Whatever kind of trailer you’re towing, Safe T Signs mean Safe Towing! Be seen and be safe when you emerge from junctions or roundabouts, and when you are towing in the dark.
Optical illusions are fascinating. They demonstrate that perception is illusion, that what we see, our brain interprets. But we still all instictively believe that what we see is real.
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Optical illusions are fascinating. They demonstrate that perception is illusion, that what we see, our brain interprets. But we still all instictively believe that what we see is real.
For amusement here are a few optical illusions!
Try counting the black dots...
Which line does line C conncet to - A or B?
And this is one you must remember from school - is it a vase or is it two faces?
And this is good for tying our brain up in knots!
And this one has a transport theme to it!
The point of all of this is we need to be aware that sometimes we don't see things we should, as they actually are. Sometimes we only see what experience has taught us to expect.
How many times have you carefully, meticulously, looked both ways and then, as you move out you realise that there's a a bike or a motorbike that you missed? It's not unusual - it happens to us all. We're looking out for cars or lorries but not for smaller objects such as bicycles or motorcycles or trailers. When we concentrate we don’t just look at a particular part of a scene, we look for particular things in that scene. It's easier to notice things we expect to see, and react to them. Conversely we fail to see things that we don't expect to see.
There is a wonderful quote in a report by the Motor Industry Research Association about crashes into the sides of large HGVs. Of a number of accidents that they researched they could only simply say "... The driver should have seen the truck but for some reason did not appear to do so ...".
Safe T-Sign is a practical and
proportionate safety addition for people who tow:
- The sign warns other road users that there is a trailer to follow
- They are reflective, so they catch the eye and, particularly as they become better known, will trigger a response in people to prepare for something else to be following the vehicle
- They take account of the fact that people who tow are do it occasionally, so they can be used when people are towing, removed when they stop!
Whatever kind of trailer you’re towing, Safe T Signs mean Safe Towing! Be seen and be safe when you emerge from junctions or roundabouts, and when you are towing in the dark.
Buy Safe T Signs from our website here: http://www.safetowing.co.uk/buy-now.htm
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