Ohio State University Fact Sheet

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Highway Safety Tips for You and Your Family

AEX 596.3-96

• Place reflective tape that stretches from corner to corner along the top of the buggy. Starting in each corner, place a twelve-inch strip of tape that goes down each side of the buggy. Six inches down from the end of each of those pieces, put a six-inch piece of tape on each side of the buggy. Go down six more inches and place another six-inch piece of tape on each side of the buggy.
• This tape should be two inches wide and reflect white, silver, red or orange with illumination of at least 150 but not more than 450 candles/foot candle/square foot.
• Buggies should use an SMV sign. This sign should be placed in the center of the back of the buggy, two to six feet from the surface of the road.
• Buggies should have two tail lights. Tail lights should be four-inches across. These tail lights should have switches to blink the lights on and off when making turns.
• Buggies should have two flashing amber lights that are put right above the rear axle. They should be able to be seen from the front and the back of the buggy. These lights should be flashing one-half hour after sunrise or whenever you are on a busy highway.