Winter travel safety tips for cyclists and pedestrians

Dudley Council is selling its yearly marketing campaign to remind individuals how finest to be seen when out and about within the winter months.

Prime suggestions from the ‘Be Shiny and Be Seen’ marketing campaign embrace carrying brightly colored or fluorescent clothes that may present up properly in daylight and at nightfall and carrying reflective gear when it’s darkish.

Cyclists are reminded it’s regulation to have clear and dealing lights at evening and a rear reflector.

Persons are additionally suggested to make use of equipment – akin to armbands and stickers to enhance visibility and to make use of safer locations to cross and well-lit routes within the darkish.

Councillor Shaz Saleem, Dudley’s cupboard member for highways and public realm, mentioned: “We’re additionally reminding motorists to drive fastidiously and to at all times be aware of the hazards, particularly when autumn and winter climate makes visibility poor.”