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Police officers handed out fines but also well-visible bags

Police officers checked more than one hundred vehicles and 28 drivers committed a misdemeanor. On Friday, police spokeswoman Marketa John summarized the findings of the traffic safety event that took place in Melnik on Wednesday afternoon. Police officers went into action concentrating above all on seat belts, holding a mobile phone behind the wheel – as well as using the blinkers when leaving the roundabout.

The use of belts by the driver or co-driver has been omitted in six cases. Even seven times police officers fined for a poor technical condition. And three times the speed was detected, John recalled frequent (and repetitive) offenses. “One driver drove under the influence of alcohol,” she added. “He breathed in a single promise,” she said, that the value found remained below the threshold separating the offense from the offense.

However, police officers gave not only sanctions but also reflexive items. Already in the morning, they focused on the visibility of pedestrians. For children, they had reflective tapes, drivers got reflective vests and seniors bags with reflective fabrics. “The most reflective materials were distributed in the village, where the bus stop is illuminated. Walkers in dark clothes are almost invisible here, “added John.

 

“Do not be a blindfold: bike in Aachen, but bright”

Stephanie Kipper promotes the campaign “Do not be a blindfold: bike in Aachen, but bright” for a working lighting on the bike – especially in the dark season.

“Do not be blindfishes: bike in Aachen, but bright”: With this action, the city of Aachen is again promoting road safety for cyclists this autumn with functioning lighting and reflective clothing.

It did not take a minute, as Stephanie Kipper and her team met three traffic offenders. All of them were traveling with their bicycles and did not disregard traffic lights or traffic signs; on the contrary, they were barely visible.

That this is especially dangerous in the current season emphasized Kipper, project manager of the urban campaign “Bike in Aachen” insistently: “The dark months have begun and you realize that the light on the bike does not work but has no time to fix it, However, anyone who wants to be perceived on the bike as an equal road user, needs a working light and reflective vest on the bike. “For this reason, Kipper and her team stood in the context of the action” Do not be a blind fish: bike in Aachen, but bright! “At various locations in the Downtown and made road users aware of missing or barely visible light.

The action took place for the second time. “When it gets dark so early, accidents often happen that would have been avoidable if the bicycle had been adequately lit,” said Kipper. The aim was, to sensitize the cyclists to make sure that their lighting system work. In luggage had the actors bright vests with reflective materials, stickers and also glowing arm and leg bandages. As a result, at least some cyclists could continue their way a little safer.

300 injured cyclists

Nearly 40 percent of cyclists are traveling in the dark with poor or no lighting. The number of injured cyclists recorded in police accidents has been around 300 for several years. Not to be forgotten is the fact that bicycles must be equipped with a functioning lighting system, as stipulated by the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations (StVZO). Anyone traveling without proper lighting not only risks fines but also risks being overlooked in traffic in the dark.

“Everyone knows that driving without light is forbidden. Therefore, we do not work with a raised finger, but try to get attention with unconventional methods. Humor brings here more than the reference to paragraphs. “summed up Kipper. And so, for one or the other well-equipped and thus well-visible cyclist, there was also a small chocolate saloon to reward.

Over 20% of cyclists are out in the evening without light

Correct bike lighting plays a key role in preventing accidents. A sample survey in the nine largest Swiss cities has shown that the correct use of bicycle lights still requires a great deal of action. More than 20% of the cyclists were without light at night and endangered themselves and other road users. More than 50% of cyclists in the city of Geneva were without light and reflective vests. With this survey, the TCS wants to set an example in the context of the “Day of Light” and to raise awareness of this important topic.

Of the sampled bikes, almost 80% were properly equipped with front and rear lights. Sometimes the lighting was poor. The results in the different Swiss cities were very different. The leader was the city of Aargau, where 100% of the tested bicycles were underway with the right lighting. At the bottom, the city of Geneva, where only about half of the tested bicycles with proper light were traveling.

“Light-biking without light not only puts one’s own safety at risk but anyone without light endangers all other road users Lack of visibility is a common cause of accidents Many of these accidents could be avoided with little effort,” says Helmut, TCS traffic safety expert.

At dawn and at night, the risk of the accident is three times higher than during the day. If there is rain, snow or backlighting, the accident risk is even up to ten times higher. Correct light is important in two ways: it increases the safety of cyclists because they can better recognize and at the same time they are perceived by other road users earlier and better.

Regulations in Switzerland

Concerning bicycle light, there are clear rules: the headlight must be white, the taillight must be red. Both bicycle light must not flash and must be visible from 100 meters away. Basically, almost every standard bicycle light meets the legal requirements. Nevertheless, there are better and less suitable light for different types of bicycles and need (see TCS (2016) test report). It is important in any case, that you are completely visible.

Reflective clothing is important

In unfavorable conditions, a person wearing dark clothing is only visible to drivers from a distance of 25 meters. That’s often too late. Clothes with reflective fabrics are already visible from a distance of 140 meters and allow the other road users more time to react. The fact that luminous vests will not prevail in wide for practical and fashionable reasons, fashion industry and trade have been recognized. Meanwhile, there are already numerous products on the market, in which security and style can be quite combined. The MADE VISIBLE campaign by the Traffic Safety Fund aims to actively promote exactly this development and offers on its homepage a helpful overview of solutions that are already available and suitable for everyday use.

Safety vests for the first graders

“Just make sure” is the motto of the ADAC safety campaign for the first graders. This year, the ADAC Foundation “Gelber Engel” distributed 760,000 of the popular yellow safety vests nationwide to new schoolchildren.

With the coming dark season, especially the young road users are overlooked. Reflective tapes and signal colors increase the visibility, because a child in dark clothes recognizes a motorist only from 25 meters away, with the ADAC safety vest already from 140 meters.

A few days ago, the annual transfer of the safety vests to the children of the new first classes took place at the school. As usual, the vests were handed over by Mr. Floss from the Reagan police. Also present were Rector Jana and the teachers of the first classes.

Mr. Floss greeted the 94 children and made them realize how important wearing this vest in the dark season. All students were enthusiastic about this meaningful gift and promised to always wear the vest with reflective material on the way to school and immediately put it on for a joint photo.

 

In the autumn, let’s be careful on the road!

Autumn is a dangerous time for all road users. Police statistics show that the most accidents happen at this time of the year. During this time, the conditions on the road are very variable and dangerous for both drivers and pedestrians who become less visible on the road. Fast darkening, rainfall, slippery surface, are factors negatively affecting safety.

Heavy rain, fog, early darkening, reduce visibility on the road. The wet and slippery roadway is also not conducive to the driver. An additional difficulty is often lying on the roadway leaves – in such conditions, the braking distance may dangerously extend, and in extreme cases, the driver may slip and not control the car. In the autumn, roadways may already be frozen, and therefore slippery, and in such situations, the wheels easily lose their grip. Overtaking in such conditions, passing, cornering can be very dangerous. You should pay special attention to the depressions of the terrain, on hills, near forests and water reservoirs – the road can be particularly slippery there. Exercise extreme caution near pedestrian crossings. Also, be careful when commuting to them. If the pedestrian enters the passage, the driver may not slow down.

The police recommend that you check the condition of the tires in the vehicle in use (tread depth and correct tire pressure) and vehicle lighting. Drivers should remember to navigate the road with lights on and observe speed limits. It is worth remembering that in conditions of reduced air transparency, we should turn on the low beam, and if the visibility is limited to less than 50m, turn on the rear fog lamps. Note that we do not move on daytime running lights with reduced air transparency. Such security measures can save lives not only for us but also for other road users.

Changing the aura forces drivers to change their driving technique and adjust their speed to the prevailing road conditions – unfortunately, many of them seem to forget about it. We remind you that exceeding the speed limit and not maintaining a safe distance from the vehicle in front is one of the most common causes of accidents in autumn. If there is fog or heavy rainfall and heavy traffic on the road – you should slow down to the speed allowing the driver to control the traffic situation. Remember – permissible speed does not always mean speed SAFE! It is also important to remember about the proper and compliant use of fog lights and daytime running lights.

This period is also dangerous for drivers of motorcycles, who are increasingly using their machines until late autumn, and even throughout the year. Unfavorable atmospheric conditions reduce the grip of asphalt tires and even a seemingly ineffective fall when trying to brake suddenly can end tragically.

A special appeal is also directed at pedestrians not to go directly in front of an oncoming vehicle. Even at the pedestrian crossing, make sure that the driver can slow down. Of course, the pedestrian takes precedence over the passage, but here the principle of limited trust is most applicable.

Every pedestrian and cyclist should also remember about their safety and take care to be visible. A reflective vest, keychain, headband or even a flashlight will make it easier to see the oncoming driver when moving on a poorly lit road. We would like to remind you that from August 31, 2014, all pedestrians who move around the dusk along the way outside the built-up area must have a reflection visible to the drivers. The lack of a reflective element is threatened by a fine. Although traffic regulations do not impose an obligation to use vests and reflective elements in the built-up area, they, to a large extent, improve visibility. Therefore, we encourage pedestrians to wear reflective clothing which made of reflective materials at any time of the day, also in built-up areas, because they greatly improve visibility and avoid tragedy. They give drivers valuable time to take the right response – often saving lives and health.

An additional difficulty in the autumn (not only for drivers) is often worse well-being. The bad mood can affect the speed of reaction and concentration, which is also worth remembering when getting behind the wheel of a vehicle and moving on the road.

Tally even grabs mannequin as litter

“In the meantime, I have been on my way nine times where I have filled no less than 46 garbage bags. You will find the oddest stuff, lots of food, but also bottles, cans, laughing gas ampoules and lastly even a mannequin. Of course not in my garbage bag, so I contacted the DAR for that. ”

Wherever you look, you will find littering virtually anywhere on the street. A thorn in the eye of the Tally van Hues. As a Neighborhood Hero, she regularly goes out to get rid of ‘her’ streets from all that lying around. “It’s important that it happens naturally, but it’s also fun to do.”

“For two years I sighed with great regularity that there was so much waste along the street. This spring I had enough of it and in all my goodness I thought: I’ll give up.” She signed up for the national litter day on 17 March and went with four trash bags to the Van street. “So there were far too few”, laughs Tally. “We had to get a few more extras because I had seven bags full on the short distance that I had covered.”

This made Tally realize that the problem was even bigger than she thought. “I have been retiring since June and I wanted to keep moving, so I hit two birds with one stone.” As a Registered member, you keep your neighborhood cleans with other Neighborhood Heroes. When it suits you, you walk through a clearing around your neighborhood and then clean up the litter that you encounter. As a result, your neighborhood will not only look better, there will also be the less new waste on the street and in the green.

“As a Neighborhood Hero, I have adopted three streets” I regularly walk through the cleaning lane through the streets where I have been walking regularly, during these rounds I only do that with my Neighborhood Hero attributes.” Registered district heroes receive a safety vest with reflective tape, a good grab stick, special waste bags and a waste card with which they can dispose of the bags in all underground residual waste containers in the municipality.

Tally finds her ‘work’ not only very important to do, but also very nice and you see immediate results. “It’s great to be out and about, so I always try to walk around so that people can see my jacket properly, because on the back there is sign logo which made by reflective heat transfer vinyl, so I hope to create more awareness because that’s what I think is the first step.”

Police check in the schoolyard

No light, no bell, loud music in the ears – In front of the Herbert high school police checked on Tuesday the bicycles of the students. Many of the wheels were not safe.

Tuesday began with a – not always pleasant – surprise for the students of the Herbert secondary school. When they entered the school grounds, the police were already waiting, especially for the cyclists. The Manfred Ewer and Owe Diner checked whether lights, reflectors, and bell are available and work well.

Support was provided by the security community Mallow and the prevention team of the police department West. Chief Inspector Ute and High Commissioner Axel distributed reflectors, safety vests, reflective bags which made of reflective fabrics, and informational material to show what a safe bike is.

Police call out “days of visibility”

Throughout Brandenburg, the police have called the “days of visibility”. Until Thursday, especially cyclists are informed about the risks of the dark season. “People dressed darkly recognize a car driver only about 25 meters away,” explains Axel. With light clothes, it is at least 40 meters. Anyone wearing reflective clothing or a light can be seen 140 meters away.

Principal Michaela and her fellow teachers Lutz and Matthias Stiller are at the school gate. Most of the 267 students come by bike. Many wear headphones in their ears that play music so loud that they do not notice their surroundings. Others hang their cycling helmets over the handlebar instead of turning it over.

30 of the 82 bikes have shortcomings

The balance of the day: Of 82 controlled bicycles have 30 shortcomings. In most cases, the lighting is broken or not available at all, others do not have the prescribed reflectors front, rear, on the pedals and spokes, others are missing the bell. A bike was particularly negative. “Apart from brakes, it did not have any safety-related parts,” says Axel. Manfred noted all shortcomings on lists, which the students should work off.

The fact that parents leave their children with such companions on the street, annoys Michaela. “Everything that serves security is good.” The Herbert secondary school is located directly on the busy L 40. “We have had some accidents here,” says the headmistress. Brittle situations between motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians are not uncommon. Whether the action brings something permanent to the police? Michaela hopes.

Girls were more insightful

Some students, especially girls, found the action good, the boys were less insightful. Some dropped their bikes on the way. Olaf, responsible for prevention in the Police Inspectorate, wants to take some of them back in the coming weeks. “I’ll do a retraining,” he says. Silvia, chairman of the security community, is even more rigorous. “My son is not allowed to cycle to school until the light works. Until then he will run. “

They encouraged to wear vests with songs

Students of the Public Primary School SPSK organize a series of actions as part of the “Reflective School”. They are intended to promote safe road traffic as well as to alert pedestrians to wear reflective vests.

As every year, the Public Primary School of SPSK joined the “Reflective School” program, organized by the Provincial Road Traffic Safety Council, Road Traffic Department of the Provincial Police Headquarters in Krakow, Kuratorium w Krakow, Małopolskie Provincial Office and the Marshal’s Office of the Małopolskie Voivodeship.

The aim of the action, in the form of a competition, is to promote safe behavior in traffic, sensitize to the need to wear reflections, as well as equipping students with reflective elements.

As part of the “Reflective School”, a number of initiatives were organized at the school, in which all students and teachers were involved. On September 22, during a sports picnic, children from grades I to III with loud shouts, songs and rhymes encouraged all participants to wear flares. The students repeated their “reflective procession” on September 28, when, while walking around our town, chanting slogans and carrying colorful banners, they handed out reflections to the inhabitants they encountered and paid attention to the necessity of wearing them.

An art competition was organized at the school. The task was to perform any technique of work “Safe Way to School”. The participants showed great ingenuity, their works were interesting, aesthetically done and aptly pointed out the correct behavior on the road. In addition, students could demonstrate their knowledge about safety by taking part in a team competition on this subject. “What do the traffic signs look like?”, “Which side of the road should you move?”, “How to go to the other side correctly?” these are just some of the questions that his participants were facing. The individual primary school classes also competed against each other, fighting for the title of “the most reflective class”. Students also prepared educational wall leaflets and their class slogans promoting the wearing of reflections which made of reflective fabrics. The sale of “reflective cookies” was very popular – this way children were also encouraged to remember about reflections.

To sensitize drivers to the need to take care of their own and others’ safety, and draw their attention to the need for special vigilance around the school, all pupils and teachers created a “reflective chain” along the road. The seniors were also not forgotten – after the rosary service, the students handed out educational leaflets, reminding them of the obligation to wear reflectors.

As part of the “Reflective School” campaign, students of younger classes, under the direction of Anna, prepared an educational scene in which they introduced their friends to safe ways on the way, while class I students participate in the educational program “Safe Pooh Academy”. In other lessons, children, supported by teachers, consolidate knowledge in the field of communication education, a great help in this area was a visit to our school policemen and city guards who fixed the most important rules of road traffic with children and gave out all reflective elements to all students.

The initiatives described are not the only ones undertaken under the “Reflective School”. Students are still waiting for “Reflective disco”, which will apply to the admission ticket – any reflective material, as well as a solemn gala summarizing the whole project. The special guest will be the councilor of the Małopolskie Province, Philip Kaczynski, who will give the winning students diplomas and prizes funded by him.

The organizers hope that all organized activities will serve to increase road safety. Of course, they do not end with the finale of the “Reflective School” action, but they will also continue in the following months…

Stay safe on the road! Remember about reflections!

In the current school year, students of the Primary School St. Franciscka from Assisi took part in the ninth edition of the Małopolskie Competition “Reflective School”, over which the honorary patronage was taken by the Małopolskie Curator of Education. For the seventh time, the school took part in this competition.

The program of competition activities at the school was very rich and attractive for children. It was aimed at making them aware of the necessity to know the rules of the road traffic, to comply with them consistently and to increase safety by the necessity of wearing reflective vests.

Through various activities, preschoolers and students have consolidated and broadened their knowledge on road safety with particular emphasis on the problem of being visible on the road thanks to reflections.

In September, students of older classes during the annual “Autumn Elbow” festival presented contemporary dance… in reflective vests. After the performance, the girls attracted the attention of the participants of the festival to the need to wear reflective vests which made by reflective fabrics and move safely on the side of the road. In addition, seniors present at the festival were given reflections.

The next event was “Reflective march of kindergarten children”. Children dressed in reflective vests and carrying banners visited institutions operating in the commune. They met with the commune administrator and gave him a reflection. Colorful reflections were also received by the head of the GZOJ, manager of Bank, employees of the pharmacy, doctors, director of the Municipal Cultural Center, manager of the Municipal Public Library and the management of the school. Children also handed out reflections to passers-by.

As part of the competition, a meeting was held with police officers combined with a lecture on the subject: “Safe participation of children and adults in traffic.”

“Reflective Tuesday” was the next point promoting the wearing of reflections. On this day, children and teachers walked around the school in reflective vests, reminding the whole school community of the importance of the road of duty for every pedestrian participant.

In every classroom, on the walls, there are newspapers promoting the theme of being visible on the road and the need to wear reflectors for their own safety.

An innovative form of propagating security was the conduct of the rosary service in the church, which in the framework of extra-curricular activities prepared considerations of the rosary mysteries, drawing the attention of the faithful to the problem of safety on the road and praying for human life, road traffic participants, victims of road accidents, especially for disappearing children on the roads. In addition, every adult got a reflection.

Parents took part in the competition activities, who, together with their children, made beautiful reflective kites.

Preschoolers did the work Fri “Reflective preschooler”. Children with their tutors dressed in cartoons – girls and boys – in colorful, reflective clothing. The people in the windows of the school opposite the pedestrian crossing are reminded by pedestrians and drivers about the importance of being visible on the road.

As part of the cooperation with the Volunteer Fire Brigade, the children took part in a competition called by the firefighters “Be safe on the road.” They have done a lot of artistic work, mock-ups and posters on this subject with great commitment.

The students also took part in the “Reflective” action organized by PZU under the patronage of the Ministry of National Education. The children did the visual work on how to safely navigate the road with reflective materials, then photographed them and submitted them to the competition via the Internet. As part of this action, all students from grades I-III received glowing glare.

In yellow vests, cyclists spend winter time in Lyon

The Rhone prefecture organizes a distribution of reflective vests to cyclists and pedestrians on October 25, to make them more visible in the night. An operation reminiscent of the one that “be visible” has been running for several years at the time of change at winter time.

Adhering to the Federation of Bicycle Users (FUB), the Lyon association La Ville regularly organizes sales of reflective yellow vests with reflective materials. A communication medium but also security, especially since the night will fall earlier from the change in the winter time this weekend. “In Lyon, we are the relay of the campaign ‘Brilliant Cyclists’,” says Fabien Agnon, the co-president of the association Lyon. For him, the operation led by the Rhone prefecture to equip cyclists and pedestrians is “a good initiative” because these users are “vulnerable and pay a heavy tribe.” “For cyclists, it’s not mandatory in the city, but we would tend to advise it as soon as it’s dark.” Pedestrians walk on sidewalks, they have pedestrian crossings. would all wear a vest which made of reflective fabric? ” This last point seems more difficult to put in place.

At night, caution

In this time of change of time, and while bicycle users are increasing by 25% in September, vigilance remains in place, with wearing the vest and efficient lighting. “There are a lot of new cyclists,” commented Fabien Agnon, “Some start in the night practice, you have to remind everyone that lighting is used to be seen and to see, and driving at night also means more concentration.” Sales of reflective vests are planned in Villeurbanne (date and place to be specified) and in the second arrondissement of Lyon (November 6, place to be specified) by La Ville.

All these awareness and security operations are not conducted jointly between the State services and user associations. Yet partnerships could be beneficial. “I regret that the prefecture does not know us well, we associations, says Fabien Agnon, we could make them benefit from our communication network, our social networks.” The bike city boasts 690 members and about 4000 supporters.