Especially in November before the snow fall, it is pitch dark in Finland at night and quite dim in the daytime. It is very hard for the drivers to notice pedestrians dressed in dark clothing against the wet asphalt if they are not using reflectors. Pedestrian reflector was invented by a farmer from Pertteli called Arvi Lehti in the turn of the 1940s. The popular 1970s snowflake shaped reflector was designed by Kalervo Suomela. Most of the reflectors are manufactured in Laitila by Coreplast Oy.
Especially in November before the snow fall, it is pitch dark in Finland at night and quite dim in the daytime. It is very hard for the drivers to notice pedestrians dressed in dark clothing against the wet asphalt if they are not using reflectors. Pedestrian reflector was invented by a farmer from Pertteli called Arvi Lehti in the turn of the 1940s. The popular 1970s snowflake shaped reflector was designed by Kalervo Suomela. Most of the reflectors are manufactured in Laitila by Coreplast Oy.
