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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.

he risk of accidents is three times higher at night

Because it is poorly seen at night, rain and dark clothing, the TCS will make light reflective clothing popular.

Winter time is time of the accident: because commuters are morning and evening in the dark on the road, the risk of becoming a victim of a traffic accident increases. If we drive at dusk or at night to work in the morning, the risk of accidents, according to the Council for Accident Prevention (BFU) is three times higher than during the day. Come rain, snow or backlit reduce the risk is up to ten times higher. The clothing plays a role: If you are traveling with dark clothes, is recognized by motorists from 25 meters, with reflective elements, however, even from 140 meters. The earlier discovered the vehicle steering end of a person, the better it can react.

The TCS will therefore make reflective vest or bright clothing and accessories for the trend. “Today is the one geek who makes himself visible in road traffic. We want these people to trendsetters, “says Helmut Geiger, campaign manager at TCS. Model is in the process snowboarders. Previously it had only worn a cap and colorful clothes while skiing. “But when came the snowboard cracks and off-piste on dangerous routes were traveling, they were wearing a helmet. Then snowboarding became a mass movement, and was wearing a helmet normal in other winter sports. The rate now stands at over 90 percent. ”

Therefore, the TCS has now launched together with the BFU and the Road Safety Fund FVS national prevention campaign “Made Visible ‘, seeks to promote the theme of visibility from February 2017th “We have found in surveys that classic fluorescent jackets are perceived as unfashionable and impractical. Therefore we want to present alternatives to the people, “said Geiger. These categories included shoes or headphones with LEDs, as well as umbrellas, scarves or clothing, made of a new material; this looks daytime neutral, but when encountering it at night light, it has a reflective effect.

For the campaign of TCS now still looking for models 8-80 years who want to be photographed in Zurich and Bern with the garments and accessories.

Bikers in reflective clothing angry make noise

When bikers are angry, they are often exhausts that give voice. And there was noise yesterday in the streets of Arch, where more than 800 motorcyclists in reflective clothing from 5 departments marched to the call of the Gars section of the French Federation of Angry Bikers (FFMC).

Party store Daffy Motorcycle on the road to Toulouse, protesters took the time to hide two speed cameras (on the ring road and the Pyrenees Avenue) and perform a noisy appearance before the police in safety vest before joining the city center. An automatic radar shaped urn containing the electoral maps of thirty demonstrators was installed on a raft and burned on Gars. “A symbol of defiance of used motorbike against politicians with presidential elections approach,” said Nathanael Ganglier, coordinator of the FFMC 32.

Refusal of mandatory use of retro-reflective vest, the expansion license plates to facilitate checks or request a VAT passage to 5.5% on equipment, the claims bikers are numerous nationally. And Nathanael Ganglier assures: “Actions knuckle-fist during campaign rallies is planned.

Road Safety: cuff Bond, not neon

A few weeks after the IRB, things become clearer for motorcyclists and scooter riders. No reflective vest to wear, no not fluorescent, but … a cuff on each arm.

Updated November 27, 2012: The NSRF suspend the obligation of the compulsory wearing of the Standing Reflective motorcycle and scooter.

Updated January 5, 2012: A point on the legislation of retro reflective elements in motorcycle and scooter.

Updated January 4, 2012: The text appeared and brings many details.

Of the 18 measures of the last IRB, one caused a stir: “motorcycle and tricycle drivers should wear retro reflective equipment.” Many have wanted to see the requirement to wear a fluorescent yellow vest. It is true that, as we indicated then, the wording was vague. A few days later, it was more a question of wearing a device equipped with retro-reflective elements on a few square centimeters, without specifying the exact size. Today, the discourse has changed, and everything will go through a “simple” cuff.

Visibility: Armbands for all and all the time

The information came from RTL and was relayed by our colleagues from Moto-Info: then conjured an armband. Here are some details about it.

The device in question must be retro reflective and visible from the front, back, and from both sides. It will therefore wear an armband with reflective material on the left, but also right! However, this strap need not necessarily be fluorescent, but only Reflective; phobic of “yellow construction” will be relieved. And as some black textiles can be retro-reflective, if a manufacturer decides to release a cuff meets the standards coming in remaining sober daylight, his fortune is assured. We expect of course the publication of the decrees, but according to our information, armlets worn must measure 3 centimeters in width, be retro reflective over their entire surface and surround the arms. To our knowledge, as the jackets are not equipped, it leaves the choice between elastic armbands and RIBs. In all cases, care should be taken not to lose them when removing his jacket.

Some will be skeptical about the usefulness of the device, including its mandatory day when a retro reflective element proves effective at night only. Anyway, when the text will come into force, do not wear the armbands should be punished with 2 points less (68 €). But before you rush to fit you, expect the standard to be clearly established, because there is a safe bet that some unscrupulous will ride the “fear of the fine” to propose in advance armbands sold to vile prices and that may well not protect you from Law Enforcement.

We contacted the manufacturers, which have indicated that they will soon offer these reflective armbands in their catalogs, the time for them to adapt their ranges. And if some had taken the lead with removable armband jackets, this innovation involved only the left arm, which will in any way insufficient in the eyes of the law.

Will there be the same outcry (and helmets) against these armbands as against the first decisions of the IRB? To be continued…

The reflective belt soon be mandatory in school transport

No mandatory belt and reflective vest, more than 3,000 student’s ghosts or the lack of escorts. The safety Critical in school transport rain. The Walloon MP MR, Valerie De returned to the charge in Parliament to the Minister Antonio Di Carlo (transport and mobility).

For the liberal parliamentarian, it is essential “to drastically improve the security of school transportation.” Four points need to change to improve the safety of school transport. First, it’s compulsory wearing of seatbelts. Second, impose the presence of a fluorescent vest in each bus for each child. Third, set up an evacuation plan for school buses and ensure its effective communication to users. Fourth, provide continuously children a secure waiting area.

In Parliament, she questions the minister on the four proposals discussed above. “Sir, can the minister tell me where he is in this thinking? Are there a project to improve safety inside but also outside the school bus?”

Minister Di Carlo Antonio (HRC) said that various Tec have conducted here and there some actions to improve the situation.

These include the training given in schools. “During this initiation, an instructor teaches students including the proper way to evacuate a large size vehicle. Emergency plans in coordination with the emergency services were set up in two provinces, and a third experience in preparation “, said the minister.

Regarding the reflective yellow vests, Tec, with the approval of the Minister, has opted for a smaller model, the reflective armband. It will be provided “to pupils attending school routes, as part of an awareness campaign on how to equip when traveling in the dark.”

The Minister concluded that security will be strengthened in the new specification, “including imposing the compulsory wearing of seatbelts.”

Road safety in Board primary school

This Thursday, April 14 morning, students CM2 of Board Primary School gathered in the parking lot near the stadium of the village to develop cycling on maneuverability track set up by Christophe Kaleen, rural village guard and Jean-Claude volunteer delegate of road safety Grad invited by the municipality. In the afternoon, the children of the CM1 have succeeded their elders.

Each year, the Guard organizes two awareness days’ traffic regulations from these classes. The first day is a theoretical day during which students are made aware of the correct attitudes of pedestrians, cyclists and car passengers and brief information on bus transportation, children CM2 will travel to college next year. The conclusion of this first day is that too many children are not attached in the car on short trips. At the end of the day a noted test is performed.

The second day is that of today. Children can bring their own bike with wear safety vest, which use a bicycle of road safety. There also each child is noted. If these two days are a repeat of CM1 for the following year, it is not the same for the CM2. The child getting the best grade will meet the best child in each school represented at the county championship in Nimes 15 June 2016 take the opportunity to remind some rules? By bike, day or night, wearing the retro-reflective vest is mandatory for all open road, the bicycle lighting device is mandatory helmet is strongly recommended. The goal is to reduce the accident in the department because the Grad is one of the worst students in France. About 10% of drivers are bad drivers irreducible.

Operation Cyclists: Shine with reflective equipment

The seasons pass and autumn will soon make way for winter. For cyclists, it is time to worry about their visibility. On the roads, with the fog, the rain and the snow, good reflective equipment must be de rigueur. Precisely, to raise the awareness of the most cyclists in the port of these equipments, the operation “Cyclists, shine!” is thrown!

A bike safety campaign

The Delegation for Road Safety and Road Traffic (DSCR), in charge of road safety policy, is not on its first try. It regularly organizes communication campaigns to remind and teach every cyclist that everyone must “have a bicycle in good condition, well equipped and well lit”.

She insists that a cyclist must also learn, “know and apply the rules of travel, day and night” to minimize the risk of accidents. Every year, the “Cyclists: shine!” An event is that will take place from 2 to 8 November and which allow remembering the basic rules of safety by bike.

Be visible!

“Cyclists: shine!” It reminds all that day and night is necessary to be equipped with lights. Indeed, when visibility on roads becomes reduced, the risk of accidents for poorly equipped cyclists increases. Therefore, it is better to leave with an active lighting. With the light of your bicycle lights, front and rear, you will see while being seen!

Choose a fixed lighting that will accompany you continuously and that you will not forget to climb when you are in a hurry. You can opt for battery-powered lighting or a stand-alone dynamo. Always operating at full power, they can even now be installed in the hub. These hub dynamos will also have an advantage: that of running at all times.

Think of your passive lighting: front and rear reflectors as well as wheel and pedal reflectors. As with the safety vest and other signaling accessories such as reflex cuffs and hazard spreaders, they are optional but highly recommended!

Many events

Other associations act in the same way as the DSCR. Many events will take place throughout November for this week. For example all this week, the association of urban cycling promotion for Le Mans will offer a light kit to any new member.

The Federation of Bicycle Users (FUB), which brings together more than 185 associations, has also set up actions to raise awareness not only of the importance of being well equipped on bicycle but also of having quality lighting: Information booths, diagnostics of your lighting, or special offers such as “a cuff or a reflective vest for the purchase of a lighting kit”…

The “flash” reflective fabric Rudy secure outputs night

Housed in Montour, Rudy Sabah develops an innovative product to secure the pedestrians at night. “My flash” should be all the rage in the early autumn.

It is by seeing a child through to his car at the last moment, at night; Rudy had the idea of investing the security niche. “I had the desire to work on the night of graphical visibility and I had the materials for, so I got into the retro-reflective fabric patch.” The Adventure Concept Cube starts, before settling in Montour: the entrepreneur took advantage of this change of activity to find the region Center-Val de Loire with his family. Former graphic designer, Rudy Sabbath the idea of offering a product that provides above all the safety of pedestrian, cyclist or motorcyclist, but that is as design.

“The yellow jackets and armbands, school never wear them. My flash is repositionable to envy: they glue on his bag, his trainers, and his jacket. And in the day you can stick it behind his mobile phone.” This textile 3 to 6 cm in diameter is printed in black on gray, with different ranges of graphics. It is covered with glass beads that begin to shine in the night: the gray part reflects light. “The adhesive gel that is my trade secret is washable. We can stick and remove the fabric and reflective tape that looks like a badge or a shield as much as you want. If it sticks less simply washes with soap and water. ”

The first customers of Montour entrepreneur are local authorities. Who use the object as advertising media distributed at sporting events or awareness campaigns on road safety. The county councils and road safety are too. Last September, the county council of Loir-et-Cher has distributed hundreds to college.

“I would have to happen to convince them to print their logos on the dark side, and let design that appeal to young visible. This is the only way that they use every day.” Rudy Sabbath also studying other state that could adopt my flash: bikers, the audience at the exit of concerts, etc. “I have in a year and a half, sold 80,000 pieces. Now we need I go into shops, that’s my goal in January when I will spend Concept Cube society. I believe distribute among cyclists vendors, motorcycles, gas stations or tobacco press. And secondly I hope in fashion or luggage. ”

To develop this innovative product, the creative Rudy has many other trails. “One can imagine a flash code printed on it. That provides access to applications to know who it belongs to, useful information in case of loss or accident. ”

Who goes hunting…?

This Sunday for the opening in Loir-et-Cher, who goes hunting will not forget … to prepare his outfit, being careful not to forget the reflective vest, or fluorescent orange armband that will identify other hunters. And why not a repositionable adhesive manufactured in Vendome? Who goes hunting will not forget either … check his gun, and take every precaution to transport. And who goes hunting on Sunday and bring a beautiful hare … will train at the back to make the difficult recipe for hare royal, the first world championship held at the next Gastronomic Days Cologne.

What does this reflective sign again?

Difficult to be exhaustive present all the traffic rules for bicycles, and therefore motorists. With this small selection by five points, the NR proposed to refresh your memory so that all users – bicycles, pedestrians and motorists – share the road safety.

The advanced stop line. They allow cyclists to position themselves in front of cars at traffic lights. These are spaces defined by lines and a white or green beach. Motorized vehicles are required to stop before the airlock. “The rider is not in the line of cars. It can turn left safely,” says Christian, president of the association Cycling 41 deploring still too many motorists stops on these spaces. The locks also allow cyclists to be more visible and avoid accidents associated with blind spots, with heavyweights such.
The contra flow lane. In some one-way streets for cars, cyclists in safety vest can, themselves, move in both directions. These double cycle directions are indicated by a square panel with a blue background with arrows in both directions and a bicycle on one of them. For Christian, “the interest of double meaning is that the cyclist sees danger in the face”. Another asset, these axes may avoid other more dangerous routes for bikes.
The panels at traffic lights. Under some traffic lights are triangular panels with a yellow bicycle on white background. This panel allows cyclists to go on red if they are straight or if they turn to the right, the arrows under the bike indicate possible directions. Pedestrians, however, remain a priority.
The meeting areas. These are spaces where live bicycles, pedestrians and cars. The panel is square with a pedestrian, a bicycle, a car on blue background. Pedestrians, is who can walk on the same floor where the sidewalks have priority over bicycles and cars. The speed limit is 20 km / h.
Mandatory equipment. Bicycles must have brakes (one front, one rear), a yellow or white front light and a red rear light. They must also be equipped with a horn, reflectors (retro-reflective devices) red on the back, white front, orange on the sides and on the pedals. Wearing a retro reflective vest is mandatory for any rider flowing open road at night or when visibility is poor?

Small Rider manual: rules to know to ride a motorcycle

Want to become a biker with in safety vest? You feel the call of motorbikes, but you do not know the rules before you ride your bike. Fortunately, the ACA is here!

You feel the call of motorbikes but you do not have a motorcycle license. What are the opportunities that are available to you?

The different categories of permits

The age of the future rider and the power of its engine determine the class of license to go:

The category A1, accessible from the age of sixteen allows driving a motorcycle 125 cm3 and 11 kW at most, having a power / weight ratio not exceeding 0.1 kW per kilogram;

The class A2, for more than eighteen, allows the operation of a vehicle 35 kW power at most, with a power / weight ratio not more than 0.2 kW per kg;

The Class A opens, meanwhile, the doors of the most powerful vehicles for over twenty-four years and holders of A1 license for at least two years. The latter regulation may, however, be likely to change, a draft decree providing for the mandatory use category A2 (including for more than twenty-four years).

The cases without specific motorcycle license

As an exception to the rules mentioned, it is possible to drive (in the country):

The driving license (driving license) is sufficient or even useless for those born before 1 January 1988 or with the AM license (former Road Safety Certificate).

A light two-wheeled up to 125 cm3. The B permit must be held for at least two years, provided they have undergone practical training (7 am) or to justify a practice of driving a light motorcycle or tricycle (more 50 cm3 or top speed of origin at 45 km / h) in the period of five years prior to 1 January 2011. Regarding the passage of events, it is interesting to note that obtaining a category allowed for five years or less, exemption from passing the theory test.

List of mandatory motorcycle equipment

Helmet

It must be approved and attached by both the driver and the passenger. Besides the obviousness safe, the e non-helmet is punishable by a fine of € 135 and a loss of 3 points of the license if the offense is committed by the driver.

The high visibility vest

The driver must have close to a reflective vest to be able to put in an emergency (immobilization of the vehicle in case of failure). Otherwise, the fine is 11 € (135 € for non-use situation).

The breathalyzer

Excluding moped driver, the driver has to prove the possession of a breathalyzer (not used if it is disposable), available immediately. However, the lack of possession of a breathalyzer is not verbalized.

Summer, winter, insurance guarantees the seasons

If the warm seasons are conducive to motorcycle escapades when coming cold seasons, climatic conditions make this behavior less attractive and make you a standstill.

Thus, insurers can offer, for those periods, suspend the different cover taken. It is understood that by choosing such a formula, you must remain insured under the minimum guarantee liability, which is mandatory.

The registration plate

Your vehicle must have a license plate, yellow or white with reflective material, set highlight at the rear. It must be irremovable and measure 21 x 13 cm (mandatory single format since 02/18/2015). Vehicles that already have plates do not have to change given that since 2009, both formats prevalent: 14 x 12 cm for mopeds and 17 x 13 cm or 21 x 13 cm for motorcycles. In case of non-compliance, the fixed fine is 135 €.