Month: May 2016

A car may break suddenly, but especially in winter preparedness can be a lot of influence on what condition and how quickly the wayside are continuing their journey. Photo: KSML
Finnish winter is easy to forget, if you need to go out only between the front door and car. But if the trip is interrupted in progress, can be in front of a rugged experience: cold comes quickly, almost certainly it is dark, it is not always clear, from whom assistance is requested, or where is.
Be prepared for winter driving with your safety vest, at least in this way:

1) The batteries fully charged!

Many problems can be avoided in advance, and take care of the car, the main citizen security device, the phone.
– If the vehicle has been serviced, liquid condition, full tank and flows, as well as a car phone that the battery can be avoided in advance quite a few problems, says trainer Toni Mountain Transport Security.
Engine preheating can also be affected by the fact that the journey continues.

2) Clothes according to the weather – really

In winter you can survive kevyissäkin clothes, if staying in the main part of the day in heated indoors or in a warm car. But the great outdoors can suddenly get cold if the outside lives in longer than planned.
According to a rule of thumb should be reserved for those weather protection clothing and footwear, with the current weather usually stays outdoors.
– Down jacket does not need to be on top of the car, but there it is good, says Mountain.
According to the weather preparedness is worth, even if the journey will take the train or bus.

3) Equip view

Under the law, a pedestrian with a reflector must be in the dark. The same applies to drivers from which a pedestrian. Reflective tape is a superior tool for Nagorno says, it shows well, and it shows, even when it does not hit the light.
– Vests a great place to have the door compartment and in the trunk. Whether it gets turned on before the car needs to rise.
Vests is good to have others traveling in the car. For example, the vest per passenger seat.

4) Aids in shape

The car will also be available a sufficient safety equipment unexpected distress. The tow rope, first aid kit, flashlight, snow shovel and brush, at least.
The emergency center is also recommended holding a blanket in the car. It can be warm, if you have to wait for help.

5) Know what you ask for telephone assistance

If the trip is interrupted, it is good to know where help may be requested. The phone is of paramount importance, and therefore should be a journey in working order.
If someone’s life or health is in danger, need to call the emergency services.
The smaller help in distress, for example, a traditional and trusted Automobile and Touring Club road service number 0200 8080 or by Falck roadside assistance number 0300 44700. Other Roadside assistance is, and they will find, for example, the service number.
If the car need to get off the margins, you should ask the towing service service number. Also, your insurance company can help in some cases.
The sensible thing is always to inform also nearby where there are and what has happened.

6) Know where you are
Help is difficult to ask, if you do not know what is.
Smartphone map locating services is fairly easy, but the car can be a good idea to keep the traditional paper road maps. Navigators help, but sometimes they can be misleading.
Along the way, is worth noting landmarks. Before the trip, in turn, is worth a look on the map, what route to drive. It makes it easier to perceive, for example, along the way of municipalities, road numbers, and so on.
If the situation is bad, the ERC may summarily locate the phone. Good help is 112 dispatchers Finnish mobile app, which automatically locates the caller’s emergency call center.
7) Consider whether it is worth the car trip or continue to rise
In some cases, you should consider whether a car makes sense to get up. The middle of rush hour traffic or in the dark along the highway may not be safe to walk on, especially at night or in poor visibility. Nor, for example, the driver’s side tire may not want to start self-repair the road.
– Car rarely stops in the middle lane or damaged in such a way that it would be able to at least some distance to drive to a better place, says Liikenneturva Mountain.
If you turn off the car lights, not worth the journey continues. It is sometimes said that there is no need to stop the trip, unless the instrument panel warning light is not burning red, but the warnings may be differences, Mountain advises.
If the car left the road, keep to consider whether any harm or danger to traffic. rear of the car for export to the triangle warn others of potential danger. The triangle, in turn, must be exported as far away from that car drivers have a chance to react to any possible danger. In urban areas triangle may be a small area a car, but, for example, a motorway distance must be hundreds of meters. And when exporting triangle reflective vest is classy.
the story is based on interviews also Director of the Emergency Response Centre Kyösti Mr Lehtonen’s ERC operations development unit.

Gomez-Lobo said a draft will be sent to force its use, which will include other vehicles.

Despite the drawbacks in their implementation, the members of the Transport Committee of the House supported the rule requiring the carrying of safety vest in automobiles. This after the minister, Andrés Gómez-Lobo, exposed thereon in that instance.

However, parliamentarians instance requested that the rule be extended to users of motorcycles. “I’m open to study, and they are using some, without being prompted, it is a first step,” said the authority. In addition to defending that initially the wearing of reflective vest approved via standard, he added that “another step would be to work a bill to establish requirements for other drivers.”

In that vein, Deputy Rene Garcia (RN), called for a clearer distribution of future changes, because “people understood that by law had to buy vest and blamed us us, when the institution had no concern ( as it was done by decree), while the minister went ‘piolita’ “.

In addition to the above, members of the parliamentary commission requested that in the future bill impressions on the circumstances in which it should be used vest clarification.

Since the beginning of the year all motorists in France (also tourists motorcycle notes) will have to compulsorily circulate with a reflective garment stored in a compartment of the motorcycle

Having regard to the holder may panic, but blood does not reach the river. In France since 1 January 2016, it is mandatory circular motorcycle with a reflective vest stored for emergency use it.

Three years ago France was about to adopt a law by which all motorists were forced to use on the road with a reflective vest. Finally protests by thousands of motorists on the streets stopped the initiative, although the French government now has returned to touch this subject with an intermediate solution.

Since the beginning of the year all motorists in France (also tourists motorcycle notes) will have to circulate compulsorily with a reflective garment stored in a compartment of the motorcycle or where possible, to be used in case of stopping on the hard shoulder by breakdown or other incident.

In case of default and they have planned some sanctions, which are 11 euros if the police detects that the rider does not carry saved this garment, and that will rise to 135 euros if the motorist is stopped without wearing the garment that supposedly had saved .

Now there are many jackets, shirts, … leading some reflective tape, but that’s not enough, you have to wear a vest approved emergency, there are several types, with two bands, cross back bands … and colors.

This measure will be a headache for those motorists sobe all motorcycle models not specially adapted for carrying belongings with them. And according to the French Federation of Motorcyclists in Anger (FFMC) does not solve the problem derived not be visible until the motorist the garment is not put into question, something less straightforward than in the case of take a pledge under the seat in a car one can put comfortably before leaving the cabin.

More than 123,000 students from rural areas, previously delayed hours to reach their schools, now do it in less time with this social program that successfully promotes the Ministry of Education in 24 regions.

The student Yahaira Reategui walked an hour and a half to attend classes at school. She is 12 and lives in the town Pinto Recodo, in the province of Lamas, San Martin region in the center. His life took a 180 degree turn when he arrived in his village the Solidarity Routes program: Rural bicycles and safety vest. Since then, the travel time was reduced to 30 minutes.

Now comes earlier, it does not miss classes and have more time to study, even to take a few laps before you start your day at school. Just as she, 123.040 students have benefited from this rural program that emerged in the VRAEM with the delivery of 2,000 bicycles. Not only they had to travel distances that students were shortened, but also motivated to continue attending classes. According to 2013 statistics INEI, a dropout rate in rural high of 8.5% between ages 13 and 19 years it is estimated.

School Management

This percentage increases in women and in areas of the Forest. Precisely, Yahaira lives in this region. Despite his young age, she has clearly not want to be another number that sad statistic. She has already chosen their profession and plans to be an environmental engineer.

“Of the 26 regions of the country, the program reaches 24. Lima and Callao are not counted because it is a purely rural program,” explains Javier Palacios, head of the Directorate General of Quality Management School.

In Cajamarca add 11,554 bikes delivered, it is the region with the greatest number. They followed Huanuco, with 10,595n and Huancavelica, with 9,895. In addition to the bicycle, each student receives a helmet, reflective tape and a maintenance kit in case you need any repairs. Another interesting point of the program is that bicycles are delivered on loan to schools targeted by UGELs, but principals and parents decide what children need these vehicles.

In the Ayacucho region, Solidarias routes are powerful. It operates with resounding success in the town center Sachabamba, Ayahuanco district, province of Huanta. Victor live there and Jefferson high school students from a public school. They no longer reach their school with dusty shoes. The bicycle has become a vital tool in their lives. “I come like studying, after doing my exercises and have fun with my friends,” says Victor, while Jefferson points out, shy smile, she loves the races that make their way to school.

Responsibility

Preference is given to those living in remote areas. “We take note that the road is not high traffic area, mining intervention, lofty, nor has precipices” emphasizes Palacios. He adds that this year will only receive bicycles high school students.

The idea is that each student be responsible for one and then return it to the school at the end of the school year, thus becoming a chain of solidarity with pedals. These days, in the hall of the Ministry of Education portraits of students who have benefited from this social program are displayed.

Data

Solidarias routes come this year to 123.040 students, affecting nearly 10% of school rural population of Peru, considered by almost a million and through school.

Bicycles bought 60,000 and 50,000 private providers to microentrepreneurs.

The distances between homes and schools children may mean 1 to 3 hours away. In 2015 the number of bicycle and reflective vest delivery compared to other years quadrupled. This work will continue.