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Light test for road safety

For 60 years, the light test has been available, in which drivers and drivers can check the lighting system of their car for free in a workshop of the motor vehicle guild. They will also receive a reflective vest for safety. Many blenders are still on our streets. In the light test of the previous year, 35 per cent of all vehicles tested were found in North Rhine-Westphalia.

 

Therefore the Nickel calls all drivers to participate in the light test 2016. “Especially in the dark season it is important to see and be seen,” says Heinz Hendricks. “Therefore, in October, you should take the opportunity to check the lighting system of the vehicle for free.”

 

Traffic Watching Calls for Light Test and reflective clothing test.

On the Internet site you can quickly get the contact details of the next master company through the entry of your own postal code. In the light test in the workshop, the function and setting of the headlights are then checked in order to exclude the dazzling of the oncoming traffic. Experts are also taking a close look at the limits and parking lights, brake lights, rear lights, hazard warning lights, direction indicators and rear fog lamps. Smaller defects are immediately and free of charge.

 

“Good light not only protects the drivers. This also improves the traffic safety of unprotected traffic such as pedestrians and cyclists “, explains Heinz Hendricks. In the dark months, however, the latter can also ‘visualize’ themselves by means of bright clothing or reflective materials. Thus, people with a vest, armbands or trailers made of reflective materials are usually perceived by drivers at a distance of 150 meters at dusk. On the other hand, a darkly dressed person is only seen at a distance of 25 meters. The light test 2016 is a joint action of the German motor vehicle industry and the German traffic police. The patron is the Federal Minister of Transport. In order to draw the attention of the traffic participants to the light test, numerous traffic guards have hung up tensioning tapes on busy streets, which advertise the test.

A reflective spray and deco stencils

You want one notice you better on your bike after dark? Failing big yellow vest, you can decorate your jacket or helmet with the spray reflective Light flex and fun stencils, sold by Louis Motorcycle.

 

To improve your visibility to other road users at night, there is nothing better than reflective materials that react in the light of other vehicles fires. The Light flex spray Hey Sport brand allows you to create your own reflective patterns on your equipment (jacket, pants, helmet), knowing it in the wash. It is not clear whether it is possible to apply to the vehicle itself (note the paint!).

 

Ready stencils are supplied with the spray, but why not make it your idea?

Hey Sport Light flex Spray 150 ml € 19.99

. Works on all untreated surfaces: textiles, leather, wood, plastic, metal, safety clothing

. 3 stencils supplied others to download

. Disappears with a standard washing machine

 

Confusion around reflective vests for cars

Not so long ago, the motoring public outraged obligation to change the content of these chests, even if it has not been used in any part of them.

 

In doing so, experts said that some medical reflective materials have a much longer life than what is declared on the roster. Most drivers take at least this provision as a waste.

 

This week, some news sites Rosslea white series drivers with information about the need to change the mandatory reflective vests for new ones, according to new EU regulations. Then it but responded Transport Minister Dan stream with a simple statement: Drivers may not change reflective vests equipped vehicles.

 

“The protective properties of the vest that matched an earlier European standard EN 471, are sufficient in terms of safety and meet the technical requirements. I’d like to reassure motorists clearly that they do not throw your jacket that you made earlier and not have to buy new ones, “said Dan.

 

The requirement of implementing the new standard EN ISO 20471, according to the office applies only to manufacturers, who market the new safety vest. Older vests that have the desired properties, it is not necessary to replace new.

“We’re the new ones do not even have, but we do not sell anything that does not pay,” said a saleswoman at a gas station under the new bridge, where the editors newspaper tried to buy a new vest.

 

People in buying a new reflective vest in any case must now check the label, and complies with the European standard. Old standard EN 471 is no longer valid.

Warning vest, designed as mandatory equipment for motor vehicles according to current regulations, is that which is marked by EN ISO 20471: 2013 and AS INDICATED four-digit identification number of the notified body that it has tested.

 

According to available information, the “old” vest according to EN 471 should be resold for cyclists and pedestrians, but the product must be removed the name ‘warning vest “and an indication that it is a high-visibility clothing. While vest according to the old standard cost around thirty crowns vest according to the new decree will come to around sixty crowns.

 

The new decree brings many surprises and controversies, such as the recent controversy around the right of way at roundabouts. Warning vests may not be the last.

Reflective clothing for outdoor

Spring-summer collection Terrex is full of products designed for athletes, to enable them to achieve the highest goals. They have been designed without seeking compromises, both in terms of technology and about the reflective materials used. This allows designer’s Adidas Outdoor proposed a wide range of useful and light products.

 

Shoes, clothes and backpacks are refined in every detail, it also enriches modern look. Collection Terrex is prepared with the aim of every runner, mountain climber, alpinist, whether the rider wishing to push their personal limits and to follow new challenges.

Here are some jackets and a backpack with a wide range of Adidas Outdoor Terrex .

 

Men’s padded jacket with Polartec insulation Alpha® in the body and sleeves provide warmth in dry and wet conditions. Innovative padding with print and transparent material surface gives a unique effect. Jacket can be folded to a small size and pack a backpack, which makes it as overcoat in dry weather or an extra layer of warmth in bad weather.

 

Pockets with zippers in the side seams; Vertical pocket with zipper on the left chest; reflective jacket can be packed into a small pocket

The slider on the entire length and stand-up collar; flexible, soft cuffs; elastic waist; mesh lining

Padding with print and transparent outer layer gives a unique effect; shaped elbows

Polartec padding Alpha® a light layer of warmth and insulation from moisture; technology Durable Water Repellency (DWR) protects against rain and snow; quick-drying design

Regular fit

The fabric resistant to abrasions, 100% polyester

 

This lightweight, easy to pack men’s jacket ensures. Waterproof insulation Gold offers lightness and ease of packing, and soft outer layer Quantum GL provides strength in difficult terrain.

Zippered side pockets; zippered pocket on the left side of the chest; pocket, which can be folded jacket

Full-length zipper, stand-up collar; reflective seams

Advanced material PrimaLoft Gold: warm, soft and lightweight insulation with the highest waterproof properties

Basic material: 100% tear-resistant polyester; Posdszewka: 100% polyester

 

This aerodynamic backpack can accommodate the outdoor equipment without slowing you. Wide straps and strap on the chest are safely wearing the backpack, while its back panel with mesh provides airflow at the back. It also has a zippered main compartment, pocket compression, side mesh pockets, closed with zippers pockets bib and handles with two reflective tapes.

It is important to be seen. Police handed out reflective tape for pedestrians

Autumn foggy or rainy weather, the many drivers and not complicate them traveling. Darkness and poor weather conditions would be on the road had to adapt not only motorists, but also pedestrians and cyclists without safety vest, because they are the most vulnerable road users and the consequences of accidents are often fatal.

 

“The important point is therefore that everyone who move on roads properly seen. Visibility of pedestrians or cyclists can be increased and properly chosen clothes and accessories with patches of fluorescent and reflective materials. People in dark clothes and black are in poor visibility seen the worst, “said spokesman Simon police.

 

For these reasons, it took place on Monday morning at various locations in Kromeriz and Hulin traffic safety action “We are”, which was primarily focused precisely on this most vulnerable group.

 

“Traffic policemen together with city policemen, the regional coordinator BESIP as police spokesperson and handed out nearly two hundred reflective bags, as well as reflective tape,” police spokesman quantified.

 

They approached various road users, mostly cyclists and pedestrians of all ages and all explain how it is important for them to be on the road to see properly.

Body Language: reflective clothing keeps you more safety in the dark

Until recently, protective clothing certified according to EN 471: 2001 + A1: 2007 apply. This has now been superseded by the ISO 20,471th a comparison of the two standards makes the changes clear.

In scope of the additional “high risk situations” was recorded – which is particularly relevant for the emergency services. Advanced were primarily the requirements for the design of the clothing. To apply for reflective materials on sleeves new design requirements, while reflective stripes on the collar of the overalls were no longer counted for the detection of the total areas of reflective material. Florescent background material must enclose in a minimum width of 50 mm torso, sleeves or pant legs; there are allowed on sleeves and legs more than two reflective strips.

The demands on the fluorescent material have also increased. So a minimum tensile strength of 100N is required regardless of the weight. The tear strength should be at 20N (formerly 25N). This figure has emerged from another method, meaning no limit reduced.

Furthermore, the burst strength must be adapted to existing textile standards. The requirements of perspiration were increased. What has not changed is this factor: In single or multilayer clothing constructions of water vapor resistance must not exceed 5 be m²Pa / W. but was specified: If the latter is higher, the water vapor resistance must be determined and must not be greater than 0.15.

For greater design freedom of passage ensures: coverings with different fluorescent background colors can be certified.

Important changes also affect the maintenance requirements of the protective clothing. Thus the manufacturer should always dictate the care instructions, and the fluorescent materials must be checked after the wash to the color values.

Reflective for best visibility

The legislature has thus the requirements for protective clothing increases with reflective materials, which means extra safety for the wearer. Yet 471 certified protective clothing does not apply to EN by the new ISO of a sudden as potentially unsafe. All certificates before July 2010 continue unlimited validity. Certificates after July 2010 shall be valid for five years. The manufacturer of protective clothing in the long term, however, switches to the new ISO to guarantee the institutions the best possible visibility.

Especially in the dark retro-reflective materials are essential for the safety of the emergency services staff. While around 90 percent of the traffic-related information on the day are recorded and registered by the human eye, the visual acuity of the human eye drops at night to about five percent of the daily value. Retro reflective materials enhance the conspicuousness in the dusk and dark.

The principle of retro-reflection functions as follows: The incident light beam is redirected by mirror-coated glass spheres and reflected back toward the light source. The reflective strips from 3M, for example, are equipped with 30,000 glass beads per square centimeter. These beads directing the incident light to the reflector and then back to the “sender” of light.

Body Language concept ensures safety in the dark

However, technology alone is not enough as protection. Also important is the optimal placement of the reflective tape. Studies show that drivers react in a human different from a sign. While they take in a sign the clash sometimes in buying, try a person definitely avoids. Functioning warning clothing should therefore always trace the silhouette of people.

The reflective strips should be placed on the clothing that a 360-degree visibility of the person is given and this is also clearly visible in its typical posture. 3M calls this design concept “Body Language”. The reflective stripes are both sewn and glued.

Reflective tapes can support only protect if they are also cleaned properly. The consideration of the maintenance and cleaning cycles is essential, as they affect the life of reflective material crucial.