THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VEHICLE MARKING RETROREFLECTIVE TAPE ON HEAVY TRAILER

As we know ,Vehicle Conspicuity Tape have widely used in the vehilce recently in the world.
Different county have different policy for logo on the Reflective Tape ,Most popular was DOT-C2 For American,EC104R for europe,APROVA DENATRAN For Brazil ,I.3952/5 For Argentina etc
It is include white reflective tape,Yellow Reflective Tape,red reflective tape,DOT-C2 reflective vehicle tape , white/red reflective tape,adhesive tape,heavey duty trucks Size mostly was 2"*50yard .
The effectiveness of retroreflective tape in enhancing the visibility of heavy trailers and reducing side and rear impacts by other vehicles into these trailers during dark conditions. It is based on a statistical analysis of 10,959 crash cases investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol and the Pennsylvania State Police. The tape is quite effective. It reduced side and rear impacts into trailers, in dark conditions (including "dark-not-lighted," "dark-lighted," "dawn," and "dusk") by 29%. In "dark-not-lighted" conditions, the tape reduced side and rear impact crashes by 41%. Tape is especially effective in reducing injury crashes. In dark conditions, it reduced side and rear impacts that resulted in fatalities or injuries to drivers of any vehicle by 44%.