Sunday, 24 September 2023

3006) Road Safety, Slovenia: The Post of Slovenia (Slovene: Pošta Slovenije; PS) has issued a postage stamp of "B" Tariff highlighting the risks that pedestrian/road users need to be cautious about for their own safety: Date/Year of Stamp issue: 23.09.2023:

3006) Road Safety, Slovenia: The Post of Slovenia (Slovene: Pošta Slovenije; PS) has issued a postage stamp of "B" Tariff highlighting the risks that pedestrian/road users need to be cautious about for their own safety: Date/Year of Stamp issue: 23.09.2023:

About Road Safety - Be Careful, Be Seen:

Pedestrians are among the most vulnerable road users and those most at risk. The biggest threat to them is represented by drivers of motor vehicles, who cause approximately 70% of road accidents. The key to greater pedestrian safety is strict observance of the speed limit and proper attention on the part of every driver.

Visibility is safety

For greater safety in the dark, at twilight and in cases of reduced visibility or fog, good visibility is essential for pedestrians. 

To ensure that they are visible, pedestrians should wear light-coloured and reflective clothing and use reflectors (reflective strips, pendants, reflective panels on clothes or footwear) and torches. 

They should walk where they can be seen and should always face oncoming traffic. Pendants should be hung from a belt or pocket where they can swing freely, since only in this way can they reflect the light from car headlights. 

A car driver driving at 40 km/h can only see a pedestrian who is wearing dark clothes and is not illuminated up to a distance of 26 metres. 

A pedestrian wearing light-coloured clothes is visible to up to 38 metres, while a pedestrian actively using reflective bodies is visible up to a distance of 136 metres.

First- and second-year primary school students must wear a yellow scarf around their necks, as well as a reflector, when walking to and from school. 

Adults accompanying children along a road should hold them by the hand in such a way that the children are on the side further from the roadway. 

Active use of reflective bodies in the dark or twilight can save a pedestrian’s life.

The Stamp:

The postage stamp of "B" Tariff highlights the precations that pedestrian road users must take.


The First Day Cover (FDC) shows an image identical to that on the stamp at bottom left depicting various pedestrian road users wearing yellow highlighting equipment to enable oncoming traffic to spot them with ease and take evasive measures.

The postage stamp of "B" Tariff is affixed at top right cancelled with a special cancellation stamp/postmark of Ljubljana post office. The cancellation is dated - "23.09.2023".

Technical details:

Issue Date: 23.09.2023

Designer: villa creativa

PrinterAgencija za komercijalnu djelatnost d.o.o., Zagreb, Croatia

Process: Offset

Colours: 4 Colours (CMYK)

Size: 42.60 mm x 29.82 mm

Values: B Tariff





Links to Posts on Slovenia on this Blog:

1) Republic of Slovenia (meaning -"The Land of the Slavs"):A 500 Tolarjev Banknote from Slovenia before the introduction of the Euro on 15.01.2007

2) "Contemporary Lacemaking", Slovenia: A Postage Stamp of 1.37 Euro released by Posta Slovenije (The Post of Slovenia) commemorating local Contemporary Lacemaking: Date of Stamp issue: 29.01.2021












4 comments:

  1. Rajan Trikha has commented:
    "Very informative post."

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  2. Santosh Khanna has commented:
    "A VERY interesting and informative post. Thanks for sharing."

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