Directing traffic in busy metro Atlanta can be hazardous. As someone with first-hand knowledge of the dangers, Officer Deidre Goodwin was inspired to create gloves to help make her more visible. After some close calls while directing traffic she created the HaltzGlove.

According to a report from policeone.com, Goodwin said she hopes the gloves will keep cops safer.

She designed them with a reflective striping on both sides – because she said she couldn’t find something similar on the market.

The gloves are visible from 1,250 linear feet away, glow in the dark, and have an “X” on the palm to symbolize “stop” and an arrow on the back to help direct drivers.

The glove has been adopted by agencies in Atlanta, Cobb, and DeKalb counties, among others, according to the report.

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8/26/17 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia leaders, including Gov. Nathan Deal, Sandra Deal, members of the King family, and Rep. Calvin Smyre,  were on hand for unveiling of the first statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the statehouse grounds, more than three years after Gov. Nathan Deal first announced the project.  During the hour-long ceremony leading to the unveiling of the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the state Capitol on Monday, many speakers, including Gov. Nathan Deal, spoke of King's biography. The statue was unveiled on the anniversary of King's famed "I Have Dream" speech. BOB ANDRES  /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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