Struck-by incidents are often labeled as safety failures. In reality, they are operational breakdowns with human consequences.
They occur when:
- Movement is poorly coordinated
- Lines of sight are compromised
- Recognition happens too late
Visibility directly addresses all three.
Hi-vis apparel and reflective striping create a shared visual language between pedestrians and operators. That shared understanding reduces confusion, overlap, and last-second decisions.
Operationally, this leads to:
- Cleaner traffic patterns
- Fewer surprise interactions
- Reduced equipment-pedestrian conflict
Most serious incidents don’t start with recklessness.
They start with operational uncertainty.
Visibility reduces that uncertainty—and when uncertainty drops, incidents follow.