Safety vest: Transportation opens use among motorcyclists

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.