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Operation “Well seen together”: what security for cyclists

In association with the General Insurance Agents and with the support of road safety, France Bleu Saint-Etienne Loire offers a special day “well seen together” this Friday, October 27th. The opportunity to question is the safety of cyclists in Saint-Etienne.

The transition to winter time takes place this weekend. It is synonymous with a significant increase in the number of road accident victims, especially among the most vulnerable, pedestrians and cyclists. Indeed, the night falling an hour earlier, pedestrians and cyclists are less visible because of this lack of brightness. AGEA and France Bleu are therefore organizing a “Well Seen Together” prevention campaign and offer our listeners a visibility kit including: a yellow reflective vest with reflective stripes, a yellow backpack with reflective stripes, a reflective bracelet, adhesives to stick on bicycle frames. Come see us this Friday.

 

What security in Saint-Etienne?

Good visibility is not everything. For good cycling, especially in the city, you need bike paths. And obviously, in Saint-Etienne, it misses a little. It is enough to settle at an angle of the place of the Hotel to realize the problem. First there are very few cyclists. And most importantly, they do not know where to put themselves. The first rolls on the tracks of the tram, the second on the sidewalk and Miguel, a young student, are down from his bike! Too many people, too much danger, and do not even try to convince him to take bi-directional cycling.

 

It’s very dangerous “- Miguel, Saint Etienne cyclist

“It’s super dangerous! I prefer to make a detour and take the streets in the direction of traffic of cars that take double-meaning,” says the Stephanotis. “And if I’m really in hurry, then I get off my bike before being honked by cars that do not understand what I’m doing there and for good reason, the signage is on the ground and they do not see it.”

 

So Miguel often finds himself, like others, on the tracks of the tram, yet forbidden. And it’s not just downtown that’s a problem. Pierre-Yves has been pedaling for 20 years in Saint-Etienne, but it’s been a long time since he ventured on the boulevards: “The cycling network of Saint-Etienne lacks continuity, for example on the boulevards, there is only fragments of bike paths, without continuity we have to go down often on the roadway.” With all that, Saint-Etienne is one of the biggest French cities in the field. Only 0.9% of the working population moves by bicycle in the Loire against almost 4 in Isere and even more than 6% in the Bas-Rhino.

 

And the town hall does not seem to really take the problem seriously. First, the physiognomy of the city is what it is. “We are not going to drop the buildings to widen the streets of the center”, assistant in charge of the town hall of Saint-Etienne. Then, the city has created 18 new kilometers of bike lanes for two and a half years thanks to the zone 30 in the city center, but these are not kilometers of protected bike paths, they are the famous double-senses that do not please cyclists without high visibility vest… Saint-Etienne does not want, like other cities, to deter cars from entering the center. “There is no question of reversing the balance of power between cars and bikes; it is not up to us to encourage people to take the bus, their feet, their car or a bike.”

 

Road safety: pay attention to the accident

The over-accident is the cause of many deaths on the roads each year. This double drama can be avoided by respecting the safety instructions, in particular that concerning the wearing of the yellow reflective vest.

 

On the Internet, the Gendarmerie reports two recent events to raise awareness. Last week, in the Nerve, on the A77, a heavy truck came crashing into a van of gendarmes of a Road Safety highway platoon, but also a van of the interdepartmental direction of the roads. The three gendarmes and the patrolman managed to hide behind the guardrails; however, a serious injury was reported.

 

The previous Sunday, in the Gironde, on the N89 between Bordeaux and Lilbourn, a vehicle carrying six people from the same family is forced to stop on a band of emergency stops following a fuel outage. The whole family straddles the guardrail for shelter, but finds itself near an unlighted side road. In the rain, a 10-year-old girl is then hit by a motorist. She will die in the night following her injuries.

 

Two facts not so different: in the event of an accident, it is imperative to remain vigilant and respect the instructions of road safety, the wearing of the fluorescent vest, the setting up of the warning triangle, the list not being exhaustive.

 

 

Bulletproof vests and heavy helmets for firefighters too

It is the air of the terrorist time, the violence of the moment and the national direction of the civil security which advises it. Rescue services are encouraged to equip themselves more heavily for their own protection. “We do not have any equipment obligation,” says Lieutenant-Colonel in safety vest. “The national doctrine does not impose, it recommends. But it is hard to imagine a director engaging his workforce with nothing “adds the crisis management specialist. The Moseley subscribes and follows in the footsteps of the departments that crossed it before it which, unlike others, did not have to host matches of the Euro 2016 football that precipitated the application of the measure.

 

In detail, three Magellan rescue centers, “where three teams of six men per guard, plus one nurse,” were trained, will receive personal protective equipment (PPE). A pack consisting of a level 3 ballistic helmet, without reinforced visor like that of the police or gendarmerie. “It does not work on a victim.” This explains the preference of the SDIS for a splinter mask that “looks a bit like ski goggles”, illustrates Christophe Retinoid. “The extraction (of a victim, Ed) is physical. We made the choice of lightness and practicality. ”

 

After the head, the body will be dressed in a reflective vest (four, in front, behind and on the flanks), of a ballistic level 4 (resistant to ammunition of war). Black with a red flocking, “it is not very visible, but enough to identify us in the field. We are on sites where many orders and where tight tactical coordination “involves knowing who is in action. At this added weight, lifeguards add lighter accessories like knee pads and cut-resistant gloves. Finally, the staff will also have on them a tourniquet to pose oneself on a member or that of a wounded comrade.

 

It is necessary to extend the list with the collective equipments like rigid trays and flexible stretchers on which the victim is strapped and that one can tow a few meters with a cable to put it in the shelter. The radio exchange system integrates earpieces for communication as discreet as effective in a noisy environment. “We are on agile devices to be reconfigured permanently,” says Christophe Retinoid. “We have always adapted.” Trained to the nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical risks (NRBC), the reliefs add a mention “terrorism” which pushes them until the paradox of being equipped like police forces to assist victims.

 

The adaptation of the equipment to circumstances led the Department to open an envelope of 50 000 € for the purchase of new safety equipment. The market has been launched according to precise specifications and the rescue centers concerned should not be long in coming. “There were a lot of things we already had,” says Lieutenant-Colonel Retinoid, SDIS 57. The bill is therefore limited. At the same time, the SDIS has increased the so-called “Damage Control” training with its staff. An effort launched for eight months and continues to teach the greatest number of firefighters.

 

“Even though we changed air with Charlie, the trigger of conscience,” the Bata clan had an influence on how to operate, said Lieutenant-Colonel Retinoid, SDIS 57, as Nice did too and as the next attack will likely bring a new evolution in how to intervene in risky contexts.

 

A policeman locked up for stealing five bulletproof vests

A security assistant from Nantes is in prison on suspicion of stealing sensitive materials from the police station in order to return him to a city in Nantes. This is a case that has been carefully kept secret for a good week. The police in Nantes arrested one of his families. A 26-year-old security assistant suspected of stealing five bulletproof safety vests, tear gas and even a secure radio. He was indicted and detained. In the corridors of the central police station, stupefaction is in order.

 

The story is first of one or two vests that disappear, several weeks ago, from the secure room where they are stored. It’s a room that opens with a magnetic badge. We do not enter as in a mill. If they were not lost, then it was someone from “home”.  Departmental Security investigators set a trap to confuse the unscrupulous policeman. They placed GPS tags on the remaining vests. Bingo: a vest on which was a snitch was embarked. The investigators only had to follow the digital signal. They called this colleague on August 30th.

 

This Thursday, this young man who presents himself as “fragile psychologically” has presented to the room of the instruction of Rennes a request for release. On the bottom, he recognizes the flights. He claims to have handed sensitive reflective material to a man in the Clops Thoreau district, south of Nantes. One way, defends the policeman, to avoid pressures that offenders of the city would impose on members of his family.

 

The investigation is nevertheless far from complete. Was the security assistant able to receive cocaine in exchange for his services? This is a question, raised before the investigating chamber on Thursday morning, which will have to be purged.

 

This young policeman in reflective vest has already made a lot of talk about him. Never outlawed, he has already gone to Discipline Committee. But this bodybuilding enthusiast also distinguished himself for his good and loyal services. He had participated in the rescue of a mother, savagely attacked by an unbalanced armed with a knife, in Raze, spring 2016.

 

Driver license, safety vest and warning triangle for car

It is not enough to have your driver’s license, insurance certificate and registration certificate to be in good standing. Are you driving in a car? Check that you have a fluorescent safety vest and a warning triangle, which are required in the event of an accident.

 

And no question of letting your vest in your trunk, “The driver shall wear a high visibility vest when he is required to leave a vehicle stopped on the road or its surroundings following an emergency stop. Handy, “says a decree of 29 September 2008. The warning triangle must be positioned thirty meters from the obstacle to be signaled. “The obligation to set up the triangle does not apply when this action constitutes a manifest risk of the driver”, nuance the decree of September 30, 2008. Nothing specifies the place where should be the triangle of signaling when you do not need it.

 

You risk a fixed fine of 135 Euros -90 Euros in case of quick payment, in the absence of this equipment. If Article R. 234-7 of the Highway Code requires drivers to “justify the possession of a breathalyzer, not used, available immediately”, nothing sanctions it. The spare wheel and the repair kit are not mandatory. Rest assured, you do not need to have a warning triangle… especially if you do not have the necessary storage space.

 

The reflective vest is mandatory, whether you wear it or it is stowed. The driver of a “vehicle with two or three motorized wheels or a motor quadricycle without bodywork must have this vest on him or in a storage of the vehicle”, approves article R. 416-19 of the Code of the road. Wearing the helmet -with a chinstrap closed-is mandatory, as is the seat belt. You expose yourself to a withdrawal of three points and 135 Euros fine. Your helmet must be homologated and must have four retro-reflective stickers.

 

Approved gloves are also needed. In case of forgetfulness, you expose yourself to the withdrawal of a point and to 68 Euros of fine -or 45 Euros if fast payment-. Cyclist, you must have a fluorescent vest. The port is mandatory out of town, at night or in case of insufficient visibility. Children under 12 must wear a helmet. In case of non-compliance with this obligation, “adults carrying or accompanying children may be punished by a fine provided for the contraventions of the fourth class” (a fine of 135 Euros reduced to 90 Euros if you pay right away).

 

Your bike must have lights, yellow or white at the front and red at the back. A buzzer, which can be heard at least 50 meters away, is also necessary. In case of absence, you risk a fine of eleven Euros.

 

 

Safety vest keeps construction site safer

The use of traffic safety workers has become fashionable. Have the car drivers all become too stupid that it needs Wink manner, in order to additionally secure the clear signaling?

 

Compared to normal traffic signals, the entrance prohibition signs at the crossroads are oversized in size and placed on both sides of the road. It is also obvious for potential nearsighted drivers. A few meters after this, a traffic light that is constantly red, helps nobody to go to the building site. Nevertheless, the Basel-based civil engineering department is committed to providing a one-man field signal to a human colleague – a traffic engineer. His job: to prevent drivers with reflective vest from turning at the roundabout.

 

In most cases, Israel Keya, a transport service provider at Karoo Security, has nothing to do with, except in the hot weather under the sunshade, or every ten minutes two traffic cones to put aside the bus to the bus station and the Road immediately again. Have the car drivers all become too stupid that it needs Wink manner, in order to additionally secure the clear signaling?

 

The example is not an isolated case. In Basel on the Haulage, even a removal company was stopped by the police to promptly place two traffic safety employees in safety vest. They had the task of directing the traffic around their truck, which was half on the truck. The work would have to be stopped without delay, they said. Apparently, drivers are no longer able to master such standard situations.

Attention, site: children welcome

So, dear construction worker, now take a break and let the children ran with their reflective vest! They can also do this: tap nails into boards, put stones on mortar until it bangs, or drill holes in concrete, which it just dusts!

 

The center management of the future Holston Gallery shows heart for all the small builders who, with their parents in the past months, have observed the construction work at Neumunster’s largest building site, sometimes with a longing, and invites to the children’s construction site: May, children from 4 to 8 years of age can sometimes look around the building site, which so far they have only been able to marvel at from the outside.

 

Experts show them how to go with the plastering, walls, roofing and the carpenter, and of course the young guests are allowed to try their hand at expert craftsmanship. Helmet on, safety vest on and off you go!

 

The children get an insight into the real construction site day and may ask the accompanying masters the famous holes in the belly: What was the tallest crane? What weighs a wall concrete? Or what else is urgent to clarify.

 

The center management promises an exciting day at the construction site, with accompanying program and a small surprise. Guests go through the construction site stations in two groups, from 10 am to 2 pm and from 2 pm to 6 pm. In between there is ample time to strengthen the little builders.

 

Several teams have already signed up, but there are still vacancies. Visitors should bring solid footwear and weatherproof safety clothing. Further information as well as the registration form can be found on the Internet. Registration is possible until the following Monday, 4 May.

 

These services are on the road in the city

Crimes have always existed. In comparison, the police with safety vest are a modern creation. Once, in the middle Ages, it was a matter of citizenship to muck up tragedy. Anyone who witnessed a crime screamed “Zester und Mario”. And whoever heard the nagging was obliged to help. As it is to this day, everyone was allowed to hold a criminal and give it to the power of the state. Lawyers speak of the right of every person. At that time, however, the duties of every man went on significantly: ordinary citizens had to take on graffiti at night. Who could afford it, bought himself by a “watch money” free. In 1457, the city of Munich finally turned the security indulgence into a general tax and paid with the income. The history of urban security began 560 years ago.

 

If in the course of the centuries one finds for Munich, then the: Previously it went gloomily. The city is becoming more and more secure. At the same time, more and more security personnel in safety clothing are bustling on their streets and alleys, in their tunnels and trains. The city’s new security service is only the most recent example of a variety of protectors, which seems increasingly confused from the outside. Who is responsible for what? Who can do what? And: Does Munich need so much security?

 

The cool look at statistical data should not obscure the view of destiny. Nevertheless, soberness is advisable in heated times. The facts say: Munich was and is the safest city in Germany. And secondly, Munich is becoming safer. In 20 years, the number of crimes fell by 15 per cent. Also the number of violent crimes is declining, twelve percent in ten years.

 

Even if one of the gruesome amok run at the Olympia shopping center in 2016 is particularly painful in the memory, the shots at a young policewoman last week, or when one thinks of the death – such controversy is not a new phenomenon. The terrorist attack on the Oktoberfest is now 37 years. The Olympic assassination happened 44 years ago. And almost 100 years ago Minister President Kurt Eisner was shot dead in the street.

 

Over the past decades, the city has increasingly invested in its security. And if one can believe the statistics, it pays off. The latest example is the “municipal public service” of the city, KAD for short. As soon as they are hired and trained, 106 employees are to be on the road mainly at the main station, the Old Botanical Garden. They do not wear any guns, but a reflective vest and a stimulus spray. They are allowed a bit more than the right of everyone. They can make space and fines, search for suspects and, in the future, take them on a guard, which still has to be created. The KAD is to create an additional visible presence in those places in the city, where it is sometimes even more violent. However, it is by no means the only service to ensure order in the city.

Service car: Warning vest is now mandatory

If you are caught without reflective vest, you will have to pay 15 Euro of warning money from tomorrow (1 July). In addition, there may be problems with the insurance in the case of accidents.

 

Whether it is red, yellow or orange: starting tomorrow (Tuesday, July 1), the warning vest becomes mandatory in every car – even in rental cars and company cars. However, this news has not yet spread: 42 percent of the Germans do not know about the new regulation, just as the voucher portal deals.com in a survey. It is true that three quarters of the female (75 per cent) and two thirds of the male vehicle owners (69 per cent) already have a safety vest which has been mandatory in other EU countries for years. This means, however, that more than every fourth vehicle driver (28 percent) must retrofit as soon as possible.

 

The inadequate preparation of German drivers could also be attributed to the fact that 41 per cent consider the need to be unnecessary. This can avenge itself: starting from 1 July threat of 15 Euros, which in the case of the absence of a vest must be paid. If you do not wear safety vests at the place of the accident, it may be that the insurance does not pay.

The safety clothing of DIN standard EN 471 is very cost-effective: it costs from 2 €.

 

 

Children master school path without the “parent taxis”

he Bickered participates in the nationwide campaign days. Until 29 September, children should be given more safety in road traffic, self-confidence should be encouraged and the daily traffic collapse in front of primary schools and kindergartens should be counteracted. The Bickered is also involved in this.

 

During the days of the event, all pupils are called upon to master the way to school without “parents’ taxis”. The same applies, of course, to all parents or accompanying persons.

 

Students meet at three stops

To this end, the Bickered has considered a very special concept: there will be reporting stations at three fixed “breakpoints” in the vicinity of the school. There, all students who are on foot can pick up a registration stamp every morning. The wearing of a safety vest gives even an extras stamp in the specially prepared bonus card. At the end of the campaign, the school class can collect the most stamps and each class has the chance to win one of the three coveted class winners’ cups.

 

Support by teachers and parents

“Thanks to the support of the entire teaching staff and many parents, we are able to carry out this great activity,” says Angelika, the school’s vice-president. “It is very important to us to counteract the daily traffic collapse before school by means of active prevention measures.

 

This is the ideal opportunity. Especially in terms of safety for children, so many cars are a high risk to the day-to-day schooling, “the Rector reports.”We hope that as many students as possible will be able to take part in the school path and have fun on foot after these days.”

 

With certificate and medal

After the end of the campaign days, each participant in reflective vest of the Bickered receives a certificate and a medal. These should remind you how much fun it is to be on the road. Whether alone or in the group: movement makes you mobile and brings momentum into the morning.