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Pedestrians outside the village must have a reflective sign

Reflective tape or sticker is now a mandatory accessory for pedestrians moving on the road outside the village in poor visibility. This is said by the amendment to the Road Traffic Act, which only applies for a few days. Pedestrians may also be fined for non-compliance.

 

Fog, rain, dusk or snow blizzard can complicate drivers’ views from the car. In doing so, they must see the pedestrians in time and be able to react. If a person has dark clothes, the driver registers them up to twenty meters. The white color is visible at 55 meters. The ideal reaction distance is 200 meters. And this is guaranteed only by reflective elements. Under the amendment to the Road Act, they are now mandatory for pedestrians for reduced visibility on roads between municipalities.

 

The phone is Pavel Rakus, the BESIP coordinator:

“In BESIP, we would like to see that the obligation to wear reflective materials would not be reduced only by several sections outside the municipality. We would like it to be always in poor visibility. It may not be just dark, but also heavy snowfall and the like.”

 

Pedestrians should be aware that they are difficult to see not only in the dark but also at dusk or dawn. And everybody should buy a reflective tape for their safety.

 

Petra Stonišová, spokesman of the Municipal Police of Opava:

 

“The law does not directly determine where the reflective elements should be and how they should look. It’s good for them to be on the moving parts – on the wrist, above the ankle.”

 

Police officers and police officers will now check that pedestrians do not forget about reflective signs.

 

Pedestrians will be fined up to 2500 crowns if they are not followed. But the guards will be more aware of the education at this point and will be more alert to pedestrians that they should have these reflective elements.

 

Stickers, patches, pendants or hand straps are available in haberdashery or bicycle shops. Mohdy is already fluorescent substances sewn into the seams of jackets or school bags or backpacks. Reflective signs which made of reflective heat transfer vinyl certainly increase the safety of pedestrians on the road.

Pedestrians, watch out!

If you follow the road outside the village, you need to have reflective elements on your clothes, such as a sleeve belt or reflective vest. If not, you face up to two thousand fines. In administrative proceedings, penalties range from CZK 1,500 to 2,500. An amendment to the Road Traffic Act has been in force since Saturday, which obliges pedestrians to wear reflective elements.

 

The so-called non-motorized road users are the most vulnerable to road traffic. Pedestrians, in particular, should ensure that they are well visible at a sufficient distance and that drivers can avoid them in time. But the reality is that people often wear dark clothes on the roads. The chauffeur often sees them at the last minute and some clashes have fatal consequences for pedestrians.

 

Reflective elements are intended to increase their safety. The more they wear, the better. Generally, police officers recommend at least two. One placed on the hand and the other on the leg, especially on the right side, which is towards the road. “Illuminated flashlight or mobile phone are not considered to be a reflective element, because light from them is not visible from all sides,” said Kladno police spokeswoman Michaela Novakova.

 

“Police officers have been involved in the prevention of visibility of road users, especially pedestrians, for example in the framework of the project Seeing You. Therefore, their progress, alerting pedestrians to the use of reflective elements, nothing fundamental changes. It is only that if pedestrians do not have them, it is contrary to the law, “said Novakova.

 

Police officers can already fine pedestrians, but it is possible to negotiate. Over time, police patrols will be much stricter.

“Certainly we will not start organizing a pedestrian hunt without reflective elements. Rather, we will explain to them initially that it is about the safety of theirs, but also of other road users, “the spokeswoman said.

 

Many tests have shown that when a pedestrian moves in dark clothing, he is visible to the driver at only 18 meters, in white clothes to 55 meters and if his clothing is accompanied by a reflective sign which made of reflective heat transfer vinyl, the driver sees it at 200 meters.

 

In addition to the obligation for pedestrians to wear reflective material elements, the amendment also obliges drivers to clean the car from snow and ice or allows municipalities to ban segway operations.

Safe running in the evening. What to buy in Decathlon?

Running in the evening sets in a great mood. Previously known and constantly traversed routes suddenly transform into something that can re-perpetuate every sense, while the ubiquitous darkness combined with the urban play of lights makes us become nocturnal explorers. We are fully in the role of engaging the imagination, focusing on the sounds and passing distance. But this is not an easy world to guess. It requires special equipment and appropriate behavior. What to do to make the evening skiing trips safe, but also satisfying?

 

The shorter autumn days are able to pick up motivation even for the most avid runners. Heavy rainfall, pervading cold and quickly falling night form a running trio that will haunt us in the coming months. It is not an easy time to maintain the will to run, and given that Egyptian darkness forcing many to monotonous training along the same lit streets, there are more obstacles than incentives. At night, thousands of runners roam the city sidewalks and train one by one. Every runner who has at least one such season knows that only the best-lit streets are interested. And the evening running traffic in their regions is not conducive to physical activity, because too many runners are too much. The accumulation of all factors means that less and less often we go to training. How to get out of this running impasse? What to do in order to make running in the evening the same pleasure as training during the day?

 

Going tonight training is the best possible way to de-stress after a long and tiring day. Like no other sport, running ensures the charging of internal batteries and breathes life into freezing muscles. The body will regain its fitness again, and the influx of endorphins will improve the well-being and free the head from the rush of thoughts. Everyday duties will go into oblivion, which will help us get into training faster. In addition, regular physical activity contributes to the improvement of sleep quality. Effectively rested and rested, we will wake up more willing to perform the tasks of the next day. Running in the evening will also take care of the circulatory system, improving blood flow and the work of the heart. Many studies indicate that this sport not only makes life better but also lasts longer. In addition to any doubts, there are also changes in the immune system in the runner’s body. People practicing sports are much less likely to get sick, and their enhanced immunity prevents them from catching colds or infections.

 

Reading such an extensive list of the advantages of running, it is not difficult to maintain the enthusiasm for training during autumn fluff. But how to continue training in the dark? How to safely navigate after dark or night?

 

We should take the first steps to the wardrobe and choose training clothing with reflective fabrics. Unfortunately, there are stairs that are not so easy to climb. While the producers signal that the product is equipped with reflectors, these are definitely not enough to perform the right function. Placing light reflective tapes along the bottom edge of the garment, adding a reflective logo (which made of reflective heat transfer vinyl)and element around the arms, in practice results in small batches of material visible to outside road users. In theory, we assume clothes designed for running in the evening because it does not really help much. The best way out of the situation is to check what parts of the clothes are striking. Ingenious producers are preparing special collections of clothes for the night madness. Some time ago we tested one such series of products created by the Kalenji brand, which can be purchased in the Decathlon chain stores. But most importantly, this clothing guarantees incredible visibility when running in an underexposed place. Wide stripes of flares were created, which were placed, among others on the shoulders, back, chest. Care was taken to ensure that the reflections were around. You should look around for such practically designed running clothes!

Tally even grabs mannequin as litter

“In the meantime, I have been on my way nine times where I have filled no less than 46 garbage bags. You will find the oddest stuff, lots of food, but also bottles, cans, laughing gas ampoules and lastly even a mannequin. Of course not in my garbage bag, so I contacted the DAR for that. ”

Wherever you look, you will find littering virtually anywhere on the street. A thorn in the eye of the Tally van Hues. As a Neighborhood Hero, she regularly goes out to get rid of ‘her’ streets from all that lying around. “It’s important that it happens naturally, but it’s also fun to do.”

“For two years I sighed with great regularity that there was so much waste along the street. This spring I had enough of it and in all my goodness I thought: I’ll give up.” She signed up for the national litter day on 17 March and went with four trash bags to the Van street. “So there were far too few”, laughs Tally. “We had to get a few more extras because I had seven bags full on the short distance that I had covered.”

This made Tally realize that the problem was even bigger than she thought. “I have been retiring since June and I wanted to keep moving, so I hit two birds with one stone.” As a Registered member, you keep your neighborhood cleans with other Neighborhood Heroes. When it suits you, you walk through a clearing around your neighborhood and then clean up the litter that you encounter. As a result, your neighborhood will not only look better, there will also be the less new waste on the street and in the green.

“As a Neighborhood Hero, I have adopted three streets” I regularly walk through the cleaning lane through the streets where I have been walking regularly, during these rounds I only do that with my Neighborhood Hero attributes.” Registered district heroes receive a safety vest with reflective tape, a good grab stick, special waste bags and a waste card with which they can dispose of the bags in all underground residual waste containers in the municipality.

Tally finds her ‘work’ not only very important to do, but also very nice and you see immediate results. “It’s great to be out and about, so I always try to walk around so that people can see my jacket properly, because on the back there is sign logo which made by reflective heat transfer vinyl, so I hope to create more awareness because that’s what I think is the first step.”

How can I identify the census takers

On July 23 will start the XII Population Census and Housing VII, therefore, between this date and August 16 you will receive the visit of the census takers who will ask you questions about your family.

However, there is a question that you may be asking yourself: how can I identify them? The National Institute of Statistics (INE) made this day the official presentation of the uniforms.

Census takers will be identified with a blue reflective vest and gray reflective tape with three logos embroidered opposite: the census on the left side; and that of the INE and the United Nations Population Fund in the law.

In the back they will also have the census logo and the identification of logo in white letters which are made of reflective heat transfer vinyl.

In addition, they will carry a card that identifies them, in which the DPI number of them will also appear, and a blue cap with the census logo embroidered on the front.

For their part, the coordinators will use a similar, but gray uniform. Consider that each interview lasts between 30 and 50 minutes. Although it is not necessary for the censuses to enter your home, you can attend them in a shady place or where you consider it appropriate.