Night-Gear Inc.'s New Website Focuses on Night Time Safety for Outdoor Activities.STUART Stuart, British royal family Stuart or Stewart, royal family that ruled Scotland and England. The Stuart lineage began in a family of hereditary stewards of Scotland, the earliest of whom was Walter (d. , Fla. -- Night-Gear Inc.: --The first automobile crash in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. occurred in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. in 1896 when a motor vehicle collided with a "pedalcycle" rider. (Famous First Facts, by Joseph Kane) --Bicyclists accounted for 13 percent of all nonmotorist traffic fatalities in 2004. Pedestrians accounted for 84 percent and the remaining 2 percent were skateboard riders and roller skaters in 2004. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, often pronounced "nit-suh") is an agency of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government, part of the Department of Transportation. - NHTSA NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (US government) ) --A vehicle traveling at 60 mph needs approximately 260 feet to stop. Every year over 100,000 pedestrians and bicyclist are seriously injured or killed in accidents involving motor vehicles. This is a conservative estimate as data is often limited due to the low percentage of reported pedestrian accidents and bicycle crashes. The rate of which pedestrians are killed by motor vehicles is almost 4 times as great between the hours of 6PM an 6AM. (NHTSA) About Night-Gear Inc.: Night-Gear Inc. focuses on night time safety by offering products online at http://www.night-gear.com that either enhances safety at night through illumination or through reflectivity re·flec·tiv·i·ty n. pl. re·flec·tiv·i·ties 1. The quality of being reflective. 2. The ability to reflect. 3. . According to the US federal Highway Administration The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two "programs," The Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway , the use of reflectors has been shown to increase visibility of pedestrians by a factor of five. In addition, lights are required on bicycles by law after dark in most states. It is therefore safe to conclude that to improve your personal safety at night you must be seen. Night-Gear Inc. believes that a significant enhancement to personal safety can be achieved by providing products to that end. Night-Gear Inc. offers reflective technical apparel and illuminating products for people who work or play in low-light or no-light environments. All products offered at http://www.night-gear.com promote safety either through reflectivity or illumination. Reflective gear consists of quality technical apparel which is designed for outdoor activities such as running, walking and bicycling as well as occupational use from illumiNITE(R) and others. Illuminating gear includes portable lighting such as flashlights and safety strobes and an extensive line of headlamps from well known manufacturers that are used in many applications including outdoor and sporting activities as well as industrial and professional work. |
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