"Be Bright, Be Seen" - THINK! road safety - ⏰Dont Forget the Clocks will go back by one hour on Sunday, October 25⏰

"Be Bright, Be Seen" - THINK! road safety - ⏰Dont Forget the Clocks will go back by one hour on Sunday, October 25⏰

Glossop SNT - "Be Bright, Be Seen" - THINK! Road Safety.

The "Be Bright, Be Seen" road safety campaign educates pedestrians, cyclists, and school children on how to stay visible to drivers during dark mornings, dull weather, and winter months.

🔴 Key Tips for Children's Visibility

▪️ Daytime vs. Nighttime Gear: Use fluorescent clothing (such as bright yellow, pink, or orange) for daytime, dull, or misty weather. Use reflective materials (such as strips, bands, or tags) for dark evenings so car headlights bounce back

▪️ Accessories: Add high-visibility tags, slap bands, or reflective stickers to school rucksacks, coats, and zipper pulls

▪️ Active Travel: When cycling or scooting, always use working front and rear bike lights and wear a properly fitted helmet.

▪️ Safe Crossing: Stop at the curb, look and listen both ways, and use designated pedestrian or patrolled crossings wherever possible. Avoid crossing between parked cars.

🔴 General Tips for Visibilty for pedestrians and cyclists

🌤️  Daytime (Dull or Misty Weather): 

▪️ Wear fluorescent or neon colors (such as bright yellow, orange, pink, or red) because they show up best in daylight and low-light or dusk conditions. Fluorescent gear does not work in the dark

🌃 Nighttime:

▪️ Wear Reflective materials and clothing (such as vests, sashes, or wristbands) that glow brightly when car headlights shine on them. Reflective tags can make you visible to drivers up to three times farther away than non-reflective materials.

🛵  🚲 Bikes and Scooters:

▪️ By law, cyclists must use a working white front light and a red rear light at night, along with red rear reflectors and pedal/spoke reflectors

🔦 Accessories: 

▪️Smaller items like clip-on reflectors, slap bands, bright school bags, or LED lights (headlamps and sashes) also greatly improve safety

🔴Further tips for getting around in the dark

Walking or wheeling

• make sure you can be seen - use reflective or bright accessories

• use safe crossing points

Cycling

• it's the law to use front and rear lights and rear and pedal reflectors. Cycling UK has more information on the regulations. 

• we encourage you to use high visibility accessories 

• remember that cycling is not allowed on pavements, unless blue circular shared use signs are displayed

Driving

• look out for all road users

• obey speed limits, take note of 20mph speed limits

• give plenty of space to cyclists

• make sure all your lights are working

• clear windscreen and windows before starting your journey

⏰The UK officially switches back to GMT on the last Sunday of October, moving clocks back by one hour⏰

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