Be safe, be seen is message as the clocks go back
STAFF at businesses across the island enjoyed a colourful and bright dress down day for a good cause when Living Street’s annual Bright Day returned.
The purpose of the event is partly to raise funds so that the charity can purchase high visibility vests to give away, but also to raise awareness of the need for pedestrians and cyclists to wear bright clothing when out and about on the roads as the evenings draw in.
As ever, be safe, be seen was the message, and during road safety week from 19 November, the OSA pop-up shop in Smith Street will be taken over by Living Streets as an outlet for the free high visibility wear.
Group chairman Tom Le Pelley said that last year they gave away 1,230 high visibility vests thanks to the businesses that supported the fundraising day ‘and also thanks to Specsavers in Market Square who have supported us over a number of years and who are doing so again this year’.
‘The limited lighting means Guernsey’s roads can be lethal, particularly on a dark rainy night when vehicle stopping distances are affected.’
Secretary Pat Wisher said Frossard House had also got involved: ‘They are absolutely amazing,’ she said. ‘They raise the most amount of money.’
She said the group would particularly like to reach office workers who wear dark suits and overcoats and then walk to and from their offices in Town to car parks at the North Beach and Salerie Corner.
B&Q staff were among those who got into the spirit of the day and showroom manager Marite Juskevica said that the store had been involved with the initiative for several years.
‘It’s for a good cause and it’s fun for staff, it makes it different for them to dress in something else at work,’ she said.
n British Summer Time ends at 2am tomorrow and clocks go back an hour.
