Last year in France, pedestrian accidents increased by 47% at the time of daylight saving time. For France Bleu, the insurers of Drôme, and the prefectures of Drôme and Ardèche, one solution: adopt the safety vest.
Yellow vests with reflective fabrics by the hundreds, available this Friday in Die, between 15h and 17h in the square in front of the school, then soon to Crest, and in different points in Ardeche: it is the operation Bien Vu Ensemble, led by France Bleu Drôme Ardèche, and the insurers of the Drôme, in connection with the prefectures of Drôme and Ardèche. Your radio offers besides since Friday morning your vests with reflective tapes on the antenna.
The problem is clear: last year, during the only week after winter time, pedestrian accidents increased in France by 47%. What to say to the coordinator of the road safety of the Drome prefecture William Avoies:
"This yellow vest is ugly, but can save our lives"
Already precedents
Already Thursday, two accidents occurred in Bourg-lès-Valence: the first resulted in the death of a 33-year-old worker from the Pas-de-Calais. He was walking by the road around 7am, towards the Buffalo Grill, when he was mowed by a passing car, then hit by several vehicles. He was working in a boat moored near the dam of the Compagnie Nationale du Rhône.
Another accident, less serious: a 38-year-old man struck by an 81-year-old driver around 8:30 am, while on his electric scooter. It is still in Bourg les Valence, at a roundabout on avenue Marc Hurtin. No harm, but the same cause each time: the lack of visibility.
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