As the weather warms up, many people decide to go walking for leisure and for their health. Unfortunately, drivers do not always pay attention to walkers as night falls. To avoid an accident a safety vest with reflective stripes would be an added protection against distracted drivers.

In 1997, more than 5,000 pedestrians were killed in traffic-related incidents in the United States.

Wearing reflective clothing is a good defense against invisibility, but you need to be sure that the reflective areas are large enough and are exposed from every angle. Do oncoming cars see you, but not those at side streets? Will that little reflective logo on your shirt be enough - especially if you hide it under a jacket?

Wearing an orange or lime colored safety vest with reflective stripes over your clothes when walking at night will ensure that you will be seen by drivers any time of day.