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Be visible be safe

Reflective vests facilitating the safety of the road went to a dozen or so Poleis schools. This is an action organized by Stokowski, operating under the name of one of the largest agricultural machinery manufacturers in the province.

 

We called our action quite eloquently. Her motto is “Be visible – be safe.” In this way, we wanted to emphasize and at the same time to make children and young people aware of the importance of road safety – says Paula, the owner of the Metal-Foch Store. A new school year began a few days ago. The autumn-winter period is inexorably approaching. Unfortunately, police statistics leave no shadow of a doubt. It is at this time that more accidents involving pedestrians occur.

 

Moving on an unlit road without any reflective material, we are virtually invisible to the drivers. The driver has a chance to see such a person only from a distance of about 20-30 meters. It is definitely not enough to avoid it or stop it. The reflective vest makes the roadside notice noticeably earlier – even from a distance of 150 meters. This gives drivers the opportunity to perform safe maneuvers.

 

Another example of using vests is school trips, even if they take place during the day. This way of naming children has a positive effect on the safety of the little ones, especially in winter when it is gray.

 

That is why we organized the September campaign in schools. We have handed over a pack of 25 vests to schools. In this way, we wanted to draw students’ attention to the fact that road safety is very important. We encourage you to wear this type of elements, including adults. This is all about our health and even life – adds Paula.

The police gave reflectors to cyclists and pedestrians

In spite of the bad weather on Wednesday, police officers in safety vest went to the streets of the county metropolis to point out the danger to cyclists and pedestrians in reduced visibility.

 

“This is a preventative action when we and cyclist from BESIP address bikers and pedestrians. They will take some valuable advice on how to protect themselves and get a quick-release reflective tape, “said Lena, a spokesman for the Hradec Police.

 

In addition, how should traffic be protected? Use reflective and fluorescent materials and combine them so that you can see them in the dark even in the dark. Reflective objects are best positioned at the end of the sleeves, close to the knees and to the waist level. Cyclists also need to wear on helmet and bicycle. Children wear clothes, school bags, and accessories provided with reflective material.

You can get a fine on Saturday without reflective vest

Actor Zen Vera also participated in the campaign for greater visibility of pedestrians on the roads. From Saturday, pedestrian reflexes should be mandatory under certain conditions.

 

Pedestrians should quickly prepare reflective vests, ribbons, reflectors or other similar accessories. On Saturday, a law will begin to apply, according to which people will have to wear such aids whenever they move in low visibility on the road outside the village. The Ministry of Transport thus wants to reduce the number of people fleeing. Two thousand crowns are subject to a fine.

 

“To wear a reflective vest is a responsibility for pedestrians when moving out of the village under reduced visibility – not only in the night, but also in the clouds, fogs and the like – on the roadside or on the edge of the road in a place not illuminated by public lighting, “The Ministry of Transport said in a press release.

 

He wants to achieve a reduction in the tragic number of people fleeing, when the victims have paid for not being able to see the road well. Between 2012 and 2015, 523 pedestrians died on the roads. “Only 72 people died in the past year that was not seen at night. Suitable reflective clothing can save many lives. Seeing and seeing is the basic rule of road safety, “the Ministry urges.

 

Boundaries between life and death are 200 meters! Be on the road! The driver, who meets the walker in black at night, thinks he is about 18 meters long in an adequate response, which is less than a second at a speed of 70 kilometers per hour. If the pedestrian is wearing a reflective element, the driver can recognize it for up to 200 meters.

 

The law does not specify exactly what a pedestrian must wear. It certainly does not have to be a reflective vest, just any add-on from a reflective material of distinctive color, ideally for example a reflective strap placed on the leg or hand. Reflective elements that are part of the garment are also sufficient. Separate accessories can be purchased for a few tens of crowns, for example, in stationery or sports outlets, trams or petrol pumps.

 

The Ministry of Transport recommends wearing such a reflective bracelet, for example. You can find it in stores for sporting needs. The Ministry of Transport recommends wearing such a reflective bracelet. You can find them in stores with sporting goods.

 

In the event of a breach of this law, the fine in question will be up to two thousand crowns. “Instead of imposing sanctions, police patrols will rather talk to people and give them reflective tapes and bags to prevent the law from breaching the law and moving safely on the road,” the ministry said.

 

The news is part of the wider amendment to the so-called Road Act, which the Chamber passed last year. Some opposition politicians have criticized it as limiting, but transport minister Dan has resisted not wanting to chase pedestrians, but to protect their lives. BESIP then organized a campaign titled “Do We See?” in which it highlights the need for increased pedestrian visibility.

Pedestrians must wear reflective vest on road

From now on, pedestrians outside the village must wear reflective vest in darkness and reduced visibility. It is regulated by an amendment to the Road Traffic Act. If the reflective element is not part of the clothing, it is sufficient to have a special self-tapping tape. It is possible to buy those around thirty crowns.

 

A night walk along the road from village to village is a bit safer. If a pedestrian follows the law and he will has a reflective accessory on his clothes. If he did not, he could be fined. “There will be a fine of CZK 2,000 in the block proceedings for this offense. If the administrative proceedings were conducted, there is a fine of up to 15,000 crowns, “says traffic police Tomas.

 

There are a number of reflective tapes. “Probably the so-called reflective tapes that fit into the wrist or ankle area are probably best. There are of course different backpacks on the backpacks, we can also take a reflective vest as such. However, I have to realize that any reflective element I place on myself must be visible to all other participants around me, “explains Bissau chief Martin. In practice, this means that the reflectors must be visible not only from the front, but also from the side.

 

“Since 2012 more than 500 pedestrians have died on the roads, of which 303 at night. Last year, 72 people died and were not seen. A good reflective material can really save human life,” said Transport Ministry spokesperson Tomas. “ From abroad, we can see that where there was a lot of promotion and it was a law, it is Slovakia, for example, significantly reduced the number of fatalities,” he added. Accidents for impaired visibility are at least 100 meters away from human settlements.

Turn on the reflective tapes and wear them elsewhere

The obligatory reflective tapes have already informed that must be carried on Saturdays by pedestrians on illuminated roads outside the village. The police even distributed hundreds of thousands of reflective strips on sleeves or trousers across the country.

 

Even though the tape measures 37 centimeters inches, sometimes it can be useless. At least during this time of year, reflective elements would fit the most. For a person who logically takes a warm feather jacket into cold weather, the tape is short. Over the arm where it would be most visible, you simply will not turn it on. The Ministry of Transport recommends wearing reflective tapes on both legs and hands. Strips handed over by the police cannot be turned on even through the calf. Better, it is just above the ankle, but it is also problematic in this area over the ladies’ boots.

 

Similarly, with magnetic strips, they wrap around themselves after swinging on their hands. They are even shorter, measuring 32.5 centimeters. Easier than on the arm, it will snap to the forearm. When you get the tapes on your hand, there may be more trouble with them. “I have a tape by reflective material, I got it from my friend, and I wear it regularly. I am going to get her over my sleeve, but it is true that she falls or slides down, “one of the readers told her,” I’ll try to get some better, especially to keep it, I’ll definitely wear it, “she added.

 

The police handed out 100,000 straps last year and another 250,000 of them are giving away this year. They are also available in stores, variants, and sizes. “Today we have only the shorter ones, we’ve had longer, after the bigger demand, and so we had to order them. Interestingly, people are asking a lot about these elements, “they said in a shop for sporting goods in Street, where they sell reflexive tapes in several colors, thirty crowns in one piece.

 

Other reflective elements were discovered by Deink in the stationery on the square. The packing of two reflective tapes in different colors cost 26 crowns, and there is a sufficiently long tape, which, in addition to the radiant color, contains several integrated lights that can be switched on and off. It costs 69 crowns. “These reflective elements have been bought in the last few days,” they said in the shop. Color tapes are offered other sellers, for example, in the department store in the square they had one for 19 crowns on Tuesday. Increasingly, these protective elements appear on clothing. The sport jackets and sweatshirts are becoming commonplace; of course, they are also placed on backpacks for children, school bags, and most of the backpacks, and bags.

Iron-on reflective tapes and other gadgets we can look forward to

In order to increase safety, use the ability to adjust the clothing with reflective tape at home and the natural development of the baby’s foot. Moreover, it will bring interesting news that we can look forward to next year.

 

At first glance, it may seem that running and sports equipment has already exhausted all the possibilities to develop. Every year, however, our producers persuade us that this is far from true. Let’s take a look at some interesting news that was seen at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Sport Fair and we can look forward to next year.

 

Iron-on reflective elements

The days are shorter, the lights are getting shorter, and so many runners only have to collect training kilometers in the dark. If you run along a road or bicycle, it is vital that you can see it from a great distance.

 

Of course, there is a headlight and a red flashlight, but reflective elements that are even mandatory for runners and pedestrians are also important. Most runners produce more than enough of their reflective clothing, but they still find running pants and jackets that lack this element. Perhaps you will be pleased to be able to buy iron-on reflective tapes to decorate most of your functional wear.

 

One package contains 76 centimeters of reflective material from 3M in the form of adhesive or ironing tapes. The purchase price will be about $ 10, and it is expected that a similar bag of security items will burst next year.

Carrefour stores: red card for reflective armband

Like a chewing gum under the shoe, the retro-reflective cuff is sticky. This is the bitter discovery made by the FFMC antenna of Seine-et-Marne in two Carrefour supermarkets. Retro-reflective armbands are on sale, with, until the intervention of bikers angry, the mention: “Retro-reflective equipment mandatory at January 1, 2013”, written on the packaging…

 

Pre-empted by consumers, the FFMC 77 responded by calling on 27 May the store managers by registered letter. Here is an excerpt: “The Minister of the Interior, Manuel, published in the official journal an order on 18 December repealing the order of 3 January 2012 The information disseminated to sell your retro-reflective material devices is therefore wrong. These actions are not only disrespectful to your customers, but also illegal. They could, indeed, be qualified as a deceptive commercial practice, defined and repressed by articles L121-1 and following of the Code of the consumption…

 

Result

The stores responded on May 28, pledging to conceal the reference to the obsolete bond. The director of the supermarket of Collegian also indicated that he had reassembled the information with their central purchasing to intervene with the supplier.

 

Eve

This is not the first action carried out by the FFMC 77, since it had already obtained satisfaction in the Crossroads and Villiers about the same problem. It remains to be seen if the 228 Carrefour stores located in France will be in tune… It is up to you to send us the information! Let us hope, too, that the manufacturer of reflective armbands stops trying to distribute a product that has become irrelevant. Otherwise, store managers will use black markers!

Airbag safety vest for biker Getting started

Used in competition, the airbag reflective jacket for bikers is becoming more popular for individuals. It is a little tough to put on the first few times, it is discreet in use, and above all, it does not bother the driver.

 

Dinesen, a specialist in biker equipment, offers an airbag vest, the D-Air Street, designed to protect the back, collarbones, and thorax in the event of an accident. Sensors, installed on the fork and under the seat, record the movements of the two-wheelers before being analyzed by a central computer. Thus, according to the manufacturer, the system is capable of recognizing all critical situations: fall alone, impact from the rear, frontal or lateral impact … Therefore, the vest inflates in 45 milliseconds maximum. However, the main interest of this new vest is that the connection between the system and the safety vest is wireless, allowing complete freedom of movement. The other visible part of the device, the screen installed on the handlebars and which controls the proper functioning of the system is rather unsightly and too bulky. In addition, that especially since it provides only two interesting information: the battery charge level of the vest and the correct connection between the vest and the system.

 

The vest also has a range of about 10 hours, a delay that we have actually found. Let us hope that over months, even years, it remains the same. However, to preserve the life of the battery of the vest, it will be necessary to turn it off after each use. Similarly, it is advisable to turn it on only once installed on the two-wheelers to ensure proper interaction with the electronic box. An annoying detail: if the engine is shut off while the link has already been established, in case of stalling for example, it will then turn off and then turn on the vest for a new connection is established. However, this operation is easy and the switch is easy to handle, even with a heavy winter glove.

 

At the time of purchase, it will be necessary to pay attention to the size of the waistcoat because it is necessary to foresee the differences of thickness between the holding of summer and that of winter. However, as it has large elastics, it accepts differences in size, but it will not take too large a size if you buy it in winter (and conversely if you buy it in summer). Finally, once the habit of putting it on, we enjoyed the maintenance that offers the D-Air Street thanks, in particular, to a very efficient backbone. In addition, its yellow reflective material is a not insignificant in terms of safety because it allows being visible from afar.

Motorized two-wheelers: mandatory gloves from Sunday

Starting this Sunday, November 20, the wearing of approved reflective material gloves will become mandatory for PTW riders and passengers. Every year, motorcyclists, and more generally motorized two-wheelers pay a heavy tribute to the road. In 2015 according to the figures of the Ministry of the Interior, 614 motorcyclists (users of a motorized two-wheeler with a displacement greater than 50 cm3), lost their lives.

 

During the same period, 13,500 bodily injuries involved a motorcycle and for 5514 of them, the severity of the injuries required hospitalization. In many cases, wearing protective equipment would have limited serious injuries. Thus, it is strongly recommended to wear a jacket when driving motorized two-wheelers. Similarly, it seems essential to wear closed shoes and not flip-flops, as we still see all too often in summer in some seaside resorts, to limit serious foot injuries. In addition, the legislator imposes the wearing of an approved helmet equipped with a reflective device. The defect of these bands despite a standard helmet is subject to a fine of 135 Euros and the reduction of three points of the driving license. In 2015, 24 motorcyclists killed, including one passenger, did not wear a helmet.

 

No gloves, one less point

With its desire to further protect these particularly vulnerable road users and in particular to limit serious injuries to the hands and forearms, the Ministry of the Interior has just made mandatory the wearing of gloves for drivers and passengers a motorized two-wheeler, whether it is a motorcycle, a motor tricycle, a motor quadricycle or a moped. Published in the official journal of 20 September, Decree No. 2016-1232 of 19 September enters into force Sunday, 20 November 2016. From that date, the police may control compliance with this obligation. Failure to comply with the regulations may result in a third class fine (68 Euros) and the loss of one point of the driving license.

 

It should be noted that the new regulations also apply to any passenger who, in the event of non-wearing of gloves, could be fined a third class. Drivers and passengers of mopeds also face a fine. Derogation is granted to users of vehicles equipped with both seatbelt and door.

 

Finally, the decree imposes the wearing of gloves in accordance with the regulations on personal protective equipment (PPE). The site takes stock of the current standard and precisely guides the buyer by answering all the questions he may ask, and which sellers do not always answer. Specialized in the prevention, initiation, training, and development of driving motorcycles and scooters for over twenty years, former motorcycle champion Philippe Minaret welcomed this decision, which is a step in favor of the protection of motorized two-wheeler users.

 

Pedestrians must have mandatory reflections from September

From August 31, all pedestrians outside the built-up area and after dark must have a reflective element. Is it Absurd recipe? Not at all.

 

Mandatory reflective elements from 31 August will have to wear Polish pedestrians. Many people are already protesting against “the next regulations of life” and consider this a jump on the money – an easy way to create a new field in which the police can earn many credentials. However, even though I am against excessive regulation myself, I accept this duty with enthusiasm – because the reflections serve not only pedestrians. Anyone who has ever driven an unlit road at night knows it well.

 

From 1 September, pedestrians will have to wear reflective vest after dark and outside built-up areas. Indignant new provisions often overlook these two conditions. Wrongly – because it is this detail that makes the obligation sense and is needed. Outside the built-up area, roads often lead through forests or are on the sides embellished with a row of trees – after dark you cannot see anything. The lights of the car illuminate a small piece of the road, the driver is focused on driving, has a very small chance of seeing a pedestrian going along the side or the edge of the road. If there are clouds, you can only see a few meters before the car. In addition, remember, outside built-up areas, cars usually move faster than 90km / h, especially after dark when roads are empty.

 

Pedestrians without glare are then simply invisible. The reflective material changes this diametrically – all you need is a wristband, because the state has not begun to require us to wear waistcoats. One item that can be purchased at the kiosk, at any bazaar, for 2 zlotys. Added to this is the fact that pedestrians walk often without imagination, going almost to the belt.