Category: reflective material

Want to become a biker with in safety vest? You feel the call of motorbikes, but you do not know the rules before you ride your bike. Fortunately, the ACA is here!

You feel the call of motorbikes but you do not have a motorcycle license. What are the opportunities that are available to you?

 

The different categories of permits

The age of the future rider and the power of its engine determine the class of license to go:

The category A1, accessible from the age of sixteen allows driving a motorcycle 125 cm3 and 11 kW at most, having a power / weight ratio not exceeding 0.1 kW per kilogram;

The class A2, for more than eighteen, allows the operation of a vehicle 35 kW power at most, with a power / weight ratio not more than 0.2 kW per kg;

The Class A opens, meanwhile, the doors of the most powerful vehicles for over twenty-four years and holders of A1 license for at least two years. The latter regulation may, however, be likely to change, a draft decree providing for the mandatory use category A2 (including for more than twenty-four years).

 

The cases without specific motorcycle license

As an exception to the rules mentioned, it is possible to drive (in the country):

The driving license (driving license) is sufficient or even useless for those born before 1 January 1988 or with the AM license (former Road Safety Certificate).

 

A light two-wheeled up to 125 cm3. The B permit must be held for at least two years, provided they have undergone practical training (7 am) or to justify a practice of driving a light motorcycle or tricycle (more 50 cm3 or top speed of origin at 45 km / h) in the period of five years prior to 1 January 2011. Regarding the passage of events, it is interesting to note that obtaining a category allowed for five years or less, exemption from passing the theory test.

 

List of mandatory motorcycle equipment

Helmet

It must be approved and attached by both the driver and the passenger. Besides the obviousness safe, the e non-helmet is punishable by a fine of € 135 and a loss of 3 points of the license if the offense is committed by the driver.

 

The high visibility vest

The driver must have close to a reflective vest to be able to put in an emergency (immobilization of the vehicle in case of failure). Otherwise, the fine is 11 € (135 € for non-use situation).

 

The breathalyzer

Excluding moped driver, the driver has to prove the possession of a breathalyzer (not used if it is disposable), available immediately. However, the lack of possession of a breathalyzer is not verbalized.

 

Summer, winter, insurance guarantees the seasons

If the warm seasons are conducive to motorcycle escapades when coming cold seasons, climatic conditions make this behavior less attractive and make you a standstill.

 

Thus, insurers can offer, for those periods, suspend the different cover taken. It is understood that by choosing such a formula, you must remain insured under the minimum guarantee liability, which is mandatory.

 

The registration plate

Your vehicle must have a license plate, yellow or white with reflective material, set highlight at the rear. It must be irremovable and measure 21 x 13 cm (mandatory single format since 02/18/2015). Vehicles that already have plates do not have to change given that since 2009, both formats prevalent: 14 x 12 cm for mopeds and 17 x 13 cm or 21 x 13 cm for motorcycles. In case of non-compliance, the fixed fine is 135 €.

Great strides approaching holiday period, so the travel time in Poland and other countries. Know what equipment must be on board our car during police checks. It must be remembered that the requirements in Poland and abroad very often different.

 

Both in our country and beyond its borders must be stocked primarily with a fire extinguisher and warning triangle with reflective material. Importantly, the two pieces of equipment must have the approval mark. No fire extinguisher and a triangle with the risk mandate from 20 to 500 zł. The fire extinguisher must be located so that, if necessary, they can use it immediately. The contents of extinguishing agent must not be less than 1 kg.

 

In Poland there is no requirement to have a first aid kit and a reflective safety vest, but definitely worth it to have in your car, for your safety and others. These elements are mandatory in the vast majority of EU countries, including France, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia. Interestingly, in the latter vest it is also required for the passenger.

 

Drivers often forget about the appropriate marking the vehicle is stationary (during accident or catch a “rubber”). For the lack of or inadequate signaling the stop you have to reckon with a penalty of 150 zł, and on highways rank order provides for an amount twice. Similarly, this applies also for determining the towed vehicle.

 

France, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain and Slovakia – in these countries are necessary spare bulbs. In France, you must also have two disposable breathalyzers for the driver and passenger. In Spain, however, they are required spare glasses and reflective vest if our license is information about the mandatory use glasses.

National Company of Administration of Road Infrastructure (CNAIR) brings attention to the fact that the National Meteorology Administration issued for the period December 1, 17:00 – December 2, 08:00 code card information.

 

It provides significant snowfall and blizzard quantitatively in mountain areas north and center of the country. In this case, on the recommendation of the General Inspectorate of Police in safety vest, to prevent unpleasant events that endanger road safety on national roads and motorways, reducing the speed necessary to avoid any risk, increase the distance walking and proper use of lights.

 

“On highways must be respected and other specific rules: do not turn off the lanes and the emergency lane, turn on the hazard warning lights in case of power failure or technical failure and equip yourself with reflective vest, remove occupants off the roadway and reflective triangles placed one after the other, at greater distances, “specific institution.

 

Since winter began preparations for all problem areas CNAIR act where weather conditions require intervention consisting of scattering material.

 

“In the mountains and where the snow was strewn already, we recommend equipping your car with winter tires with specific equipment and reflective material signs for intervention in case of unwanted events. Recall that obeying traffic rules and restrictions that are imposed in problem areas it is paramount, “according CNAIR management.

“Is your bike in order, you will receive a road safety gadget,” said police spokeswoman Isolde Van Eenooghe. “Deliver you an extra effort to be visible, for example by wearing a fluorescent safety vest, and then you win a cinema ticket or a voucher bike.” The cyclists, who are not in order, need to bring their bikes in order within a week and checked by the police.

 

Collaboration

Road safety around schools is a priority for the local police. The working group traffic and mobility education, short vemoe, has been working for several years to teach students to safely participate in traffic. Under the motto “Swim you learn in the pool, biking on the road pulls vemoe to the schools to teach the children, both in the classroom and on the road, main road and cycling skills. In secondary schools, the working group is in dialogue with the next generation of drivers.

 

Road safety is also a theme that lives among the members of the youth council Knokke-Heist. “We stand 100 percent behind this action,” said Philippe Hill Mans. “Especially during the dark months, it is important that school children stand out in traffic. A good bicycle or wearing fluorescent and reflective material can make a difference. With the gadgets and prizes we want extra motivate young cyclists clearly visible to be. ”

 

Preventive controls

The local police continued in October preventive bicycle checks in the elementary schools of Damme and Knokke-Heist. In total, 741 bikes were checked. About three in 10 bikes were technically out of order. 69 bikes had no or a faulty bike. “Our campaigns and preventive controls have become more effective,” says Isolde Van Eenooghe. “At the start of controls in 2013 was one of the two bikes out of order. In particular, mountain bikes and racing bicycles are a problem. Parents often forget that these sports bikes must be equipped in darkness with lights and reflectors.”

 

The police in safety reflective vest and youth council checked during the operation in 2015-2016 a total of 476 bicycles in Knokke-Heist. Of these, 109 bicycles traffic safely. The cyclists were given a report warning and had to put in order their bikes within the week.

Headlights front and rear, safety vest and reflectors on the wheels and on the pedals are compulsory equipment when traveling by bike, especially when night falls more quickly, as is the case today.

 

And there are still too many cyclists who forget that they are not always clearly visible to motorists without reflective material. An action will be conducted in Charleroi this thank you around 16:30 near the Form and the former roundabout of the three cocks.

 

For Hélène, the head of the GRACQ,”A motorist must see the cyclist as soon as possible so that he has time to shift in relation to him. We still see in the street many cyclists dressed in Wearing a  Reflective vest is not mandatory but it is advisable, especially young people who are not well equipped while they are, for example, on the way to school.”

 

At 16h30 this Wednesday, the GRACQ will distribute equipment kits to the cyclists too dark. And the others, better equipped, will be entitled to a small chocolate.