Is Reflective Tie Down Safer Than Regular One?
When it comes down to truck tie down , the ratcheting straps and winch strap are playing a essential role in tying down load , ratchet strap can be used inside the box trucks and on the flat beds , the opposite case is that the winch straps commonly are used with truck winches on flatbed only . Of course there are other truck tie downs , for instance there are grade 70 chains , load binders, e track strap , and more .
We’re not going to talk about regular tie downs but the reflective straps which get two reflective strips on the webbing , in low light the reflective strips can be seen from long distance , this sounds like a safety feature, is it? When it comes to safety, even slight improve on the risk should encourage people to get the reflective ratchet straps. We’re just getting started with reflective ratchet strap and winch straps , we don’t know exactly how the benefits will be, Its not that difficult to conclude that if you can see the reflection on the straps half mile away, it’s not likely we will hit the target due to bad sight.
Now compare the price of regular tie down to reflective tie down, usually you can figure this out by checking online retailers, it’s just a easy search away for you to figure out that the reflectives are a bit more expensive than regular ones, but not much, you will be able to buy a piece for around 10 something dollars, the increase on the price will be one dollar to two dollars , IMHO it should be more expensive, say you buy 10 straps the price difference is about $20, since these straps can be used for quite some time, the conservative estimation will be at lease 6 months, it’s only about $3 a month to have the added security of reflectives! I don’t know what people will do but I will definitely get those reflectives!