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Start selling a smart reflective jacket for cyclists

Are you on a bicycle and would you like to receive a call to your headphones? Today you can tap on the headset, if you have one, you can pull the phone, use a smart watch or wait a minute to buy a smart reflective jacket.

 

Google and Levi’s denim legend at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, show the first collaboration result announced two years ago. A modern jacket for urban bikers that has a left touchpad cuff instead of a button Bluetooth module connected to the phone.

 

The wired conductive cuff serves for quick and supposedly safer operation of basic functions such as volume change, call acceptance or rejection, or requesting information from mobile navigation. Google is preparing other features, but the applications introduced in the beta version of SXSW still offer the absolute minimum. And while the Jacquard reflective fabric itself can withstand occasional washing, the button with the Bluetooth module and the USB connector must be removed before washing and drying. There is nothing to know about rain resistance.

 

From the clothing point of view, the Jacket, which was due to begin shipping in the spring, was slightly modified by the Commuter series Trucker Jacket. The base contains safety reflective elements and ventilation holes with a mesh on the back, and the iconic red ribbon with the Levi’s logo is also used as a reflector. Working with Google brings not only a link to a mobile app, but also a higher price. The common version is sold for $ 148 without a tax, a clever option to get into the fall market for $ 350.

 

 

 

Cycling safety clothes for preventing traffic accidents

The Spanish clothing brand specializing in premium cycling equipment El Maze, with roots in Toledo in Santa Cruz de la Zara, has launched a new collection of safety clothing under the theme Respect focused on preventing traffic accidents and awareness of cyclists and drivers of Need for mutual respect. The fact is that this project is being carried out at a time when there is a considerable increase in the number of road riders.

 

According to their promoters, the range, consisting of jersey, culottes, cap, gloves, socks and waistcoat aims, without renouncing the design, to remind all the road users the “priceless value of respect”, at a time when Traffic accidents “are multiplying their notoriety worldwide” with celebrities as famous as GP motorcycle champion Nicky Hayden or the winner of a Gyro Michele Scarping.

 

50% of the profits from the sales of this equipment will go to the Stop Accidents Association, a non-profit organization founded by relatives and friends of victims of traffic accidents. The NGO will allocate these funds to the organization of bike and road education workshops in various schools in the Spanish geography.

 

“The road education is not only essential, but our best tool to avoid traffic accidents in the future. In our workshops, we encourage the use of bicycles as a means of transport and in the future we can make responsible use of them on the streets of the city, “says Ana Novella, president of Stop Accidents.

 

An icon that symbolizes respect

The #Respect range combines fluorine and reflective elements with an increasingly shared identity between cyclists and drivers: a large arrow that refers to the meter and a half of distance that should leave the cars when overtaking the bikes. “It is not so much a reflective element as an icon that symbolizes respect, doing things right. More than a demand is a feeling of pride, to know that you are on the side of the good, those who follow the rules and enjoy their passion, “said Gonzalo, spokesman for El Maze.

 

“That’s why,” he adds, “we are proud to collaborate with Stop Accidents, an NGO that has been struggling to reduce all kinds of accidents. It has done a very good job, but all help is small and we want to play our part to fight against this great scourge of society: the traffic accidents. “The sets are designed for the practice of road cycling and MTB with high temperatures, with last generation reflective fabric, tight sleeves, breathable sides and non-slip rubber on the bottom.

 

El Maze store comes from the blog El Tie del Maze that several cycling lovers created years ago to tell their adventures, talk about this sport and share their passion. That’s why they took the technical clothing line, tested and high quality.

MEPs supported the wear of reflective elements

MEPs supported an amendment to the Road Traffic Act, which, for example, authorizes the use of seaway trucks or imposes on pedestrians the obligation to wear reflective elements on the road for poor visibility. The template should also allow for the retention of the technical card due to the poor state of the vehicle. Changes aimed at enhancing road safety should apply from 1 January of the following year.

 

Pedestrians or other reflective material should be wearing whenever they are moving on the road in low visibility, such as in the fog or in the dark. Sinners will face a fine of up to 2500 crowns. “Being seen at a sufficient distance is a crucial requirement from the point of view of the safety of traffic participants and particularly the most vulnerable participants, among them pedestrians,” the Ministry of Transport said.

 

Seaway is going slower

The operation of seaway trucks, where tourists run through, among other things, in the center of Prague, should be generally allowed but municipalities will be able to ban the road sign. Restricting traffic to municipalities is, according to the Ministry of Transport, a compromise solution balancing the interests of state and pedestrians, while less restricting the interests of the operators of trucks. The prohibition by law of the law would make virtually impossible the operation of these trucks. Adjusting the speed at which the seaway can travel. On the sidewalks, people would only be able to move on the speed of walking, only on cycling paths they could ride without limits.

 

This amendment also imposes an obligation to clean vehicles from ice or icing. The driver will not be able to drive the vehicle on which the ice is or if the ice is on its cargo if the release of the ice would endanger road safety. This will not affect the common icing on the vehicle.

 

Watch out for bikers

Drivers will not be able to endanger cyclists who cross the road at the crossing for cyclists. This will not apply to situations where the cyclist is approaching the crossing.

The amendment also proposes the possibility to withhold the registration certificate for a motor vehicle, the so-called small technical license, when the police on the car find a dangerous defect in the inspection or in the explanation of a traffic accident. The policeman in reflective jacket will have to state, because of the failure of the certificate.

 

If the driver does not have a certificate with him / her, the vehicle operator will have to hand over the certificate within five days to the appropriate municipal office. It will get it back if it proves that it has removed the defect or that the vehicle is technically operational. The new detention facility will not apply, for example, to firefighting vehicles or rescue services.

 

Wear reflective elements on the road for poor visibility.

MEPs backed an amendment to the Road Traffic Act, which, for example, permits the operation of vehicles or imposes on pedestrians the obligation to wear reflective elements on the road for poor visibility.

 

The template should also allow for the retention of the technical card due to the poor state of the vehicle. Changes aimed at enhancing road safety should be effective from 1 January 2016.

 

Pedestrians or other reflective material should always be wearing when moving on the road in reduced visibility, such as in the fog or in the dark. Sinners will face a fine of up to 2500 crowns. “Being seen at a sufficient distance is a crucial requirement from the point of view of the safety of traffic participants and particularly the most vulnerable participants, among them pedestrians,” the Ministry of Transport said.

 

The operation of trucks, where tourists run among others in the center of Prague, should be generally allowed but municipalities will be able to ban the road signs. Restricting traffic to municipalities is, according to the Ministry of Transport, a compromise solution balancing the interests of state and pedestrians, while less restricting the interests of the operators of trucks.

 

The prohibition imposed by the law would make the operation of these trucks virtually impossible. Adjusting the speed at which the seaway can travel. On the sidewalks, people would only be able to walk on the speed of walking, only on cycling paths they could ride without limits.

 

This amendment also imposes an obligation to clean vehicles from ice or icing. The driver will not be able to drive the vehicle on which the ice is or if the ice is on its cargo if the release of the ice would endanger road safety. This will not affect the common icing on the vehicle.

 

Drivers will not be able to endanger cyclists who cross the road at the crossing for cyclists. This will not apply to situations where the cyclist is approaching the crossing.

The amendment also proposes the possibility to withhold a motor vehicle registration certificate, a so-called small technical license, when the police on a car find a dangerous defect in controlling or explaining a traffic accident. The policeman will have to state, because of the failure of the certificate.

 

If the driver does not have a certificate with him / her, the vehicle operator will have to hand over the certificate within five days to the appropriate municipal office. It will get it back if it proves that it has removed the defect or that the vehicle is technically operational. The new detention facility will not apply, for example, to firefighting vehicles or rescue services.

Don’t forget the reflective elements in cycling season

Police officers in the South Moravian region draw attention to the beginning of the cycling season and encourage cyclists and drivers to take extra caution. “Cyclists should use a helmet that can save lives in an accident,” Becalm police spokesman Kamala told CTK today. With reduced visibility, it is necessary to use reflective elements to see the cyclist, added Hedonic police spokesman Petri.

 

Every year, police in South Moravia record hundreds of bicycle accidents. “Last year there were 257 bicycle accidents in the region, three cyclists died, and 28 were a child,” said regional police spokesman Petra Verona. According to police statistics, cyclists (along with pedestrians and motorcyclists) on the roads are the most vulnerable. Bicycle rides everyone, but not everyone realizes that when he goes on the road, he becomes a full-fledged road user.

 

That is why police officers appeal to all road users to keep in mind the increased movement of cyclists on the roads. “It is necessary to count on this and to be mutually beneficial to each other.” Drivers should be anticipating and expecting unusual behavior by cyclists, and people on bicycles should have the right equipment, “said Locker.

 

More important than a helmet is passive safety

Karat warned that every cyclist should have a helmet and a safety vest. “It is clear from practice that if a cyclist is involved in an accident, he will at best cope with slight injuries.” Although the law imposes an obligation to wear helmets to cyclists under the age of 18, we recommend that everyone should have it, “said Karat.

 

According to the Interior Ministry, one of four serious cycling injuries is head injuries and half of all cycling accidents are hit by the rider’s head. Most serious bicycle accidents will not happen on busy roads, but on quiet side streets. Therefore, parents need to have a constant overview of where their kids are moving and to see if their children have a properly equipped bicycle and they use bicycle helmets.

 

The cycling helmet must be of an approved type and must be well clamped on its head – it must not move on its head. Each type of helmet must therefore have ATEST 8SD (product complies with ČSN EN 1078). The helmet protects not only the shoulder and forehead, but also partly the face, the temples and the ears.

 

Using a helmet is one of the ways to eliminate cycling injuries. According to research carried out in recent years by the British Royal Society for Accident Prevention (ROSPA), over 2,800 cyclists die each year on the roads of the European Union, and another 139,800 are injured.

 

The risk of injuries to cyclists can be reduced in several ways – safe driving style, adaptation of the transport environment which takes into account the presence of cyclists in the traffic flow, but also the use of quality certified cycling helmets and various protectors and gloves.

ROSPA says that if every cyclist used a cycling helmet, the risk of head injuries would be reduced by 85% and the risk of brain injuries by 88%, with around 600,000 head injuries each year in the EU due to cycling. According to professional medical literature, a concentrated blow to the head can kill the adult as soon as it falls at 11 km / h; even at a lower speed.

 

Not everyone is inclined to use the heel. According to veteran cyclist Vita, everyday life comes daily to situations where the likelihood of harm to health or life is much higher than when we cycle (for example, walking along the busiest road, stopping at the public transport stop, etc.) and nobody Wear some protective aids. “The business with fear is the easiest deal, companies know it, and most people simply do not think rationally,” believes Vita, who rides a bicycle without a helmet.

 

Much more important than a helmet and a reflective vest (passive safety) is not only active safety according to him, i.e. how to behave on a bicycle on the road, what to do in no case or when to increase vigilance. “Do not rely on the privilege of crossing the junctions, not to use unnecessarily defensive, to use hearing (not just to see), to be able to see, etc.,” says Vita. These principles are mainly highlighted in children. When parents learn this, they will do much more for their safety than buying a helmet, Vita believes.

The police will give the seniors reflective bags

See and be seen. A well-known rule for car drivers is also valid for all pedestrians. If outside the village they will move under reduced visibility, visible reflective elements must be visible. If they do not, they are facing a two-thousand-dollar block penalty.

 

The relevant amendment to the Road Act has already been signed by the President and will start to apply after it comes out in the Collection of Laws around mid-February.

 

What is important, however, is that reflexive elements will not be mandatory at night only. The resulting version of the law stipulates that pedestrians must “light” also at dusk, fog, snow or more rain, even in the day.

 

The law does not say how the reflection element should look exactly or what the minimum size should be. “It is not so important for police officers to choose a specific reflective element for pedestrians to make them visible in road traffic, but whether the purpose has been achieved and the pedestrian is visible for the other visitor visibility,” says Police spokesman Josef Boca.

The size matters

 

According to Romano Boesky of the Road Safety Team, however, the reflection area should be large enough. “As a minimum, I consider the dimensions of a high-quality reflective tape, which is to be placed over the wrist, or even above the ankle on the side facing the center of the road,” according to expert studies, pedestrians with reflective accessories placed on moving parts of the body. The luminescent points react roughly three times before the reflective surfaces are statically located on the hull, “explains Boesky. At the same time, he appeals to a suitable color, for example, worse experience is with white tapes. Walkers with a white belt, though, fulfill their duty, but the drivers are less responsive to them. “The figure on the roadside can easily blend in with a white horizontal traffic sign, its role is played by the white color of public lighting or headlamps of anti-traffic vehicles,” Boesky says.

 

Project “We See”

In the beginning, the pedestrian police do not want to scare off and hand down fines. In cooperation with beside, policemen launched the project “We See”, where patrols are handed out free of charge to reflective vests or tapes. “If a traffic police patrol shows a visually impaired pedestrian who moves directly on the road, the need to be seen, “says Boca.

 

In the first phase, 100,000 bands were handed out and this year the police and the Basic workers give out another quarter of a million tapes. “At the same time, we received fifty thousand reflective bags for seniors,” adds Boca. Bags and tapes are paid from the damages fund managed by the Czech Insurers’ Bureau.

He gives away reflective tapes Instead of fines

The amendment to the law, passed in early December by MPs and apparently starting to apply in the spring, will allow police officers to punish walking without high visibility vest. In the administrative proceedings, the pedestrians will face a fine of up to two and a half thousand dollars. Instead of sanctions but patrols, people will talk and distribute reflexive tapes and bags to keep the law from breaking.

 

The next year, which walks to the next village to the beer pub and walk the police on a road without light, reflective vest or other visible element on his hands or feet, he will not automatically receive a fine automatically.

 

Police Chiefs, following talks with Transport Minister Dan, chose instead of sanctions and bullying rather to educate them. Patrols bring 150,000 distinctive yellow-green reflective tapes from the BESIP ministry, which will be distributed to invisible pedestrians for free. To wrap them around their ankles or wrists and see they next time.

 

“We will be giving out reflective tapes and at the same time we have received about fifty thousand reflex bags for seniors,” said police spokesman Josef.

According to the amendment to the law passed by Members in early December and apparently starting to apply in the spring, police officers may be punished without visible clothing. There will be a fine of up to two and a half thousand dollars in administrative proceedings.

 

Mandatory reflective elements were immediately found in the Chamber of Deputies at the hearing. They argued above all that the police would get another tool to restrict freedom and bullying. Transport Minister Dan, however, rejects such criticism.

 

“But the law was not written in order for the police to bully people and to impose additional fines, and we want the pedestrians to realize the road safety that if they do not see they are threatening themselves,” said Dan.

Highlights the importance of wearing reflective band

Still applies to “see and be seen.” Visibility of pedestrians and cyclists is one of the key moments of their safety. The focus should be on the consistent use of retro reflective elements, it is good that today are aware of the manufacturers of clothing and footwear and lots of sports items of clothing already has incorporated these elements of production.

 

In addition, this year is in effect the amendment of the operation where the movement outside the illuminated portion of villages and towns, the use of reflective materials required. But worth mentioning is also the lighting control functionality on our wheeled darlings. And these are bicycles, motorcycles and cars. It is good to check if everything is lit as it should, if possible, get your check if we have the headlights properly adjusted. With wrong oncoming headlights can dazzle, but does not have lights lit up the necessary distance. Worn light dish or plastic housing dimmed considerably reduces the efficiency of light. Even the bulbs need to be replaced after several years.

 

Increasingly, we will also meet mostly with morning fog and driving in fog is one of the most dangerous. But that’s probably all aware of them.

Slowly changing, stability and weather related adhesion. Wet road in the evening or in the morning has fewer grips than in the rain. And to that we would fall leaves from the trees and it was really slippery, braking can have in extreme cases up to several times longer braking distances.

Therefore, among other things, it is worth checking the tread depth on tires, hot in summer and when loaded the car on the way to vacation wear out much faster than in normal operation. Worn tire combined with the slippery road, it is a deadly cocktail.

 

After the holidays is probably the most people rested than during the current year. Therefore, they should be seen on the roads and sidewalks just calm, smiling and concentrating people. Unfortunately, this is but usually not.

Stress at work after returning, piled and unfulfilled tasks dispatching children to school and have to trouble-laws or envious neighbor, they can play even with individual. To sum up in one sentence, calm and smiling, with the vehicle in proper condition, knowing the risks of autumn and the eternal problem of visibility we feel on the road much better and safer.

 

“We are?” – We want to see you next time!

“Every lost life is wasted, especially when many accidents can be easily avoided. Therefore, BPA sport marketing company decided to support the campaign “We are?” Reflective vest can save lives not only fans who returns home after dark from a hockey match, “explains Jana – Chairman and CEO of BPA.

“Sport is an ideal form of education, and we are pleased to be involved in promoting traffic safety. Each of us is a driver and realizes that extending reflective elements to help the company to greater safety on our roads, “explains Chairman HC Sparta reasons why the campaign also supported his team.

 

Patrick Karmas, managing director of PSG Slim, adds: “We care about the safety of fans not only during the hockey game, but also the way to the stadium and back. The campaign” We are? “Has a great sense of safety, so we fully support.”

Mark Chile and Team HC Ocular Trine: “Security is not only our fans, for us, a very important thing. Hockey matches usually ends at a time when it is dark outside, and therefore consider campaign promoting reflective elements, and thus better visibility of pedestrians, as very valuable. ”

 

“It’s not just an obligation for pedestrians to use reflective elements, which is valid from February 20 this year. We want to be reflective tape or other reflective elements become as commonplace as in winter gloves or hats. It’s a small thing, which is, however, the value of human life, “says the head of Road Safety Pastor Martin and adds:

 

“After every match and in the winter on matches is heading to stadiums tens of thousands of people. We are therefore pleased that, thanks to the clubs every stadium will be able to remind fans that the reflective tape them can save lives. “

Reflective tape for pedestrians: why are we wearing?

The recently adopted amendment to the law concerning traffic imposes an obligation pedestrians wear reflective elements outside of the village. What it actually is, why we wear, where you can order and buy – and how many of us come?

 

The new requirement applies to reflective elements made of a material from which the reflected light from another source (headlights). Scenario: walk in reduced visibility on the shoulder unlit roads, winding between the two villages. Have a handy flashlight or light the way mobile enough. Reflective elements are meant primarily called. Bracelets or reflective tapes; often they are retractable some are again provided with Velcro.

 

“Reflective and fluorescent objects are expensive. All sorts of pendants, badges, iron elements, stickers, tape, etc. on hand. For example, take the haberdashery or bicycle stores” informs on its website BESIP. According to media reports the reflective elements are sold in supermarkets, household goods stores, in drugstores, in newsagents, post offices and petrol stations.

 

Reflective tape that can, if necessary, quick and easy to use, you can also buy in a number of different e-shops. Internet shopping mentor Heureka.cz after entering the term “reflective tape” into your search engine offers the first position of the following products found retractable reflective tape Force dimensions 3×38 cm. Stands from 15 to 89 CZK, usually around 25 to 29 crowns. “It can be worn rolled over ear bag or a belt on your clothes,” he wrote in his mini-review of one customer online store.

 

Safety features of reflective materials as instructed BESIP best place towards the end of the sleeves, close to the knees and waist level (for example, cyclists also on a bike helmet). Children can then buy clothes that are already equipped with elements of reflective materials, as they are already so equipped satchel.

 

Graph “Improved visibility increases safety” The reasons which led the legislature to the adoption of an amendment to Act no. 361/2000 Coll. on the road, in the case of reflective elements clearly preventive. Reflective material at night had seen at a distance three times longer than white clothing and more than ten times greater distance than blue dress. These distances; they have a major impact on whether we can avoid the driver or not. Reflective material is able to reflect incident light to two hundred meter spacing. In contrast, pedestrian wearing dark clothes are in the dark on the road almost invisible…

 

“Every year die on our roads over seven hundred people. And pedestrians, which are heading the campaign, are one of the most vulnerable groups. Every seventh person in our country dies in a traffic accident as a pedestrian. And this is alarming, “he said last October during the presentation of the campaign BESIP” We are? “, Focused on the visibility of pedestrians, Transport Minister Dan.

In 2014, accidents were a total of 112 pedestrians were killed, 65 of them at night. On the night of the accident thus accounted for over 58% of fatal pedestrian accidents – outside of the village but it was 79%.

 

The aforementioned amendment to the law on road traffic entered into force on February 20 this year.

Safety vest belongs to the cab car and not in the trunk

The high visibility vest, which is part of the mandatory equipment vehicles, it’s belonging to the cab car and not in the trunk. This is the basic lesson, with whom in recent days to meet (meet and may continue) motorists during traffic controls in the area of the metropolis. Central Bohemian police had engaged in preventive actions aimed at increasing the visibility of motorists.

 

Its mission is to remind motorist’s obligation to use the vest every time the driver gets out of the car to solve technical failure or an accident. Now why should he have on hand – and not in the trunk, recalled Monika policewoman.

Having a car in a reflective vest designed for the chauffeur duty – police, however, highlight the need to ensure security for the entire crew. The ideal is that for a rainy day should vest in the car ready with everyone sitting in it.

 

Yet it does not remain just rhetoric. In the preventive police action transmit controlled drivers another vest. “In addition, since the drivers were to hear a very positive response. In just the first 13 days of the campaign distributed police during the nine audits total of 462 reflective vests; most in the Klan (170) and near the capital (in the region of Prague: West – within the territorial division of the Messenger of police activity – it was equal to a hundred and Prague-Country: East 20).

 

The current wave of the campaign is mapped out on until 15 December, when police officers with vests still meet motorists at Malta Boleslaw – and additional checks are going until February.

 

Reflective warning dispels the death

for drivers who stand out from the car in dealing with crisis situations, the use of warning vests responsibility – as a useful supplement would be of course policemen also recommended pedestrians. Especially in the current season of short days, long nights and sometimes lousy visibility even at noon.

 

Without exaggeration, without exaggeration, because in the dark or in the rain, for example, may be a matter of life and death. For example, while the figure in a blue dress (yes, practically invisible not just black) can only observe from 18 meters reflective elements are visible up to 200m of distance. The driver who travels 75 km / h, while it needs about 30 meters out to react and managed to avoid pedestrians …