Category: Reflective jackets

We will advise you how to outwit the selection of autumn safety clothing

The days are shorter, the temperature drops and gone are the days where we jogging enough to wear shorts and T-shirt with reflective fabric. We advise you to keep your body warm and how to take care of when running for his safety.

 

The most important thing that you need at lower temperatures resolved is thermoregulation. It’s not easy, because when running large changes in the intensity of movement, so very often happens that after a few minutes you will find that you are either too hot or not too cold.

 

Rule plus ten degrees

In practice, it seems that at the moment when you go out the door, you will be a little cold, but after a few minutes, your body warms up and during a workout, so you will not have to change clothes.

Not always but hit clothes just right, and that’s why it is good to use a system of functional layers. Instead wore a light shirt and a warm jacket, rather reach for a long undershirt, the first layer, which will remove perspiration away from the body. This keeps the necessary body heat and perspiration while allowing for his journey out into the environment. If it is really cold outside or going to the bad weather, round off your outfit a third layer as a light jacket, which protects you from the rain or wind. The jacket should however be as light as possible, so good sweat while you’re under it from overheating.

 

Membrane clothes

Reliable weather protection guarantee membranes, of which the best known and most accessible are those of the brand Gore, therefore Windstopper and Gore-Tex. These two materials can be the same as all of the membrane divided into two types – a material resistant windproof, or against soaking. As the name suggests, Windstopper belongs to the first category and ensures protection against the wind. For the needs of the runner the membrane is more practical, because unlike waterproof Gore-Tex Windstopper has significantly better breathability (not under it so much sweat) and also this material can withstand a little water.

 

Besides the membranes at term sports we wear often encountered with a simpler and cheaper alternative in the form of a surface coating. Such modified outer layer does not reach such excellent parameters as membrane performance, but at a more affordable amount so you can get a reflective jacket, which, while not entirely suitable for running in extreme conditions, but the city should suffice. The big disadvantage of the coating, however, is its limited life, which decreases with every washing.

 

Be seen

Long gone are the days when the sun set at nine in the evening, because most runners managed to collect training kilometers at dusk, or just after dark. If while you run or bike paths along the roads, you should without proper lighting at all sprout from the house.

 

Shine a light on the road

The best way to let you know about yourself is the active illumination. Classics are headlamps which can shine beneath his feet, and as a bonus you any oncoming vehicle just overlooked. Each element of this significantly increases safety on busy roads.

 

Reflective elements

An alternative to the active illumination light is passive. Although it is not as effective as when warmth and blink all the colors, but in most cases it will meet it. When choosing a new piece of clothing for the autumn-winter running and make sure that the outer layers of richly covered with reflective elements on damage is not significant presence of neon colors. They are very popular today; it should not be a problem to choose from a wide range of most cross-country brands.

 

If you have a wardrobe full of black clothes and wants you to buy more just because of a few centimeters of reflective material, for example, you can reach after a cross-country reflective vests, which are made of very soft and breathable material in neon yellow color. Newly appearing on the market as well as iron-reflective tape, which you can tweak your current clothes.

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.

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.

Cyclists’ bad visibility due to lack of reflective jackets

Wednesday morning, Sylvia, cyclist for three years in Paris, was arrested while traveling in the street on his bike by Francis, member of the Association Road Safety. “We will check all your lighting and visibility equipment such as reflective tape, safety vest and helmet etc.,” he offers to the young woman. An awareness campaign for cyclists’ risks night organized simultaneously in 10 cities (Lille, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Rennes, La Rochelle, Besancon, and Gap) by the association and the Road Safety insurer MMA.

Because according to a joint investigation by the insurer and the combination of 2, 000 cyclists between March and June 2013 revealed this Wednesday, three quarters of cyclists riding into town on their own bike poorly lit at night. “Many bikes were originally equipped with inefficient dynamo broke. Others have been degraded and cyclists have not retrofitted provided. In contrast, self-service bikes have less default lighting because they are regularly checked, “says Jean-Yves, general delegate of the association Prevention road.

As for reflective jackets and armbands, they are almost never used by cyclists less than 5% of rental bike users use it and 16% of owners of personal bike. “But the utilization rate increased to Paris, Lille and Rennes (25%), probably because cyclists feel more vulnerable s because the bike paths are less developed than in other cities,” says Jean-Yves. Yet these devices are useful “because they can be visible up to 150 meters against 30 meters without these accessories, he insists. A powerful argument is that 20% of 155 cyclists were killed in an accident road in 2012 at night.

Still, the majorities of cyclists is still poorly informed on the subject and are unaware of the risks they face. “Do you know what the mandatory equipment for riding is?” Francis Gael asked. “The front and rear lights,” replied the young woman. “Not only wearing a retro reflective vest is mandatory open road. A retro reflective device on the pedals is also indispensable, “explains François-Gael. To help Sylvia no longer seem unnoticed, he offers a kit containing a vest, armbands and protection for fluorescent bag back. “I put the now when I will cross the Place de la Bastille at night,” Sylvia advance. Olivier, another seasoned cyclist, also gets his kit: “The safety vest does not look like the Karl Lagerfeld, but I’ll make an effort and put it on as often as possible,” he promises, before straddling his bike.