Category: traffic safety

Safety vest keeps construction site safer

The use of traffic safety workers has become fashionable. Have the car drivers all become too stupid that it needs Wink manner, in order to additionally secure the clear signaling?

 

Compared to normal traffic signals, the entrance prohibition signs at the crossroads are oversized in size and placed on both sides of the road. It is also obvious for potential nearsighted drivers. A few meters after this, a traffic light that is constantly red, helps nobody to go to the building site. Nevertheless, the Basel-based civil engineering department is committed to providing a one-man field signal to a human colleague – a traffic engineer. His job: to prevent drivers with reflective vest from turning at the roundabout.

 

In most cases, Israel Keya, a transport service provider at Karoo Security, has nothing to do with, except in the hot weather under the sunshade, or every ten minutes two traffic cones to put aside the bus to the bus station and the Road immediately again. Have the car drivers all become too stupid that it needs Wink manner, in order to additionally secure the clear signaling?

 

The example is not an isolated case. In Basel on the Haulage, even a removal company was stopped by the police to promptly place two traffic safety employees in safety vest. They had the task of directing the traffic around their truck, which was half on the truck. The work would have to be stopped without delay, they said. Apparently, drivers are no longer able to master such standard situations.

A little rain cannot stop me

Despite drizzle weather, motorcyclists in safety clothing from Moers started their pilgrimage to the pilgrimage town of Kevlar.

 

It has now been 30 years since Bernhard Lauer, a self-motivated motorcyclist, traveled for the first time together with six like-minded people on a joint motorcycle trip to the pilgrimage town of Kevlar in Lower Rhine to bless himself and his motorbike. Next year five times as many bikers participated, and in the best years it was sometimes over 70.

 

For this reason, a maximum of 30 machines arrived at 11.30 am at the St. Barbara at 104. This was due to an unpleasant drizzle, which had already been going on since the early morning, which seemed to have attracted a lot of participants for a short time.

 

“Great location”

Those who had come nevertheless belonged largely to the “hard core”. For example, Horst Blondie, who had already been part of the first pilgrimage, and Klaus-Dieter, who came a little later? They and some more “regular drivers” took over again the traffic safety of the Mercer motorcycle column this time.

 

“It’s just for me to ride in a column with so many motorcyclists,” said Klaus-Dieter, shortly before he left, while he was wearing his bright orange safety vests. “And you also go with me again,” he looked at Father Lauer. But this was only meant symbolically, because Lauer cannot go to Kevlar for health reasons – and he had also sold his previously hot-loved BMW R850C on the previous day. So he waved the driver a bit wistfully, as they finally with their good wishes of Mayor Christophe their motorcycles and finally drove off. After an hour or so they would arrive, where they circumnavigate around the city with about two to three thousand other bikers, and then take the pilgrimage on the square.

 

The highlight of the Christian motorbike meeting, which has been held in Kevlar for 33 years, is the highlight of the day, from 8 pm onwards. The bikers in safety vest start with fully illuminated motorcycle headlights to a new tour, with final service and another blessing. This protects the receiver against accidents and their machines before the next pilgrimage before bulrushes and other engine damage.

 

Traffic safety: Mutual respect enormously important

So we can all reach their destination safely is one thing above all important road safety: Mutual respect. Particularly pedestrians, children and bicycle or motorcycle riders are in an accident little protection and no “crumple zone” that could protect them in a crash from injury. “Mobile Bavaria – destination safely” with the Road Safety Program does the police on the issue of road safety attention.

 

As from the security police report stating there was in 2015 in Nested / WN total of 3001 traffic accidents: Of these, 2,120 accidents involving body damage, recorded 547 accidents with more substantial material damage and as many as 334 cases involving personal injury. In the district of Nested / WN, there were even six fatal traffic accidents. With the Road Safety Program “Bayern Mobil – safely to their destination,” the police want to reduce accidents and reduce the number of road deaths.

 

In an accident after all pedestrians, children and cyclists have – motorized or not – over a motorist always lose out. But for every road user, the question arises: What can I do to prevent accidents? Such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists can actively protect? “Helmets for example, protect cyclists and motorcyclists from severe head injuries,” says Werner, First police chief inspector and head of the police station Nested. Reflective clothing with reflective tape can make pedestrians and cyclists more visible in traffic. For cyclists also true lifesaver Number 1: “Light, light, light when it is dark. Driving without lights is life-threatening. ”

 

In these and many other indications, the police drew attention at an information booth in front of the Sparks’ branch in Nested. “It is important the awareness of all road users to sharpen for road safety,” said Gerhard, board member of the savings bank. In a contest that passers-by could also equal to prove whether they have the traffic safety tips also noted: The participants had questions in the contest on the subject of road safety answer to have a chance at great prizes.