Anyone who has a car breakdown, should not act headless. From July 1, motorists need to think in Germany in addition to a safety vest. Read here, where there is the overcoat, where they are kept and when to put it.
From July 2014, high visibility vest compulsory in Germany. As is common even in many European countries, a safety vest in yellow or orange fluorescent paint must then be present in this country in all vehicles. Only motorcycles and scooters are exempt from this requirement.
That is why the west-duty comes
If a breakdown or accident the shining piece of fabric increases its own security enormously. Who wears a safety vest, is five times perceived earlier. Especially when setting up the warning triangle, when changing tires or on the way to Notrufsäule is no luminous vest a significantly higher risk of being overlooked – especially in the dark.
The driver is obliged show the vest during a check and handed over for testing – otherwise there is a caution money.
Here you get the west
To buy, there is the reflective vest either dierekt ADAC for around three Euo or in various hardware stores. The price should be between 3 euros and 3.50 euros.
So she must look
Only the West that meet the European Standard EN471, are approved. Therefore, only orange, red-orange and yellow allowed. In addition, completely encircling and at least five centimeters wide reflective stripes and a Velcro are required. To check whether the vest complies with the standard, you can on the wash plate (the West are washable at 30 degrees) nachgucken. There should be only EN 471st
Here is one way the vest
Important! The safety vest should always handy in your car. One possible course is under the front seat, or in the storage area of the door. So the vest is protected from direct sunlight. Therefore, it is also not advisable to hang the west over the seats. The sun could fade even here, the signal color with time. The trunk is also not suitable, because you should already wearing the vest with reflective tape when leaving the car. On the highway is wearing when leaving the vehicle for all passenger duty. Therefore, it is empfehleneswert, basically carry a safety vest for each seating position.
To wear it correctly
It is important that the vest is sitting as close to the body. The Velcro strips should be closed for the safety strips are not covered, reflecting the glare of other road users. Only after you have pulled the safety vest, the next steps should werden.s undertaken
Here is what needs to be done step by step in case of breakdown.