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New from Seventy Degrees: reflective and lightweight vest

The Spanish firm Seventy Degrees uses its deep knowledge of the product team to present three new garments, which meet the demanding CE certification. The initial line of accessories of the Spanish brand consists of a modern reflective vest, a comfortable waterproof and a versatile lightweight feather that will not leave anyone indifferent.

 

For the days of changing weather, Seventy Degrees offers the new SD-A5, for men, and the SD-A7, for women, made with wind and cold resistant fabric, which incorporate a lining that allows good breathability. Some lightweight feathers that can be used as under the reflective jacket, as internal lining, or independently, since they can be placed protections and is approved to go on a motorcycle.

 

In addition, so that motorists can always carry the most necessary items by hand, the new SD-A5 and SD-A7 have two exterior pockets with zippers and two inside pockets. These new lightweight feathers can be purchased in two color ranges: black / yellow fluorine and navy blue / red. As for the sizes, the male version is available from S to 4XL, while the female version from XS to 2XL. The price for both versions is identical: 47 Euros PVP VAT included.

 

For the days when the Noah flood falls, Seventy Degrees proposes the SD-A3 waterproofs for men and SD-A4 for women, which incorporate the Winter Tex membrane. These two lightweight and comfortable garments are made of flexible material, which offer greater adaptation for use over other garments, as they also have reflective details. In addition, these two raincoats are also perfect as windbreakers under a summer jacket. The SD-A3, for men, is available in sizes from the S to the 2XL, while the SD-A4, for women, in sizes ranging from the XS to the XL. The price is identical for both, 24.90 Euros including VAT.

 

With an eye on the active safety of motorcyclists, Seventy Degrees incorporates a reflective safety vest, the SD-A1, in yellow fluorine into its catalog. Made of elastic fabric that guarantees greater comfort and adaptation to the body, it also has an anti-sweat liner. The revolutionary SD-A1 has a zipper closure and a pocket so that users can have their Smartphone or the most important documentation at hand. SD-A1 is unisex and is available in sizes ranging from S to 2XL for 35 Euros PVP VAT included.

Jose wears fluorescent vest work for safety of children

The ‘semaphore man’ of Quinton has spent 20 years regulating the traffic of the N-232 to the hours of entry and exit of the school. Today he receives a tribute. The children greet José while he, without taking his eyes off the road, checks that the vehicles have stopped when they reach the zebra crossing located next to the entrance to the school Fernando, which he has been attending five times a day for the past 20 years.

 

In all this time, he has only missed his appointment in “very few occasions.” “If someday I do not come, people miss me,” he said. In addition, is dressed in a reflective vest, and with the help of a stop sign, warns drivers to stop when they travel on the N-232 national road to allow children to cross. “I am delighted and I am doing it because I love my people very much, and I will be there as long as I can,” he explained, while continuing to monitor the traffic.

 

To recognize their selfless work, the City Council and the association of mothers and fathers of the school have organized this afternoon a tribute at the house of culture. It will be an emotional act, which will coincide with his 73th birthday, in which he will be given details of the children, an audiovisual project will be screened and there will be “some surprise”. Next, you will also discover the plaque that has been placed in the place that bears his name, and which was decided after a popular consultation in which there was a great deal of the neighbors. The mayor, Jesus Morales, stressed that “if someone deserves this recognition, it is Machala.” Not only in Fifth is known his work. Many people who travel through the crossing has met once with the ‘man semaphore’: “It is already a typical image of Quinton.”

 

José was a municipal worker and decided to continue providing this retired service: “Many cars and heavy trucks pass through this national highway,” which is a way to increase the road safety of pedestrians, said the local official.

 

Of the same opinion they were shown yesterday afternoon at the doors of the school Maria and Susana, grandmother and mother of students, who recognized and thanked their task: “We are much calmer knowing that he is here stopping the cars. The children pay much attention to him; he always wears a fluorescent yellow vest, and he is a very dear person in the locality.” It is usual to see him minutes before school entry and exit times, but he also collaborates to regulate traffic if there is any exit from the students.

Reflective vest propose to include motorcycles and bicycles

If it is extended, a bill must be formulated since there is no standard that establishes a basic emergency kit for all types of vehicles. The Transportation Commission of the Chamber of Deputies received the holder of the portfolio Andrés Lobo to answer the questions and provide clarity regarding the obligation of carrying the reflective vest on all vehicles.

 

Although there were objections about the implementation, which led to the explosive increase in the price of the garment, the support of the table was transversal. Yes, the deputy of the UDI Gustavo asked to extend the mandate to motorcyclists.

 

“It’s an excellent initiative, it will never be free of criticism, there will always be people who are not satisfied, I believe that things can be improved, including motorcycles in the background, including bicycles is a subject that should be considered,” he said. Minister Lobo said that he is “open to studying it, some are already using it, without being asked, it is a first step” and added: “Another stage would be to work on a bill to establish requirements for other types of drivers”.

 

If the reflective safety vest is extended to motorcyclists and cyclists, a bill must be formulated, since there is no standard that establishes a basic emergency kit for all types of vehicles. In fact, during the first day of validity of the mandatory carriage, Carabineros fined a motorcyclist in Temuco for not wearing his vest, when the rule does not apply to them.

 

They raise fines for not wearing the vest

Deputy DC Mario argued that “you have to make a legal change to the Traffic Law. So that this can be considered a fault and you can take a fine as appropriate if you do not use (vest), because otherwise it is that have made spend thousands and thousands of Chileans to ride this famous vest in the glove compartment.

 

The Minister of Transport, who highlighted the effects of the decree, welcomed the assessments. “I am responsible for any problem in its implementation. We had differences between regions, but when talking about a white gear, the problem of a white march is when the white gear ends there will be the same problem. People who did not buy and gave that we had started this decree that was published 15 months before its implementation, it was a sufficiently broad term to inform,” he said. Lobo added that “to legislate on the use, I am open to study that One of the benefits of this initiative has been that it has had a side effect.” Cyclists have also started using this reflective clothing, so I think that it has been positive. “

The war of reflective safety vests

In a year, twice as many motorcyclist without safety vest fines were made in the City. They went from 22,177 in 2016 to 46,275 last year. There were more controls. The Government says it seeks to reduce the number of victims in road accidents.

 

More controls. More fines. That equation emerges after knowing the data of the Secretariat of Transportation of the City on the motorcycles that circulate daily in the City of Buenos Aires. According to the report, in 2017 the number of infractions doubled. From January to December of the previous year, 46,275 tickets were made, against 22,177 of 2016.

 

The controls are part of the Road Safety Plan carried out by the Ministry of Transportation Portion, which started last year and seeks to reduce the number of fatalities in road accidents, involving motorcyclists in 40% of cases.

 

Among the elements required by law for motorcyclists to travel around the city are the use of the helmet, reflective vest with the patent engraved on the front and back for the companion, green card, liability insurance, driver’s license and VTV (for motorcycles more than a year old). The use of headphones and telephones is also subject to a fine.

 

For some motorcyclists, the controls are exaggerated, although they also admit that they find it correct to circulate with the papers up to date. The strong increase in the number of infractions is also explained by the enormous growth recorded between 2016 and 2017 in motorcycle registrations: 48%, according to the latest statistics published by the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers’ Chamber.

The City wants more control of motorcycles

“We seek to improve citizen security,” said Deputy Chief of Government Buenos Aires Diego, presenting the work of the Buenos Aires police. The deputy head of Buenos Aires Government, Diego, presented on Friday the work being done by the safety vest dressed City Police in relation to the control of motorcycles to prevent crime and prevent the movement of those who violate traffic rules, and stressed that they were already supervised “52 thousand motorcycles and about 2,500 kidnapped”.

 

“All this is done in the search for the improvement of citizen security that we are carrying out in the City of Buenos Aires within the Comprehensive Security Plan, which is something very important for us,” said the Deputy Chief of Government.

 

Santali explained that the implementation of these controls, which are made in conjunction with the Body of Traffic Agents, imply “a central change in a problem that grew as sales and users began to grow” of this type of vehicle. In as much, it needed that “the motorcycles that later do not retire go to compact themselves and all that generates resources for the Graham Hospital and for the Hospital of Children of the City”.

 

Most infractions are related to adulterated or illegible patents, vehicles without domain name, non-compliance with insurance, expired or disabled driver’s licenses, lack of mirrors on the motorcycle, lack of green card, circulation without a helmet or without a vest and evasion of the traffic controls.

 

The sanctions include the retention of the vehicle, fines of 100 fixed units (which rise to 200 when it comes to the unauthorized circulation of a companion or the non-use of the reflective vest with the domain number) and the disqualification from driving 5 to 10 days. Each unit is equivalent to $ 10.40, with which fines range between 1,040 and 2,080 pesos.

 

Also, present were the Security Secretary of Buenos Aires, Marcelo D’Alessandro, and the Under Secretary of Sustainable and Safe Mobility, Paula Bissau. For his part, D’Alessandro said that “we are carrying out 56 daily checks in the City area” and “to this is added what is the Digital Ring that allows us to control the entry and exit” of the motorcycles. “What we are looking for is to create a safer City and regularize the motor vehicle park,” he added.

 

Bissau said in turn, “we are committed to the Head of Government in reducing the number of deaths in road accidents by 30%, knowing that no person should die for the mere fact of traveling on the street.” In this line, he recalled that the first Road Safety Plan of the City was presented “in March of last year” and that “we are working mainly with the vulnerable actors, and one of them is the motorcyclists” that “in 2016 represented the 40th % of those killed in traffic accidents “.

Cyclists would be forced to wear reflective vest

Senators entered a project that provides “the use of high visibility vest during the night and when visibility conditions make it necessary.” “During the night and when visibility conditions make it necessary, bicycle drivers should always wear a high visibility reflective vest.” This is the main slogan of the bill that senators Alejandro Navarro, Lily and Antonio Horvath entered Congress.

 

The initiative that modifies the article 80 of the law 18,290, of Transit, establishing and that it will have to be studied by the Commission of Transports and Telecommunications. They emphasize that “in spite of the advantages that the bicycle presents like means of transport many cyclists and people. In general, they have difficulties to use it on a daily basis, among which is the insecurity of their cities, whose geography is not adequate to circulate in their streets, except that the drivers of vehicles do not respect their pace and therefore can be victims of an accident traffic”.

 

In addition, the legislators indicated, “Law No. 18.290 says nothing in relation to mandatory safety measures for bicycle drivers during their driving at night and when visibility conditions make it necessary, taking into account the statistics.”

 

In the same line, they explained, “the security elements allow to prevent traffic accidents and / or reduce the possible damages and injuries that they may cause. In this sense, the implementation and proper use of security elements such as the high visibility reflective safety vest ostensibly reduce the risk of injury in the event of traffic accidents.”

 

“The use of reflective material considerably reduces the possibility of being run over on public roads, especially in situations of poor visibility, alerting drivers to the situation of risk. If using the reflective vest allows a visibility of 150 meters, distance that allows to avoid the reflective, it is reduced to about 30 meters when it is not carried, which prevents an adequate reaction from the driver”, highlighted the senators.

They judge a driver without safety vest cause the accident

The Malaga Prosecutor’s Office initially requested in its provisional findings, to which Europe Press had access, that the accused should be sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. According to the public accusation, the defendant without wear any safety clothing, and had used cocaine and, in addition, caused injuries to the driver of the crane.

 

The events took place in August 2015. According to the initial indictment, the defendant was traveling with his vehicle on the A-7 towards Barcelona, in a four-lane section with a single direction, with the speed limited to 100 kilometers.

 

The Public Prosecutor’s Office maintains that the accused had his psychophysical faculties altered by the previous intake of cocaine, which caused him not to see that the victim’s vehicle, which was wearing the reflective vest and had placed the signaling triangles. In addition, there was also the crane with emergency lights.

 

At that time, the defendant according to the prosecutor, “did not make any evasive maneuvers,” colliding against the left front door of the crane and against the owner of the damaged car, which was heading towards it. This caused him “multiple and very serious injuries that caused his death.” The driver of the crane was also injured because of the collision and suffered a cervical sprain and post-traumatic disorder that has required treatment, taking more than 100 days to heal, as indicated in the provisional conclusions of this accusation.

 

For the prosecutor, it is initially a crime of reckless homicide in competition with another of imprudent injuries and a crime against road safety, requesting, in addition to four years in prison, the withdrawal of the card for six years and loss of validity. In addition, 3,349 Euros of compensation are initially requested for the driver of the crane and it is indicated that the relatives of the deceased have already received 123,000 Euros delivered by the insurer.

Recommendations for safe travel during Easter

To travel safely in this Holy Week, the Touring and Automobile Club Paraguay provides a series of recommendations to the public. It is always advisable to check the condition of the vehicle, (maintenance, calibration of the wheels, and condition of the lights), make sure that all the passengers wear the safety reflective belt, turn on the low lights always, keep the distance between the vehicles and announce the maneuvers.

 

It is also recommended to travel by day, do not carry loose pets in the vehicle, stop every two hours or 200 km on long trips; not to program the GPS, to smoke, to manipulate the radio, to use the cell phone and to take mate or terrene while driving. Never carry a child in your arms, or share a seatbelt. Children should travel in their chair corresponding to their age, height, weight and level of development, always in the back seat with safety clothing.

 

The necessary documents to circulate are the driver’s license corresponding to the type of vehicle, identity card, identification card of the vehicle, insurance policy (green card for border crossing of light vehicles up to 5 passengers), municipal authorization per day, and the vehicle must have the visible license plates visible in the corresponding place.

 

The obligatory elements to carry in the vehicle are the fire extinguisher (well fastened) with current load control and within reach of the driver, two portable beacons, well-calibrated spare wheel, adjustment key, hydraulic jack or clique. It is also recommended to bring a first aid kit, reflective vest (mandatory for travelers to Argentina, for use in case of damage on public roads).

Municipal Calls to Check Cars with safety vest

Within the actions of the Holy Week Holiday Operational 2018 that aims to prevent traffic accidents, as well as providing road assistance to vacationers on the roads, the XXII City Council presided by Marco invites the population to take preventive measures.

 

Jaime Nieto Campos, Director of Civil Protection issued recommendations for families that use the road to arrive safely at their destination, because road safety is a priority for Mayor Marco.

 

Before leaving:

Check the mechanical conditions of the car before starting the trip.

Check the levels (water, oil, brake fluid, windshield wipers).

Check battery status.

Check the tires, including the spare tire.

Monitor the condition of the shock absorbers.

Lights

Find out about the weather conditions on the route to be covered. If it has rained or there is low visibility, take precautions or delay the journey to leave when the weather allows better safety conditions. Do not forget the elements in case of breakdown, such as reflective vest, emergency signal triangles, hydraulic jack, tools, and additional fuses. Verify that the crew uses the seat belt. Take all precautions and drive carefully, protect the family and other people traveling on the same route.

 

On the way:

Respect road signs and speed limits.

Do not drive tired. It is recommended to rest every 200 kilometers, every two hours or before any symptom of fatigue.

Do not drive under the influence of alcohol or substances that alter perception.

Carry minors in the back seats of vehicles and securely fastened with a child restraint system approved for their weight and height.

Avoid distractions Do not use your cell phone while driving.

If you are traveling with pets, take it in the back and use security attachments so that it does not distract you.

Do not pass by the right or the limit.

Use safe stops at their scales.

Put emergency signage on the road in case of stopping.

Maintain good visibility in the vehicle permanently.

Maintain the safety distance between the vehicles in front of you at all times.

If you travel by bus and the driver in safety vest exceeds the allowed speed, ask him to reduce it.

If you need help, use the telephone numbers of the 911 Emergency Center, the Green Angels 078 or the 088 Federal Police.

Driving outside safer with fur horse

Research by the Stoke Duchy College in the United Kingdom. It shows that two-thirds of the questioned riders have experienced dangerous situations in traffic while driving outside. Striking in the research was that riders with colored horses had the least near misses.

 

Wearing reflective clothing, according to the team leader of the research and chair of the international Society for Equitation Science, Dr. Hayley Randle has no difference. The survey took place via social media and there were more than 350 riders and amazons who participated.

 

Because of the outcome of the research, the team now wants to design a safety vest with the colors of a fur horse.

“This summer we will continue with the research and test whether it indeed makes a difference. We will film the result of riders with different reflective vest and the new design. ”

 

It is the intention that the research will be completed in September and the results can be presented during ‘International Society for Equitation Science Conference’.