conditions.
Make sure you and your family stand
However careful you are, whether on foot or by car, you can not rely on others to be equally concerned about safety. Pedestrians and cyclists should take responsibility for their road safety and make themselves as visible and obvious as possible in the twilight. It is up to you to you and your family stand out from the darkness of winter. You have to press the campaign for schools in the United Kingdom to adopt a new, bright fluorescent orange uniform "for fall and winter.
traditional school uniforms tend to be darker colors such as navy blue, gray or green bottles, which are difficult to distinguish in the dark. As temperatures drop, winter coats also tend to be dark colors, which can make it even harder to see pedestrians in terms of Sun - especially when it comes to fog and rain too!
It costs little to be sure
Bright orange tabards or over vests are inexpensive and make a real difference in visibility that might actually save lives. They are lightweight and easy to fold and can be hidden in a pocket or school bag. Where it is not possible to wear a vest, reflective arm and shoulder belts must be worn to provide increased visibility. These can be easily picked up by drivers headlights in the dark, making pedestrians and cyclists visible to a much greater distance and allowing drivers to more awareness.
We must ensure that children wear reflective clothing and accessories, of course, if parents need to check the morning and the teachers at the end of the school. Or if school personnel are strained, most schools already have a prefect system in place. This would be an ideal task for former prefects to take charge and supervise younger children to enforce the safety rules.
Keep British Summer Time throughout the year
As long as the clocks of every October and move forward when the days get longer naturally, road safety will continue to be compromised. Making a permanent British Summer Time throughout the year is a simple and entirely logical way to maintain bright days as possible when children travel to school and save lives and reduce injuries.
If we want safer roads in autumn and winter, then we should all take every opportunity to demand that British Summer Time operates all year and that the dark winter roads are becoming a thing of the past for children school.