Category: reflective vest

Active Seniors in safety vest familiar with the road safety

Listens Pleszew University of the Third Age learned how to safely participate in traffic .Bank Cooperative in Pleszew gave them a reflective vest.

 

Police handed a large dose of information the Audience University of the Third Age, who came to the Police Headquarters a meeting in the framework of “I saw, and I heard…?”.

Head of the Department of Prevention encouraged observing what is happening. He urged that in the event; call the toll free number 997.

 

– By phone and inform the dispatcher commands that something happens, cause immediate response patrol police in safety vest – Thanks to avoid danger, maybe we can help many a man in need – he added.

With the favor of Cooperative Bank they received reflective vests. Marketing Tomasz handed all reflective vests, which are designed to improve road safety .Bank Cooperative also sponsored calendars, pens and leash. The vest with reflective tape can be useful when riding a bicycle or walking.

Mandatory homologated reflective material gloves for two-wheelers

Jean-Claude, departmental delegate of Road Safety, draws attention to the new security arrangements for two and three wheelers whether motorcycles, mopeds, tricycles and quadricycles (except models with belt and door).

 

“As of November 20, wearing strengthened and approved reflective material gloves become mandatory All drivers and passengers of motorcycles and scooters in particular are concerned ” says the latter he says:..” We must make them aware that wearing these gloves is a necessity in order to avoid serious and irreversible injury since the first reflex when falling is to put hands forward; fingers, wrists, arms and forearms are exposed to fractures, skin lesions and burns with gravel due to friction with the road.” These vulnerable users account for nearly 43% of serious injuries from the road.

 

Fine and withdrawal point for violations

The delegate of the Road safety also points to the absence of wearing of approved gloves made with reflective tape will be punished for the driver a fine of € 68 and lost 1 point on the driving license. ” The passenger will be fined the same amount. This provision will be effective on November 20, a few weeks grace period will however be granted to drivers to allow specialty stores to stock up. ” The fine is minus 45 € if the payment is made at the place of verbalization or within 15 days of the offense.

 

The behavior of cyclists in focus

And Jean-Claude to express dissatisfaction also with regard to the addictive behavior of some cyclists who roam the accident-prone roads in the town and in the image of many motorists who expose them to as road hazards by adopting the same bad attitudes. “Few cyclists know that using a mobile hand-held phone is prohibited by Article R412-6-1 of traffic. Call the handlebar cost them a fine 2nd class, 35 € ‘.

 

He wishes to emphasize another point. “Cyclists often forget that wearing a retro reflective vest is mandatory for day and night, and especially at this time of year when visibility is reduced (low light, fog and degraded weather …).”

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.

Polices handed out reflective vests at the roadside

You have a reflective vest in your car and positioned so that you can in case of emergency use even before the car off? So that’s focused police during a security event, which took place in recent days on the outskirts. Officers checked the driver only, but they also handed out vests.
“The aim of this event is to provide a reflective vest and passenger drivers,” explained the spokesman police Marcel. One of the first controlled brakes should vest placed in the trunk of his personal car, moreover, under heavy baggage, which could not be raised. And that’s wrong.

Now these situations want police warn the driver. “Safety vest should be placed inside the vehicle, such as a mailbox. If it is the driver in the trunk, it may happen that the incident will be struck down even before it wears, “warned Marcela.

Other drivers should keep on hand. He was among them Richard. “Vest got in the car more,” said the driver, who is convinced that similar police actions increase the safety of drivers.

Reflective vests police now distributed throughout, in the context of other services. The event focused directly on the high visibility vests will take place several times, and in December and early next year.

Should the helmet and reflective vest be mandatory?

The helmet does not make a lot of followers among the cyclists; they would be only 29% to bring in during the day against 41% nationally, according to the study by Opinion way for the insurer MMA.

“I see myself badly disheveled get to work”

“I bike every day and I do not want to burden myself with a helmet. I do not feel at all threatened. How awful if it became a requirement,” Said Michel, 65 years old. He wears a reflective tape on each ankle but is above all not to mess down her pants.

Reza, 41 and Perrine, 37, make a lot of two-wheelers. Her motorcycle and bicycle road, two activities for which they consider the essential helmet, but the city is not the same. “We ride quietly on the sidewalks or on the waterfront. And I see myself badly disheveled get to work. No, the helmet is for our children, “says Perrine.”It is useless and it is really ridiculous aesthetic side, I’m anti-bicycle helmet and I’ll stay,” adds Reza strongly.

“I do not understand that the helmet is not compulsory”

Fanny, 26, is part of the minority of Bordeaux who have become accustomed to bring a helmet. “I had a bike fall that earned me a fracture, my wheels were stuck on the tram tracks,” she says. It will take about one year to the student nurse to get back on track after this traumatic experience. “And now, if I do the headset without bike, it’s like I had no flying belt,” she explains.

Her friend Gwen, 23, prefers to ride with the wind. “The helmet and safety vest, it keeps you warm, it’s not nice and not very aesthetic,” she says. “It is true that it is not glamorous but I do not care!” retorted Fanny. That teams also lights and a reflective vest at night. “I do not understand that wearing a helmet is not mandatory,” says the young woman.

“One obvious constraint”

“The helmet and reflective vest should not be mandatory, can be worn if desired but this is an obvious constraint! Behind this obligation there is the automobile lobby that sees that the bike takes to drive market share. In cities that have mandatory helmet and safety vest, practice has declined significantly, “says Alain, president of the association Bike City in Bordeaux.

For the association, it seems more interesting to focus on the bicycle lights and wearing reflective clothing to improve the safety of cyclists.

You go out to the road this winter holiday? Here, tips for driving in snow

Not the same get the car with reflective tape in winter especially if there is snow. Experts recommend tire chains, avoid abrupt maneuvers and reduce speed on routes

Bequeath the winter holidays and many use to meet national tourist destinations. But winter driving is not an easy task. Not the same drive on a paved path, which in a gravel or snow. It is therefore essential to consider certain tips before starting the trip.

In the winter break one of the tourist-star southern Argentina. But driving in the snow is not an easy task; you need to take some precautions before leaving. “It must drive with tire chains or winter tires, increase the safety distance with other vehicles and slow,” explains the head of Road Safety at the International Automobile Federation (FIA), Pablo Azorean. It is also necessary to anticipate maneuvers to use distant visual references; and avoid turns, accelerations and sudden braking. “Use, where possible, the engine brake and box forever braking the wheels straight, without excess. Nor should accelerate or brake in curves,” he adds.

While in cases of visibility reduced by fog is necessary circular low beam, position and fog. In addition, should gradually slow down and increase the distance from other vehicles,” suggests Asotin. He also advised to turn off the audio equipment because you need to hear what is happening in the environment. “There should light the high lights because they can cause glare and a shortening of the visual field,” he adds. It is also important to keep the windshield clean and not pre-empt or pass other vehicles with reflective vest. “If the fog is too thick is best to leave the road and stop in a safe place until weather conditions improve. However, they should not park on the shoulder or the road,” says the expert of the FIA.

It is necessary to control the From Let us fight for life, civil association nonprofit dedicated to preventing traffic accidents, recall some habits that are essential when embarking on a trip. “Do not answer the phone while you are driving. You need to devote full attention to the road and just when you arrive at your destination will begin the holiday. Instead of ‘hands-free’ must install ‘free mind’ to drive and enjoy trip, “says José Alberto Sliver, president of the association.

Sliver says that should not be exceeded the limit of between 90 and 100 kilometers per hour, even in places where it is allowed. “Decrease 10 kilometers usual flow rate will significantly increase security,” he highlighted. Another important point is to eat light and drink water or soda instead of alcohol, if lunch or dinner before you leave home or return to the route.

Finally Sliver warns: “You want to gain time Other than driving at night or tired Before hitting the road should rest well to have ‘all the lights’ while driving if there is no possibility to alternate driving. With another person, you need to take a ten minute break every two hours and do some stretching exercises and relaxation “General .stood the vehicle before starting the trip.” They must have effective technical verification and documentation of vehicle control levels of oil, water, brake fluid, state of brushes and wipers, check the correct operation of the lights, and verify the presence and conditions of manages triangular beacons, cricketer, key cross and safety vest. It is also very important to check the inflation pressure of tires and depth of its channels, which should be on the order of three millimeters. If fewer than 12 are carried, they should always go on the rear and homologated seats according to their weight, age and height seat. Finally we must avoid loading the vehicle excessively “sums Asotin.