Other uses for bright colors

by heather on April 26, 2012

Custom printed event shirts

Safety orange shirts

Last week was our town’s JDRF annual walk.  I saw some pictures of the walk and I think it is great when you see a large team in custom screen printed t-shirts out walking.  One of my favorite teams was wearing safety orange t-shirt that all said “Walking for Taylor”  there had to be at least 50 people in this particular group and with the bright color, they were a sight.  Other colors of custom printed t-shirts that stuck out were bright yellow, and there was a raspberry color shirt that was not as bright, but it was different than the other colors so it still stood out.  Next time you need to order shirts for a group outting, I suggest getting a bright crazy color so you stand out in the crowd.

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Safety orange saves road worker

by heather on April 23, 2012

I saw a video the other day (and of course I cannot find it to paste a line, but I will keep trying) of a road worker painting a retaining fence in the middle of the street.  He fell backwards into traffic, and because he was wearing safety orange, the oncoming traffic easily saw the fall, slammed on their breaks and avoided hitting the worker, barely.  It was amazing video, and scary all in one.  Thankfully the city worker who was painting the fence was so easily seen wearing ANSI approved bright colors.  It looked like  along sleeve t-shirt, and a hat.

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Digging in the back yard

April 13, 2012

Have you seen those signs “Call before you Dig”? You know when the utility companies send out an employee in an embroidered shirt with different colors of spray paint cans to mark all over your yard so you can dig a hole?  My neighbor must be getting ready to start a home improvement project.  The [...]

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School zone and construction projects

April 10, 2012

Dropping off and picking up kids from school is a chore to start with, add a little contruction to the mix and you have a full blown nightmare on your hands.  Kids walking, parents driving and trying not to be late to work, and construction workers just trying to do their job.  What should be [...]

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Baseball season

April 6, 2012

I know baseball little league has started in a few places.  My son is 7 and he starts practice next week and games in May.  Baseball safety is something I am starting to think more about. This will be our first year playing. Do I let my daughter play at the park next to the [...]

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Back to Construction Season

April 3, 2012

This spring has been great when it comes to weather.  Nice warm days, and lots of sunshine.  And with the nice days construction season has come a little earlier than usual this year.  Streets are torn up already, traffic rerouted off main streets and onto residental ones.  Contruction workers out in bright reflective vests making [...]

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Winter Driving Safety

February 14, 2012

Tips for Driving safely on icy roads Decrease your speed and leave yourself plenty of room to stop. You should allow at least three times more space than usual between you and the car in front of you. Brake gently to avoid skidding. If your wheels start to lock up, ease off the brake. Turn [...]

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Seat belt safety

January 31, 2012

Seat Belts An estimated 9,500 lives are saved every year by wearing seat belts in the US. Three out of four people who are ejected from a vehicle during a crash will die as a result Only 1% of restrained passengers where ejected from car seats during a car crash. Any person under age 18 [...]

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Texting and Driving Safety Tips

January 24, 2012

Texting and Driving  Here are some statistics why texting and driving is so dangerous: When a driver texts while driving, his reaction time will decrease by 35%  When texting, steering capability goes down by a tremendous amount….91%. A driver is twenty three times more likely to get into a car accident while driving and texting. [...]

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Drinking and Driving Safety

January 5, 2012

Drinking and Driving Don’t do it!!!! 13,516 arrested in Iowa for drunk driving / DUI in 2008 In 2008 118 people were killed in Iowa in accidents where at least one driver was under the influence of alcohol. 22% of fatal accidents involved drunk drivers.  Iowa First Offense OWI Penalties • Jail time of 2 [...]

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