The safety vest comes in July, another mandatory car equipment. However, the law states not only what must be all in vehicles. Certain standards must meet the equipment. Below is an overview.
It is full in the car. From 1 July in Germany, the safety vest is compulsory. At least one safety vest must be present in each car. That aid kit and warning triangle must be carried, valid for a long time. It is also important that these things be in a location where they are easily accessible. In addition, there are standards that must adhere to a motorist.
Everything about the safety vest compulsory
The obligation to carry a reflective vest in the car, shall apply from 1 July in Germany. At least the driver has a vest in your car. Are also for the rider jackets on board, all the better. The safety vest must rot, be orange or yellow and the DIN EN 471 and EN ISO 20,471th This standard designation can be found on the inside label. In order for the reflective vest in an emergency can be reached quickly, it should be disposed so under or behind the seat or in the glove compartment in the driver’s compartment.
What first aid kit do I need to have?
A first aid kit is a must in the car. valid since the beginning of 2014 for the new DIN 13164 (January 2014). This is accompanied by a change in the equipment. Senior first aid kits may still be carried until their expiry date. To form the first aid kit (cushion or box) there is no requirement. but it also should be easily accessible.
What belongs in a first aid kit?
What in the first aid kit must be contained, is strictly regulated. Here is a list of the ADAC: 1 sticking plaster (DIN 13019-A, 5 mx 2.5 cm), 4 wound dressings (DIN 13019-E, 10 cm x 6 cm), 2 field dressings (DIN 13151-M), 1 field dressings (DIN 13151-G), 1 gauze (DIN 13152-BR, 40 cm x 60 cm), 1 gauze (DIN 13152-A, 60 cm x 80 cm), 6 compresses (10 cm x 10 cm), 2 fixation (DIN 61634 -FB-6), 3 fixation (DIN 61634-FB-8), 2 Dreieckstücher (DIN 13 168-D), 1 emergency blanket (210 x 160 cm), 1 first aid scissors (DIN 58279-A 145), 4 disposable gloves (DIN EN 455), 1 first aid brochure, 2 wipes for skin cleansing, 1 14-piece Fertigpflasterset, 1 field dressings K.
Also become mandatory in cars include the warning triangle. According to Association of the German insurance industry nearly a third of all drivers without a warning triangle on the road. It is important that the warning triangle is not damaged and the reflectors also truly reflect. Where the warning triangle must be kept in the car, is not mandatory.
What punishment threatens?
If a motorist at a traffic, no warning triangle or reflective tape no first aid kit with them, a cautionary of 15 euros will be charged. This also applies if the equipment does not meet the standard. Of course you need a driver at any time be able to show your driver’s license and vehicle papers. Otherwise threaten ten Euro cautionary.