While improving safety, the indiscriminate use of reflective pendants has also created new challenges for urban management. Recently, cities like Chengdu and Guangzhou issued "Guidelines for Visual Management of Urban Public Spaces," explicitly prohibiting the unauthorized display of reflective pendants on public facilities such as streetlights, traffic signs, and trees to prevent them from affecting the cityscape, obstructing signage, or causing light interference.

Citizens have reported that some roads are covered in colorful reflective strips and pendants, which glare at night and impair drivers' vision. Urban management authorities stated, "Safety and aesthetics must be balanced. While personal use is encouraged, disorderly decoration of public spaces is discouraged."

This policy has sparked public discussion, with some arguing for stricter guidance rather than prohibition. They suggest setting up "safety display areas" or promoting removable, low-reflectivity products to achieve a win-win situation for both safety and order.