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RETRO-REFLECTIVE MARKER TAPE FOR TRAILERS • 3M and Ref lexite

14th August 2003, Page 29
14th August 2003
Page 29
Page 29, 14th August 2003 — RETRO-REFLECTIVE MARKER TAPE FOR TRAILERS • 3M and Ref lexite
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produce the retro-reflective or conspicuity tape used to outline trailers and emergency service vehicles. It helps other road users see large vehicles In the dark, especially on unlit roads. It can help reduce accidents in fleets where vehicles regularly travel at night, says Refiexite. in the US, where trailers first registered after 1993 are legally required to have retroreflective red-and-white markings, a two-year analysis of 10,959 accidents by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has led it to conclude that accidents on unlit roads are reduced by 44% when trailers are fitted with reflective tape, and by 29% on lit roads.


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