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Manufacturers may be required to sew reflective elements into clothing

Moscow, March 16. State Duma Deputy Vyacheslav Lysakov intends to send a letter to the government with a request to oblige manufacturers to place reflective materials on children’s, school and sports clothing. Reports about it “Parliamentary newspaper”.

 

The parliamentarian recalled that pedestrians on unlit roads are required to wear reflective vests in Russia. Jackets with reflective stripes should also be in possession of motorists going outside the settlements. Light-returning items on clothing may save a pedestrian’s life, but liability for violating the rules on wearing them makes it difficult to monitor their performance.

 

According to the author of the initiative, government agencies will be much more efficient in controlling enterprises than citizens. In this case, the rules should apply to both domestic products and goods from abroad.

 

“The state is obliged to protect the life and health of citizens not only by increasing fines for violating traffic rules or introducing new punitive measures against offenders but also by regulating the activities of industrialists in the interests of people’s safety,” said Lysakov.

 

According to preliminary calculations, the introduction of new rules can lead to a price increase of clothing by 10 – 15%.

The police explain the tragic accident and calls for careful driving!

A 48-year-old motorcyclist died in an accident that happened yesterday in Żarki on Myszkowska Street. Myszkowianin hit the Opel Vectra, which joined the movement. Policemen from Myszków, under the supervision of the prosecutor, explain the exact causes and circumstances of this tragedy.

 

“The accident occurred yesterday at about 17.00 in Żarki on Myszkowska Street. According to the preliminary arrangements of the roadster, the driver of the Opel Vectra leaving the parking lot during the maneuver of joining the traffic on Myszkowska Street did not give way to the Yamaha vehicle driving from Myszków, which at that time was performing an incorrect overtaking maneuver. Then, as a result of sudden braking, the rider turned the vehicle over. Unfortunately, despite the resuscitation, the 48-year-old died due to injuries. Police officers explain the exact causes and circumstances of this tragic accident,” says Barbara Poznańska, a spokeswoman for the Poviat Police Headquarters in Myszków.

 

Police officers appeal to all users of the traffic:

“Spring is fast approaching with better road conditions, but it does not absolve us from caution!”

 

Damage to asphalt, to the sand on the road and increased traffic, is a potential threat to motorcyclists. Just a moment of inattention, a sharp maneuver and a dump truck on a single track are certain. A motorcyclist is usually a young man. Young people are often characterized by bravado or the desire to show off their peers. These behaviors very often go hand in hand with the lack of driving skills. It often happens that the driver of his fast and heavy vehicle is not able to control it, and then it is not unfortunate. Recall that such a vehicle does not have either belts or airbags. The collision of a motorcyclist with another vehicle or tree usually ends tragically.

 

According to policemen, the most common cause of accidents involving motorcyclists is, among others, excessive speed and overestimation of your skills, passing through a red light, squeezing in between cars and, finally, just showing off.

 

Motorcyclist, remember that public roads are not race tracks! So think about other drivers. Follow traffic rules: do not exceed speed; do not enforce priority; show limited trust in other drivers; Take care of reflective clothing or reflective vest that will make you more visible on the road.

 

We appeal to all managers who are cautious and comply with the rules. Every participant of the road traffic must keep in mind the safety of both himself and others. Remember that in the case of even the smallest collision of a motorcycle and a car, the motorcyclist has the slightest chance of surviving or leaving the accident without injury. “

“A reflector can save a life!”

The group created to inform about the situation on Stargard roads, traffic jams, accidents, police patrols. For a long time now, he has been conducting preventive activities promoting safe behavior on the road, both for drivers and pedestrians. Our editorial team took patronage over the action “Reflection action – be visible!” promoting the wearing of reflective vests by pedestrians. First, there were lectures for children and giving out reflections. Now a short but eloquent movie was made. We invite you to watch!

 

ACTION REFLECTIONS – BE VISIBLE!

 

“Group Stand! Stargard goes into the next stage of implementation and promoting the wearing of reflective bandages!” informs Michał Łozowski, administrator of Stargard. “As a preventive and informational group, we have distributed over 10,000 reflections! During the giving of reflections, many topics were raised with residents associated with the visibility of pedestrians on the road. However, we believe that graphics and films are the most important in our memory. That’s why we decided to create a short film showing how far away the reflective tape can be seen! We can only see the pedestrian from a distance of 200-300 meters!”

 

Recent events in our city show that talking about this topic is very necessary! Within a few days, there were several accidents and road accidents! One of the accidents ended deadly!

Road traffic recommendations from the Mureş County Police Inspectorate

In order to travel safely, police officers of Mureş County Police Inspectorate issued a recommendation to all those in traffic, no matter if they are drivers, pedestrians or cyclists.

 

Recommendations for drivers

 

“Drive at speeds that are suited to traffic conditions, especially when driving around the road and do not forget about traffic. Also, for added safety, on the go, increase the distance between vehicles.

 

Drive cautiously, without overriding the vehicle controls, make sure before each maneuver is done.

Observe legal speed! Traffic police officers recall that the excessive speed and the inadequate weather, road or traffic conditions are the main driving factor in road accidents in Romania.

Beginners drivers should as far as possible avoid driving at night or over long distances, given their limited experience and the risk of being involved in road events. “Pedestrian Recommendations” We recommend that pedestrians increase their attention and travel only after what are they sure they can do safely? It is advisable to avoid as far as possible the use of the carriageway, especially after dark and in low visibility. ”

Bicycle Recommendations “Before changing the direction of travel, especially to the left or overrun, make sure that there is no vehicle approaching – front and rear!

 

Move as close as possible to the right edge of the road, and when moving in a group, one column only! Do not ride a bicycle under the influence of alcoholic beverages!

 

Do not carry another person on a bicycle!

It is advisable to wear an approved helmet! To run on the public road, the bicycle must be properly equipped (effective braking device, audible warning device, white or yellow light in front, red backlight and at least one reflective element of the same color)! Before you ride your bike on priority arteries, reduce speed, make sure and give priority to the right!

 

When changing direction, even if you have crossing priority, make sure the other traffic participants understand your intention! ”

 

Recommendations for motorcyclists “Keep eye contact – do not assume that others see you. Always try to have visual contact with the drivers that might be intersecting your trajectory.

 

Anticipate the intentions of your roadmates – even when drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians see you are approaching, they often mistakenly appreciate the distance or speed. Do not rely solely on their good reaction. Increase attention to turns and intersections – the most common type of motorcycle crash is generated by drivers who do not ensure that left turns are turned or that the lane changes. Make yourself in the mirror when you turn – the drivers that come up may not slow down for you.

 

Approach curves with moderate speed without cutting them – many accidents happen because of the opposite direction. Use an approved helmet – which meets current safety standards. Avoid buying a used helmet, you may have suffered an accident, and repair can hide structural flaws.

 

Wear protective clothing for motorcyclists – only this can provide good protection during an accident and protects you from the weather. Modular “layered” equipment is recommended so you can adapt it to the changing weather conditions.

 

Protect your eyes – airflow, flying insects and dust reduce your visibility and can damage your eyes or face. Be visible – wear bright, reflective clothing. Add extra reflective material or wear a reflective vest. Always keep the headlamp lit and run to the position where drivers can easily see you in the rear view mirror (at 2/3 of the belt width). Avoid the dead angles of other vehicles. “

Specialist tips for drivers who stay snow-capped in the car

If you ever get into the unpleasant situation of snowing in the car, and the weather conditions are extreme, such as during a blizzard, massive snow and traffic are blocked, specialists recommend you to keep in mind the following:

 

1) If your car is blocked by snow, outdoors is a blizzard and there is no vehicle or heavy equipment that could carry you to the first place, do not try to leave the car in order to get to the first place. In the case of a blizzard, the visibility decreases a lot and you will get lost. In addition, the blizzard trains the snow and forms snow dunes that will stop your advance. If you are not dressed very well, that means that gloves and boots, there is the risk of getting into hypothermia within 10 minutes. Keep in mind that the outside temperature is amplified by the wind and the risk of hypothermia is high in the case of uniqueness. If the outside temperature is -10 degrees Celsius and the wind blow at 30 km / h, the human body feels as if it is -20 degrees Celsius. In Romania, during the blizzards it happens to be -20 degrees and the wind speed is 80 km / h, which means that the body will feel -45 degrees Celsius;

 

2) As much as possible, try to move the car toward the edge of the street, but stay firm on the surface. You will ease the work of snow removal equipment and at the same time you will be safer;

 

3) Get in touch with the drivers in the snowmobile cars next to you to coordinate and help. Inform the authorities at the emergency number about your situation, mentioning the number of cars and snowmen. Specify the number of children or elders in this situation;

 

4) If you have to wait for the rescue or snow removal teams to come in, they may also arrive within 48 hours. Most likely, you will wait 10-20 hours if the conditions are extreme, and the snow removal teams cannot reach you immediately. Statistically, in Romania, a blizzard does not last more than 48 hours for the same area. Check out what supplies of water and food are available to you, but also how much fuel you have available taking these figures into account;

 

5) Ensure that the exhaust pipe is not blocked by snow. The car’s engine will stop if the gas fails to get out into the atmosphere. Check this every 30 minutes;

 

6) Check that the part of the engine area is not blocked over the bonnet. If the air does not penetrate to power the engine, it will stop;

 

7) The snow will come alongside the engine and this could lead to component failure. Check this by opening the bonnet, if possible;

 

8) Start the engine for at least 15 minutes every hour. A modern car with a capacity of up to 2.5 liters consumes between 1.5 liters and 4 liters of fuel per hour at idle. Make an estimate of the fuel reserve you need to consume for the next 24 hours;

 

9) To improve the warm-up of the passenger compartment, start the recirculation function in the passenger compartment. In this way, the air already heated from the passenger compartment will be heated faster;

 

10) Every 30 minutes, vent the passenger compartment by opening a door. The inside volume of the car is relatively small, only a few cubic meters, and it will be full of carbon dioxide due to breathing. Do not try to open the windows, especially if they are powered. In extreme conditions, it can be blocked, either because ice is deposited on the pad or because the electric motor is exposed to extreme temperatures. You do not want to stay with an open window in full blizzard. In the case of manually operated windows, the possibility of collapsing is very low;

 

11) Turn on the light inside and not the hazard warning lights. Thanks to the blizzard the hazard lights will be covered. The best visibility will have light from inside. Note that there are still specialized milling machines in Romania that are quite efficient on the Zil and Ural truck with the engine located in front of the cabin. This does not allow very good visibility during snow mowing. It is possible for your machine to be hit by such a milling cutter if it is not visible. Tell the other occupants of the car how the headlights work, as well as the horn. If you are hit, you must act to signal in any way, like use the reflective vest, warning signs and to avoid a serious accident.

Transport education and competition will be supported by the Region with 400 thousand

The Road Transport Service Center will receive a subsidy of CZK 400,000 from the Region to provide traffic education, preventive events and traffic competitions for children in 2019.

Among other things, the Center for Regional Money will buy new aids, train lecturers and organize a series of transport competitions. The grant was approved by the Council of the Charade Overlook Region.

“Regular traffic education, including traffic competitions, is one of the basic means for shaping the behavior of predominantly young road users and future young drivers, according to the National Road Safety Strategy.” The Charade Overlook Region regularly contributes financially to the organization of these activities within the support of BESIP, ”said Martin Server, First Deputy Governor for Transport.

The Center for Road Transport Services will use the money from the regional subsidy, especially for the provision of education and training of regular traffic education on children’s traffic playgrounds, including the transportation of children to the site. It will also ensure the purchase of new teaching aids. These are, for example, new scooters or bouncers, teaching and reflective materials and teaching techniques. The center will also be able to train traffic playground operators and teaching staff involved in traffic education.

Also this year, a series of basic and regional bicycles for young cyclists and regional finals will take place in the Charade Overlook Region. Summer activities on children’s playgrounds, children’s summer camps, and summer holiday recreation will also be provided. In the autumn and early winter, the center will use the remaining funds to purchase the necessary material and reflective protective equipment. Such as reflective vests and reflective tapes.

“I am pleased with the preventive projects that will teach drivers and other road users to manage crisis situations. One of them, for example, is a safe driving course for women behind the wheel, “Deputy Tailor added.

The social campaign in “one”

At the end of February, during classes in technology and education for safety, students from Primary School No. 1 in Ostrich Cockamamie learned and perpetuated the rules of moving along roads and road behavior with particular emphasis on visibility at any time of the year. It is best to bring a reflective tape when outing at night.

Classes were held as part of the nationwide social campaign called. “Good to see you”. The aim of the action is to improve the safety of vulnerable road users, in particular children and adolescents.

– The animated films moved the students and hopefully, they prompted reflection on their own behavior – informs Danubian Booster, security coordinator in Ostrogoth’s “one”.

To consolidate the knowledge of the regulations, one of the classes learned to play with the singing of the nuns. “Recipe traffic”. All students from grades 1 to 8 received reflective vests.

In one year, fines increased tenfold to motorcyclists in the city of Bluenose Ares

From massive inspections to motorcyclists, the government of the city of Bluenose Ares obtained the first data corresponding to January and February of 2019. So far this year, transit agents and members of the Bluenose Ares police have inspected more than 53 a thousand motorcycle drivers. At the controls, 57% more driver’s licenses were retained for committing serious infractions and the fines were increased tenfold.

In precise numbers, agents seized 877 driver’s licenses during these first two months of the year. In comparison with the same period of 2018, the mentioned percentage increased. At the same time, it was reported that 657 motorcycles were hijacked for these infractions, that is, 15% more than in the first two months of the previous year.

As for the infractions, in January and February of 2018 5,389 fines were worked. In the same period of the current one, 53,611 were issued.

“Motorcyclists represent 40% of fatal victims in road accidents, which is why we raise the requirement of the exam to obtain a driver’s license, we incorporate safe detention areas, we increase their visibility with the mandatory reflective vests for companions and now we professionalize our controls with the implementation of alcohol tests to ensure that they circulate in compliance with the basic rules of road safety, “said Juan Jose Mendez, Secretary of Transportation of the city of Bluenose Ares.

Traffic agents control: that the motorcycle has a clear license plate and that the driver has a green card or blue card if he is not a licensee; correct use of helmet; driver’s license; liability insurance; Current Vehicular Technical Verification; wafer and certificate (in case the motorcycle is more than 1 year old) and that the companion also has a mandatory vest with reflective fabric.

In 2017 motorcyclists occupied the first place in fatal victims in road accidents, with 39.3% of the total and followed by pedestrians with 34.3%. In that same year, the second most frequent type of accident was between a vehicle and a motorcycle, representing 12.2% of the total.

From September 2017 to the present, the police reported that more than 330 criminals linked to motorcycle crime cases were detained. Currently, the operations were reinforced with 90 units that perform “dynamic patrols” on official motorcycles and a special corps of 900 personnel that control various points in the city.

Main infractions of motorcycles

– Improper parking.

– Lack of helmet in driver and/or companion.

– Reflective vest in a motor vehicle companion.

– Documentation (lack of insurance, VTV, among others).

– Lack of patent.

– Red light.

Precautions to take

No matter what type of bike rack you have chosen, when going on vacation, it will be necessary to be careful of the conduct to take to be serious. A vehicle with a bike carrier is not driven in the same way as without a bike carrier. It is for this reason that each person is expected to have a great responsibility to avoid creating disturbances on public roads.

The holidays are often conducive to this type of event: the overload of the vehicle with the business of each, the 2 or 3 children … The car quickly becomes full. The weight of a bike and/or a roof box can seriously affect the ability to ride safely. A heavy car does not stop like a light car. There are several precautions to take into account to avoid creating a huge mistake.

In this article, we will give you many tips to avoid having problems and the different precautions to take into consideration to not receive a fine, when returning from vacation.

How to drive with a bike carrier without problems?

First of all, we must remember that there are 4 types of bike carriers. There is one that is placed only inside certain vehicles. We are going to start on three different types of bike racks, the aim of which is to provide an effective solution for the driver who wants to go on a mop with his or her bikes.

The roof rack is certainly the most dangerous element in some situations. This is particularly the case when there is a lot of wind. The management of aerodynamics is far from being of high quality with 1, 2, 3 or 4 bikes on the roof. The wind will rush everywhere and it will slow down your car. If you are unaware of this, it can be a hazard in braking management or on some steep hill climbs.

To ride quietly with a bike rack with rails that tighten on the roof, it is important to secure all bikes securely so that they can not move and fall, either forward when braking or in back in the climb of a coast or its descent.

For the other bike carriers, the difficulty is much less important, as for the system which is placed on a ball of coupling. The consequences will be almost the same as with a bike rack that will be placed on the trunk of the car. These are usually the wheels that will exceed the width of the vehicle that may cause some problems. In this case, the first thing to do is to prevent the wheels from spinning with speed. A simple strap will do the trick and the vehicle ahead will not be disturbed in its conduct. The second action to be performed is especially valid for the night when the brightness is low. We will specify that it is not because you have planned to leave by day, that you will be able to be sure of returning by day. Just have in his car, a small device to be seen. This lighting system must be waterproof and be closer to the car that will follow you, so it can better calculate and effectively manage its safety distances. By realizing this little trick, you will avoid having damaged bikes (in the case of a low pace) or a serious accident (for higher speeds). This can be a reassuring element, that of placing reflectors on the wheels of bicycles so that they are reflected with the headlights of other vehicles. If, however, you do not have this light device, it will imperatively be necessary to put the number plate. It includes a reflective material to be seen. But it’s much less effective than a flashing red light.

The last advice we can bring is to be serene in his behavior and to redouble his vigilance. Do not lower your guard, respect the Highway Code and do not hesitate to take breaks to avoid all the small errors of inattention. Finally, it is best to wear reflective clothing, such as reflective vests.

The Cantabile and the DGT promote among the greater habits to increase road safety

The Cantabile DE Generic and the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) have held different talks in recent weeks to promote habits among the elderly on the island that will increase road safety in the road environment. Specifically, this week they have taught two days of work in the Association of Mayors Beforehand, in La Lacuna, and the Association of Seniors Horizon Como Colorado, in Contestable, which are added to those made on February 28 and one of March in the San Pedro DE Guest Association of Agana and Day Center for Seniors Isidro Rodriguez Castro, both in Santa Cruz.

In total, they have participated in these talks, which have as motto ‘Our Active and Safe Seniors, about 200 people. The objective is to continue with the activity, for which new days are already scheduled in March and April in the municipalities of La Lacuna, Contestable, Santa Cruz, San Juan DE la Lamb, Santiago Del Chide, Guava DE Isobar, and La Nanchang. The different local police forces have also collaborated.

This project is part of the road accident prevention campaign aimed at older people and is part of the existing collaboration between both entities on road safety education, which places special emphasis on safety actions aimed at the most vulnerable groups. The ultimate goal is to modify behavioral habits to create safe behaviors since in recent years there has been an increase in the number of abuses to higher in an age range between 64 and 80.

During the talks, the emphasis is placed on issues such as the possible physical changes that age brings and how these affect the circulation, such as pedestrians and drivers. It also realizes how some drugs can cause a decrease in their reflex capacities, at the same time that aspects of the road safety regulations are detailed, accident data are offered, as well as the importance of the figure of the grandfather in the imitative behavior of their grandchildren. In addition, on each day the participants are given a reflective vest with reflective tapes, with the slogan ‘Peat, Harte Er, It is the best life insurance’ for the purpose of using it when walking on the island roads or streets, as well as deplorable with recommendations for seniors and professionals.

The campaign is based on conducting awareness-raising talks to guarantee one’s own safety and that of others. The content is taught by the road education coordinator of the Provincial Traffic Department. Also, a technical manager of the Cantabile Roads area attends the programmed interventions, such as logistical and complementary support and as a promoter of road education on the Island.

The recipients of this activity are the users of centers and associations of elderly people of the Island. They are trained in road safety taking into account their role as pedestrians, drivers and public transport users.