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Should not forget the reflective vest on the way

On the way to the sea watch out for high fines abroad. Therefore, drivers have to pay attention, for example, to using directional lights in Austria. In Austria, drivers, in addition to directional lights for which they are not likely to be fined more than two thousand Euros, should not forget the reflective vests.

 

The use of directional lights in Austria is subject to a fine of EUR 2180 (almost 60 thousand crowns). The police give this highest penalty in case you cause a road accident or someone to endanger your life. Reflective jackets must be in the vehicle and not in the trunk. This is fine for example in Austria or Germany.

 

“When traveling to Italy, you must have a mandatory vest for everyone in the vehicle,” ÚAMK said on its website. “In Austria, the vest is compulsory only for drivers, but for others in the vehicle it is recommended. However, if they have to stop and leave the vehicle on the local road or motorway, it is obligatory to have a reflective vest for anyone who leaves the car. “Unlike the Czech Republic, the warning vest is in some countries subject to traffic regulations and not a vehicle prescription.

 

In Slovenia, drivers have to pay attention to a fine for failing to sign a motorway toll, which can reach up to 800 Euros (21,600 crowns). When paying a penalty for driving without a token mark within eight days, the amount of the fine is reduced by half. This is similar when paying a fine on the spot. But this is the only way to reduce the sanction, Vice said, with police attempts in Slovenia to try to cope with lower penalties as an attempt at corruption.

 

The Mediterranean countries at a driving distance are still the most sought-after holiday destinations for Bohemia. Croatia visited 721 thousand tourists last year, about half a million went to Italy. More than 280,000 Czech tourists went to Austria and a hundred thousand less to Hungary.

Safety Quiz for Beginners in the course

“Actually, we wanted to shoot a film first, but then we were not satisfied with the quality,” says Jens, former apprentice of Deutschland GmbH. The 22-year-old in safety vest is now a trained specialist for warehouse logistics and has already “taken” a distinction together with his six apprentice colleagues before the successful completion of his apprenticeship.

 

At the beginning of November, the trainees went to Bremen and were awarded the “Main Prize for Trainees” for their “Safety Quiz for Beginners” in the course of a festive award ceremony – a multiple-choice questionnaire that drew attention to the safety concept of the service company with its branch.

 

“We have a good 22,000 square meters of storage space on the entire site,” says Wald, deputy branch manager and responsible for the company’s trainees. From above it looks like a small town with marked streets and walkways between the high shelves. Operational, but not hectic, it goes on and yet: Again and again forklift trucks and so-called “ants” – officially: between the shelves back and forth. “This is the ‘Blue Spotlight'”, explains Michael Dairyman, trainee apprentice. The forklift trucks drive forward as well as backwards and to warn of any vehicles or pedestrians coming around the corner, this blue point is already ahead. The fact that in this environment it is necessary to develop a safety quiz for beginners is illuminated, especially since the entering of the terrain and especially the storage halls is not permitted without safety reflective vest and safety shoes.

 

“When I start at half past six in the morning, it has happened to me that I forgot to put on my warning vest,” says Jennifer Martin, an apprentice for warehouse logistics. But then a colleague had come immediately and pointed it out. “Behavior Based Safety” is the name of this apparently quite successful approach to occupational health and safety, which also has a positive influence on the behavior of employees. And Kai Hurling adds, “I always have the safety shoes under my desk.” As a trainee to the merchant for forwarding and logistics services, the warehouse is not his core business, but just like everyone else, he is fully “in the fabric”.

 

Around this topic, the questions that the trainees have devised are also turning. “We have already laughed a lot when thinking about the possibilities for answers,” they say. You can tell the quiz. Photographs were used to depict scenes which partly show questionable behavior of persons on the site. A correct answer is a solution word. Everything relatively simple and yet: You can tell that behind this quiz are a lot of dedication and above all a lot of fun. “We would definitely do it again”, the apprentices of Geodes Deutschland GmbH enthusiastically tell their project. “You just do something different and get to know the other trainees,” adds Kai Hurling in warning vest.

 

Reflective vest mandatory carriage of vehicles

Although since 1 January all cars should have one, no fines will be studied. A day that the term product demand is met has doubled.

 

At 17 days the decree takes effect requiring motorists to carry in their vehicles a reflective vest, product demand has doubled in stores that sell.

Given this situation, and considering the proximity of dates on which a large number of people go on vacation, police said that during the first few weeks in which the rule is in effect not party shall be forwarded to those who do not carry.

 

“White March was put into effect by decree. So these cases are made, especially with regard to traffic and what it has to do with violations, “said the prefect Colonel Roads and Traffic, Enrique. From Carabineers they added that audits by this issue will have an educational.

 

After this period, the extension is not yet defined; the fine will range between 0.2 and 0.5 UTM, $ 8,991 and $ 22,477.

“There is greater demand right now, but this is a standard that came 2014 and which are campaigning to remind people that as of January 1 must wear the safety vest,” stressed the official.

 

The decree, published in the Official Gazette on 6 September 2014 requires that every vehicle in your kit includes safety reflective vest, but the use of the equipment is only a recommendation, not mandatory, since for this to happen it would to change the Road Traffic Act. According to the National Traffic Safety Commission in the last decade they have killed more than six thousand people outrages product on streets and highways. “That is why this is a priority measure on traffic safety,” said Cristiana Bowen, deputy transport.

 

From the Ministry of Transport they have detailed that the change was made by decree because that would take effect more expeditiously doing so through a legal change. However, they advanced during the debate that is carried forward in the Congress on draft amending the Traffic Act in August; it could include information on the mandatory use of the vest.

 

The price vest in trading ranges between $ 1,990 and $. 10,990. Easy from the store, one of the outlets, indicate that “in recent months has noticed increased interest in these reflective vests. In fact, in several products in the same category are oversubscribed by 50%. ”

 

Sebastian commercial manager specializing in LEMENTS store traffic and safety, said that “we have been fed up with demand, people are worrying about it. It is important that users buy the vest that meets what the ministry calls and not risk buying something that does not work”. Regarding the color of the vest, the decree says this should be yellow and made of fluorescent material. In addition, you must have horizontal bands of a width not less than 50 centimeters surrounding the torso.

 

About the price of the item, Alberto Escobar, manager of public affairs for Chile Automobile Club, said that should not exceed $ 5,000. “While the warning vest with reflective tape will be cheaper lower quality one with good quality and duration should not exceed that price,” he said.

Rules of safety vest in the holiday country

In the event of an accident or an accident abroad, the traveler has to observe the rules of the respective country.

 

In Poland and Romania, for example, the person concerned is in any case obliged to bring the police to the police in case of an accident.

 

In the case of breakdown, a warning vest must be installed in most countries. The correct vest can be recognized by the European certification mark EN 471 and should always be on board the car. In some countries, such as Norway, Austria, Portugal and Slovakia, the reflective waistcoat must also be shown if required by law enforcement officers. Violations of the obligation to take part in the transport are sometimes punished with high fines; in Portugal there are threats of up to 600 Euros.

 

As in Germany, the setting up of a Warndreieck is also compulsory in foreign countries. It should not lie under the luggage in the trunk, but should be found under the passenger seat its place. Thus, in an emergency, it is ready to handle and ready for use. Replacement bulbs for headlights and taillights also belong in the glove compartment. Driving with defective lighting devices is prohibited. In Spain it is even necessary to keep a complete set of reserve bulbs and reflective vest.

 

If the language of the country is not mastered, it is advisable to hire a small phrasebook to ask at least for the nearest workshop or police station. For further help in other European countries, various testing organizations and automobile clubs offer protection letters. These offers include breakdown assistance, towing and rescue of the car after an accident.