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Day of the bicycle with reflective accessory

For some, they are environmentally conscious motorists with safety vest, other stay rider. Again and again motorists resent cyclists. We have compiled the 10 most annoying types of bicycles.

Four out of ten Germans climb regularly on the bicycle – for sports, shopping or the way to work. The joy of the two-wheeled transportation keeps many motorists, however limited. It often happens in traffic to dangerous situations between bicycles and cars. And every city there is quite typical cyclist. Here you can see an overview of the most annoying two-wheeler users.

The fight rider

The street is his kingdom, he is the king, the wheel his scepter. The fight rider takes his brake only to come to a halt at the destination while driving, it is only decoration. The denser the traffic, the faster it tries to squeeze through cars, motorcycles and trains.

No red light can stop him; no crosswalk compels him to pace reduction. And woe to anyone is so bold, his attention to his misbehavior. Hardly one of his trips lacks menacing fists skyward facing middle fingers.

The Schleicher

All time of the world. And above all, more time than motorists driving behind him and not gets past him. There is no evil intention; a lot more is the Schleicher with him, his bicycle – usually a city bike – and the whole world at peace. He brings other road users by its direction 0 km / h tending pace in a rage, he does not even notice.

The security fanatics

No matter how bright it is and whether the sun is shining: For security fanatics a yellow reflective vest is indispensable, a velcro in neon colors and reflective tape to the pants. Once he passersby or other cyclist approaches to around 100 meters is ringing, ringing, ringing ever…

Die Mami

She has at least one child in the child seat, or – in many cities more popular – in the bicycle trailer. Happy kicking slightly older tots along beside the mom-child team. That is, usually it is more behind it and mommy holds all five feet abruptly to look after her little ones: “Maximilian Joel, you come please” motorists who encounter such a tired family flock, must be vigilant.

The athlete

A wheel is not a means of transportation, but a sports device. And every journey is a training, road users are challengers, green traffic lights start character, red lights superfluous. Whether two kilometers or 20 kilometers – no distance is too short for skintight cycling shorts and embarrassing printed cycling jerseys with reflective fabric. The eyewear fits naturally colored it. But even more important than the appearance is of course the technology. A wheel under 5000 Euro is the name wheel and not worth a ride without a speedometer is lost lifetime.

The warning vest belongs in every car

Although the safety vest on German roads is not compulsory for car drivers, the Society for Technical Supervision for their own safety in a breakdown or accident wearing the safety equipment. In many European countries, in addition to the warning triangle, the yellow, orange or red reflective vest must in every vehicle to be carried. Those who is ignore the rules abroad, risking heavy fines.

Safe traveling with safety vest

Who wears a safety vest, is five times perceived earlier because of the luminous material. It is particularly in accident assistance, when setting up the warning triangle, when changing tires or the road without vest a significantly higher risk of being overlooked in the dark. For safety vests, there is a uniform European standard. The approved safety vests have the European mark EN control 471. In general, they are getting for a few Euros.

Safety vest should be handy

Who on the highway or country road an accident or breakdown should create the reflective vest before leaving the car. A conceivable unfavorable place to keep the safety vests in the car, so is the trunk. Better is the Storage under the driver’s seat, in the slots of the door or in the glove compartment.

In Germany (yet) compulsory for all

In Germany, carrying a high visibility vest compulsory only in commercial vehicles. The rules in many European countries are very different and in some countries threaten disregard of the safety vest compulsory sensitive high fines.

Where a safety vest is mandatory

In France, Croatia, Montenegro, Norway, Austria, Portugal, Romania (over 3.5 tons) and the Czech Republic are motorists obliged constantly carry a reflective vest and apply when needed. In other countries there are only required to wear in case of breakdown or accident, such as in Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, Luxembourg, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

Part very fines abroad

In part for all occupants such a vest is mandatory. Anyone outside built at a breakdown or accident outside the vehicle resides must also wearing a safety vest. Safety vest muffles are asked by the police quickly to checkout – which can sometimes even cost 100 euro. 120-600 Euros are for overdue in Portugal. is calculated separately in some countries, if in an accident or breakdown, the jacket is not being worn – which can in Belgium cost up to 1 375 Euros and in Hungary after all, still up to 105 Euros.

Even cyclists must wear safety vest

Important for travelers in Italy: Here cyclists must wear a reflective jacket outside built half an hour before sunrise and half an hour after sunset. The same applies in the tunnel. Otherwise, there is a fine 23-92 Euro.

Penalties are enforced throughout Europe

Who has to pay in a neighboring European country, a fine, which is also the journey to Germany not safe from the punishment? Because from a fine of 70 Euros applies Europe-wide enforcement.

Chicken with safety vest

Chicken Polly likes to go wandering. Your holder Dielingen it has therefore been equipped with a reflective safety vest, safety ultimately prevail.

Immediately have chickens which erupt repeatedly from their enclosure and participate as a pedestrian on the road, wearing safety vests for safety reasons. Those caught without signal vest, must reckon with a delicate fine of up to ten fresh eggs.

Of course, not really, farmer Clemens from Dielingen is nevertheless a good example and has its outliers Chicken Polly equipped with the protective clothing. “Polly regularly flies over the fence and going on the main road 51 walks. We did not want to clip the wings of her. Therefore, they now wearing a reflective jacket for their own safety, “explains Clemens.

He had discovered the model on the internet with an English manufacturer. A bit of fun must be, the farmer, where the chickens live in free range. Polly feels apparently comfortable with the unfamiliar chicken’s clothes and takes her trips as usual. Only the rooster first could not believe his eyes.

Signal vests on Amazon

Also at online retailer Amazon, there are the bright shining vests with the appropriate title to buy. The – not entirely serious – Customer Reviews suggest a bestseller. “At last longer cycling trips is with the chickens in the darker half of nothing in the way,” writes user “Kaminski”. But: “The visibility on public roads is excellent, even if the chickens have not yet learned to keep on circus wheels the track.”

“Had I constantly buy new chickens, as they are every time flown in the flight path in and against the window of the plane stuck,” writes user “flashpoint”. Thanks to the vest rotate pilots now from time. Accordingly, “Chubby Chicken on demand a certain, tightening ‘the reflective vest under the wings and the chest, especially when taking the grains Pick attitude.” Said Polly seems to have these symptoms at least not yet expressed.

Yellow jackets for a safe way to school

60 school starters the Berger-level school have now received safety vests. Carl Metz, Board Member for Transport and Environment at ADAC Württemberg, they initially gave to Headmistress Petra Dreier and Andrea Feuerstein, who is responsible for the city, among other things for the affairs of the schools.

The race is on for this year’s safety vests action in the district. Graders are equipped at about 16 000 primary schools with the yellow reflective jacket these days. Entertainer showed in the hall of the Berger-level school with an equally entertaining and instructive performance, it is important to be careful on the road and to know the traffic rules. “A Bright Future” is the name of the security action 2016th

Undoubtedly, these are matter that children on the road – and especially in the dark winter months – are more visible. These are the yellow, reflective vests contribute. “You are already made up to 140 meters visible, with dark clothes only from 25 meters”, held Carl Metz in mind. But A Bright is all little girls and boys who do not miss it, every morning to put on the reflective vest and thus clothed on the way to make.

That the students as possible to come to school on foot, which is a concern of Rector Petra Dreier: “The children have to learn on the road, the independent participation.” On the basis of appropriate teaching materials, children are playfully introduced to the issue.

New recommendations for use safety clothing

The use of clothing for emergency medical personnel plays a big role for their own protection. You must provide sufficient optical warning effect not last. End of September 2013, with the EN ISO 20471: effect in 2013 is a new standard. You should make safety vest even more effective and is the current EN replace 471st

Existing clothing according to EN 471 may be carried on according to the company 3M, however. Emergency services so do not stock up until the end of September with new turnout gear itself.

Important change is but for future new acquisitions. Then it should be ensured, if the belonging to the clothing certificate is still valid. As long as may be clothing 471 still placed on the market even after the (old) EN.

Background: High visibility clothing is subjected to examination. The then issued certificate is limited to five years. The expiration date is apparent from the certificate. At the latest at the expiry of the certificate, the manufacturer should therefore have converted to the new ISO 20,471th

Horizontal reflective tape, fluorescent material

With regard to the design, the clothes should continue to exist on all sides of striking material – in terms of the 360-degree visibility, as 3M. Horizontal reflective stripes and fluorescent material to the hull and the trouser legs and sleeves enclose. The minimum width of the circulating material must be even with the fluorescent background material at least 5 cm.

Some manufacturers of EMS gear, such as the company dealing for some time with the new standard. You attempted to transfer the putative requirements of ISO 20471 already on their products.

Due to the new standard also is GUV rule “use of personal protective equipment in the emergency service” revised (GUV-R 2106). Expected to be available by the end of 2013 the new version. Certificates, in which both the new ISO 20471 as well as the new GUV referenced, are to be expected until the GUV is adopted. Emergency services should especially so currently do not rush and wait until the new GUV has been published. Presumably, this will then also get a slightly different name or number.

Personal protective equipment of reflective material

Find an overview of the personal protective equipment available to us:

Workwear

To facilitate firefighters work at tasks that do not require the wearing of flame retardant clothing, there is also light protective clothing. This is supported in operations, which are located in the area of technical assistance. Specifically, these are a jacket and a trouser that were sewn respectively for better visibility with reflective material in yellow / silver / yellow. Protective clothing protects primarily against mechanical hazards, pollution and serves the improved perception of the carrier on traffic areas or at points of application. The design of the clothing is based on the flame retardant clothing, but has a much smaller range.

Heat Resistant Clothing

For particularly large heat radiation firefighters are to protect forces deployed heat protective clothing. This heat-protective clothing is available in three different power levels, only Option 2 (medium heat protection) and 3 (severe heat protection) play a role in practice. Classic for heat protective clothing is the silver appearance of the clothing. Before applying the heat-protective clothing, the carrier must invest its full flame retardant reflective clothing (including respiratory protection). Furthermore then a silver coat (Form 2, medium heat protection) or a silver overalls and jacket (Form 3, severe heat protection) is pulled. For both versions, there are also special gloves and a helmet (or a hood) with darkened visor.

The clothing itself consists of an agamid fabric was deposited on the aluminum and to enable firefighters to approach fire locations with very high thermal radiation. Due to the disadvantage of this type of protective clothing allows very little freedom of movement and only a very limited field of view, it is only suitable for use on special fire places.

Chemical-protection suit

A particular danger lays in the fire service of dangerous substances, etc. in the form of dusts, gases, liquids may occur. To protect you from these biological and chemical hazards, are the fires “chemical protective suits” available. These suits are made of special plastics, which have a very high numerous chemicals. However, a chemical protective suit is not attractable “indestructible fortress”, which is why the contact with the hazardous substance avoided or should always be as short as possible.

Since the chemical protective suit is gas-tight, the support must always wear a respirator in order not to choke. Boots and gloves are firmly attached to the suit and cannot be removed. With a special gas-tight zipper the suit is closed. The on and off of this suit requires the help of other firefighters and beyond requires many additional organizational measures, which are very labor and material intensive.

Dress uniform

The official Service clothing the fire brigade consists of a dark blue jacket and pants, a light blue shirt and a dark blue tie. It is worn on special occasions, to fire safety services or proof of their meetings. The main task of this clothing is visible to act as a fireman or firewoman.

Youth fire brigade

The young firefighter dresses Germany uniformly. Blue dungarees or trousers and a blue reflective jacket with an orange shoulder area are just for every member of the youth fire brigade. The suit is made of cotton and is not water-resistant. An orange helmet, leather gloves and safety shoes complete the protective equipment in the field of youth fire brigade. Grey and sweaters with a private logo on the back are also part of the appearance.

The children’s group our firefighters wearing simple pants and jackets. Leather gloves child sized and the helmet of the young firefighters are the only parts of this equipment in the interests of personal protection. Safety shoes in these small children’s sizes do not exist.

Body Language: reflective clothing keeps you more safety in the dark

Until recently, protective clothing certified according to EN 471: 2001 + A1: 2007 apply. This has now been superseded by the ISO 20,471th a comparison of the two standards makes the changes clear.

In scope of the additional “high risk situations” was recorded – which is particularly relevant for the emergency services. Advanced were primarily the requirements for the design of the clothing. To apply for reflective materials on sleeves new design requirements, while reflective stripes on the collar of the overalls were no longer counted for the detection of the total areas of reflective material. Florescent background material must enclose in a minimum width of 50 mm torso, sleeves or pant legs; there are allowed on sleeves and legs more than two reflective strips.

The demands on the fluorescent material have also increased. So a minimum tensile strength of 100N is required regardless of the weight. The tear strength should be at 20N (formerly 25N). This figure has emerged from another method, meaning no limit reduced.

Furthermore, the burst strength must be adapted to existing textile standards. The requirements of perspiration were increased. What has not changed is this factor: In single or multilayer clothing constructions of water vapor resistance must not exceed 5 be m²Pa / W. but was specified: If the latter is higher, the water vapor resistance must be determined and must not be greater than 0.15.

For greater design freedom of passage ensures: coverings with different fluorescent background colors can be certified.

Important changes also affect the maintenance requirements of the protective clothing. Thus the manufacturer should always dictate the care instructions, and the fluorescent materials must be checked after the wash to the color values.

Reflective for best visibility

The legislature has thus the requirements for protective clothing increases with reflective materials, which means extra safety for the wearer. Yet 471 certified protective clothing does not apply to EN by the new ISO of a sudden as potentially unsafe. All certificates before July 2010 continue unlimited validity. Certificates after July 2010 shall be valid for five years. The manufacturer of protective clothing in the long term, however, switches to the new ISO to guarantee the institutions the best possible visibility.

Especially in the dark retro-reflective materials are essential for the safety of the emergency services staff. While around 90 percent of the traffic-related information on the day are recorded and registered by the human eye, the visual acuity of the human eye drops at night to about five percent of the daily value. Retro reflective materials enhance the conspicuousness in the dusk and dark.

The principle of retro-reflection functions as follows: The incident light beam is redirected by mirror-coated glass spheres and reflected back toward the light source. The reflective strips from 3M, for example, are equipped with 30,000 glass beads per square centimeter. These beads directing the incident light to the reflector and then back to the “sender” of light.

Body Language concept ensures safety in the dark

However, technology alone is not enough as protection. Also important is the optimal placement of the reflective tape. Studies show that drivers react in a human different from a sign. While they take in a sign the clash sometimes in buying, try a person definitely avoids. Functioning warning clothing should therefore always trace the silhouette of people.

The reflective strips should be placed on the clothing that a 360-degree visibility of the person is given and this is also clearly visible in its typical posture. 3M calls this design concept “Body Language”. The reflective stripes are both sewn and glued.

Reflective tapes can support only protect if they are also cleaned properly. The consideration of the maintenance and cleaning cycles is essential, as they affect the life of reflective material crucial.

Reflective vest ensure the safety of people

This year the festival will take place between Saturday 1st and Sunday October 2, concentrating as many pedestrians are directed to this commune on Saturday from 19:00

On the occasion of the commemoration of the Feast girl in honor of the Virgin, hundreds of pilgrims walk from the main cities of the Region of Coquimbo. This year the festival will run from this weekend concentrating as many pedestrians are directed to this commune on Saturday from 19:00.

Those entering on foot to the sanctuary, passing through the Route 43, D-45 and D-41, so motorists are advised to travel at low speed to care the people without safety vest, attentive to the signs of carabineers and the high presence of pedestrians in the sector. All this is as indications of Transportation Report.

In order to ensure the safety of pedestrians, transport recommends taking the following precautions:

-Avoid Walking very close to the hearth, as it is exposed to being hit by oncoming vehicles. Keeping something with reflective material can enhance your visibility.

-Where No hearth, you can walk along the berms or side strips of the road, but always on the left side of her, in front of the vehicles.

Never cross a bend or close to it. Nor do it in areas where you cannot see well if a vehicle is coming. No matter how lonely it is the way, stop, look and listen.

Especially at night, try to use brightly colored clothing or some element that allows drivers to see from afar as reflective vest, also walk leading the way with a flashlight, which must always keep lighting up the floor to be noticed and not dazzle motorists.

In addition, the municipality of the commune has arranged a series of traffic mitigation measures to facilitate the entry of visitors.

Wear safety vest will be safer

Motorcycle riders are the most clueless with the new traffic law.

Yesterday was quite normal driving without retro reflective clothing and no lights on their vehicles to see.

Both are requirements circulation any time of day and disrespect carries a fine of ¢ 47,000 for each violation.

Diego Herrera, director of the Traffic Police, confirmed that the non-use of reflective vest or any other suit was one of the repeated violations s yesterday.

Furthermore, it is common to see that drivers take advantage of the dams to advance in the middle of the road.

Under the new traffic rule, who forth between lines of vehicles more than 25 kilometers per hour is exposed to a fine of ¢ 94,000.

The new provisions do not like at all drivers who complain of being forced to use safety devices at all times.

However, Silvia, director of the Road Safety Council, explained that the use of this device throughout the day approved the recommendation of the Motorcycle Importers Association.

“As there are sunny days, there is very dark or rainy days, when clarity is drastically reduced and it is necessary to make them visible,” said Bolanos.

It is planned that next Tuesday discusses the regulations with the specifications of the retro safety vest; then it would take public consultation (through publication in La Gaceta) and is expected to govern two weeks later.

Another complaint is that motorcyclists are forced to turn on the lights at any time and that represents an additional expense of battery. But Bolanos said the battery of the bike “generates one, and there is no justification for saying that consumption increases.”

Reflective material keeps runners mishaps in areas of poor visibility

For the fourth consecutive year, Adidas will be the official brand of the shirt with which run thousands of athletes in the “Latest News Quito 15K”.

The design of the shirt has a classic cut crew neck, a ribbon emblazoned on the neck and reflective elements details to keep runners have mishaps in areas of poor visibility; besides this, the model has the 3 distinctive Adidas stripes and logo on the chest.

In order to support the program for the conservation of the environment and sustainable compliance to save natural resources and reduce waste processes running 15k T-shirt it is made with a reflective garment double point; each of the fibers has 50% polyester and 50% recycled polyester.

These shirts have the benefit of technology Climalite, which excludes the sweat from the skin of the athlete and moves it to the reflective fabric surface to evaporate easily and keeps your body dry in any condition.

Adidas supports and is present in major competitions around the world as the Berlin Marathon, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, Boston Marathon, Panama International Marathon, 42K CAF – Venezuela, World’s Best 10K – Puerto Rico, Margarita Runners 10K – Venezuela, Bogota 1/2 Marathon, and this year will again be part of Ecuador’s most important race, the “Latest News Quito 15K”.

Those who like to participate in this race may register at Adidas stores and Shopping Mall the Garden County.