'Dazzling' with the customer attraction tricks of restaurants on National Highway 1A

(Baonghean.vn) - On National Highway 1A, through Cau Cam Bridge, every evening, road users are blinded by the strong flashlights shining directly at them from roadside food stalls.

A restaurant employee on Highway 1A, passing through Cau Cam Bridge, used a flashlight to shine directly at traffic participants to "invite" customers to rest.

At dusk, many restaurants on Highway 1A, passing through Cau Cam Bridge, send their staff out to invite passersby to stop and eat. Because it is dark, each staff member is equipped with a lamp, waving with one hand and shining the light with the other, "inviting" customers into the restaurant.

It is worth mentioning that most of the lights of the staff here are very strong and often shine directly at passersby. Nguyen Van Trung, a long-distance driver, said that he was often “invited” to eat like this every time he drove through the above section of road. The light from the flashlights was quite strong, making him feel dazzled and unable to see the road clearly, which was very dangerous.

Most flashlights used have high intensity, causing eye strain and discomfort for passersby.

Once a victim of the above trick of “inviting” customers, Ms. Le Thuy Lan, a resident of Nghi Quang, Nghi Loc, complained that there were several times when she almost fell because of the strong light from flashlights on the roadside because she was mistaken for a customer coming to eat. This situation has been going on for a while, causing many people to worry.

People’s concerns about restaurant staff shining lights to “invite” customers on Cau Cam Street are completely reasonable. Because science has proven that being suddenly exposed to a strong light source can cause temporary blindness. This is even more dangerous when the person is participating in traffic. Being exposed to a strong light source can cause pedestrians to lose their ability to see, leading to a high risk of accidents.

An employee rushed out to the street to "invite and lead" the driver in for dinner.

Not only shining their lights at passersby, many restaurant employees on the section of Highway 1A running through Cau Cam also go down to the road to block vehicles, causing traffic disorder. It is thought that this situation needs to be corrected soon to ensure the safety of road users on this route.

Thanh Cuong - Chu Thanh