The association that supports cycling as a mode of transport does not agree with the obligation for pedestrians to wear reflective vests. This is enforced in the amendment to the Act on Road Traffic by the Ministry of Transport. “This duty is inadequate, especially in pedestrian-friendly villages, and drivers should be ready for them,” said European MEP Bike Vice President Daniel Moure.
“Introducing the pedestrian’s obligation to wear reflective elements is contrary to the principle of the responsibility of stronger motorists for damages they may cause,” said Moure. The ministry in the proposal demands that the reflective elements be worn in the village where there is no walkway and which are not sufficiently illuminated.
However, according to the association, such conditions meet a number of residential districts, where pedestrians would not be able to move without reflective clothing according to the law. In fact, this will be completely different, the association warned, demanding that even without reflective elements the pedestrian could pass through the communication. In such a case, for example, he might be obliged to step back on the roadside before passing the motorcycle.
In addition to wearing reflective materials, the association requires modifications to the obligations of cyclists when moving in traffic. This includes, among other things, the abolition of the obligation to ride at the right edge of the road, which threatens cyclists, for example, when the roads are parked in roads, in narrow lanes or before a roundabout. Cyclists at the crossing for cyclists should also take precedence over branching vehicles. They prefer to join them even when a motor vehicle comes from a special road so that the marked cycle paths in these sections are not interrupted.
Among the associations that submitted comments on the law were, for example, Auto * Mat Association, organizing cycling, the Brno bicycle association or the Partnership Foundation.