In spite of the admonitions of adults, children outdoors rely on the attentiveness of motorists for their safety. A leading cause of accidents involving vehicles is the inability of a motorist to detect the presence of a child-pedestrian. The inability of a motorist to observe a child-pedestrian is further compounded during darkness and the early twilight seen in northern climates during the winter months. Additionally, holiday associated events such as trick or treating and caroling place child-pedestrians in an environment with vehicles under low ambient light conditions.
Prior art attempts to make child-pedestrians more visible have routinely focused on incorporating reflective elements into outerwear articles. These efforts have met with limited success owing to the child-pedestrian forgetting to wear the reflective article or quickly outgrowing the same. Alternatively, conventional bicycle indicator lights and headlamps have been advocated as child-pedestrian night safety devices. These, however, have met with limited success owing to the unwillingness of a child-pedestrian to wear such a light. Still another problem with conventional lights and headlamps is the confusion as to the identity of the light wearer. The typical conical reflector and resulting light beam is associated with bicycles and walkway lights found in residential areas and not a child-pedestrian. Thus, there exists a need for a child-pedestrian safety light that a child is desirous of wearing and that clearly identifies to a passing motorist that the light source indicates the proximity of a child-pedestrian.