You most likely know that after September 23, 2010, some vehicles are required to have a reflective contour marking. This applies to trucks that have a total mass of more than 7.5 tons, and trailers or semi -trailers heavier than 3.5 tons. Such contour marking is done using a retroreflective tape. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation should control the availability of labeling by decision of the legislator, or rather the traffic police. The verification procedure is performed during the annual technical inspection of the car. So, if your truck or truck still does not have a retroreflective mark, it would be time to take care of this. We must contact where the signaling tape for marking the car is sold, and, having bought the required amount, stick it along the contour of the car or trailer. The reference ribbon offered by various companies must correspond to GOST R.41-104-99, otherwise it is better not to use it. Why did the requirement to label heavy trucks with a tape of heavy trucks were introduced? There were good reasons for that. For example, in some countries, studies were conducted that gave a completely unambiguous result. So, in the United States there was a decrease in the number of night accidents by 21% due to the use of such a simple thing as a signaling tape for labeling auto. The number of accidents in Germany with vehicles with contour pasting tape decreased by about 40%. An experiment to apply marking for 3,500 freight trailers in Europe was also very successful – no case happened in a year and a half when the Association of Insurance Companies should have paid compensation for the accident. Yes, and our drivers using reflective stickers and tape for their trucks have long noticed that they can feel more security – other drivers always see their car and know its size. The tape is popular in Russia reflective from 3M. 3M tape has all the required properties and meets known standards. You can buy it in stores throughout the country. Using contour marking with a tape, the number of accidents on the roads is really reduced, that is, this is not one of the useless innovations, but a really useful idea. Therefore, it is necessary to use a reflective tape for heavy car for fulfilling the requirements of the law and for your own safety.
