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Safety vests should be mandatory for cyclists

The German Police Union wants to introduce in Berlin reflective vests for cyclists. This triggers a new discussion about more road safety.

Many cyclists are dark without light on the road, endangering themselves and other road users. Especially in the winter months when it is already dark early, many cyclists are easily overlooked. The German Police Union Berlin (Dog) now demands that cyclists must wear by nightfall on a reflective vest.

“With safety vest are cyclists more visible in the dark,” said Bode Count Palatine, state chairman of the Dog, the Berliner Morgenpost. “Therefore, it should at dusk and at night give a duty to carry safety vests.” The demand came at a symposium of the radio car driver together in discussions with the officials of the traffic monitoring. Berlin cyclists would rush especially in the evenings without lights through the city, they say. “The excuses are mostly the same. The light is only just broke down” Palatine reported from the experience of officials. “Particularly brazen is the excuse it passing anyway nothing.”

The advocacy of the cyclists, the General German Bicycle Club (ADFC), the trade union demand looks critical. “Who wants to make cycling safer, must take care of safe cycle lanes and, through public relations work for a good traffic environment. The show international comparisons such as Copenhagen or with the Netherlands,” said Stephanie Kroner, spokeswoman for the ADFC. “Anyone who feels as cyclists on the streets welcome and respected adheres better to the rules. The lighting requirements for bicycles are sufficient to ensure the visibility and perception of cyclists.”

Please also refer to Pro & Contra: The Police Union wants to initiate with their demand a political discussion. “We are intensely for our idea to get lives, advertise,” Palatine said. Support learns the union demand of the CDU parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies. “Yes, without restrictions Yes. I am very clear for a mandatory safety vests for cyclists from nightfall,” said the traffic expert of the CDU, Oliver Frederica. “That’s a lot of security for little money.” Cyclists who are not seen in the dark, would scare often pedestrians and motorists and put at risk. “I am an ardent supporter of this idea.”

The Green Group in the House believes that the proposal in everyday life will be difficult to implement. “The proposal of the police union is certainly well-intentioned, but impractical,” said the transport spokesman for the Greens, Stefan Gelbhaar, and referred to Leihfahrradsysteme. “Then every cyclist should at all time carry around a reflective vest with them.” Always new demands would bring in his view, nothing. “Better is a functioning lighting on the bicycle and adequate controls.”

In the traffic safety not only the cyclists should be aware of their responsibilities, he said, and calls for better infrastructure for cyclists. Especially at intersections would happen a lot of accidents? “There is still plenty to do.” “One should think and educate about wearing the vests on a voluntary basis,” he said. “To make the wearing of duty, I see skepticism in Berlin.”

The ADAC relies on higher education, attractive clothing, reflective tapes and voluntary instead of a “bureaucratic safety vest obligation”. “Vests care with cyclists for much better visibility in the dark. Especially in Berlin already many cyclists wear reflective vests voluntarily and are therefore safer on the road,” said Volker cranes, ADAC board member for transport in Berlin-Brandenburg. “Lighting and visibility are equally important for all road users.”

Safety clothing with reflective tape for fire fighters

The mid-90s had all the fire brigades in Baden-Württemberg converted to the prescribed by the state turnout gear 90, the state of Baden Württemberg has this turnout gear required and subsidized compulsory. The jacket was orange in color.

The familiar image of the orange insert jackets heard now in the fire brigade Bad Friedrichshall thing of the past. Even with the loss of power exercises on the last weekend in June, the new red-yellow protective suits could be seen. On July 5, all active members were equipped with the new safety vest.

The reason for the change is the modification and extension of the standard for firefighters turnout gear in 2007, which confirmed what had firefighters from practice already known and has been widely criticized: The consistent use clothes corresponded – especially in fire fighting – not the more stringent requirements , With the introduction of many modern plastics in the automotive and residential construction as well as the novel isolation techniques and insulation fires have today a different character: They often develop insidiously as smoldering with highly toxic hot flue gases, the case of a sudden supply of oxygen by bursting of a window pane or open the door to the fire room tend to smoke gas ignition with simultaneous enormous heat development, and flashes education.

Such occurrences could use the traditional clothes, especially pants, not adequately protect what when using forces often resulted in burns. Therefore, should be included with the firefighters Bad Friedrichshall for many years on the vehicles Pants for respiratory protection task forces and all respirators carrier equipped with new pants use new protection level 2 of 2007.

In previous orange jackets used was disadvantageous that the reflective tape grayish after several washings and no longer adequately reflect. In addition, had the road space in addition high visibility vests are worn. Hinders was also the length of jackets when deployed in a bent bracket or on their knees. In addition, many jackets were consumed by the variety of operations and exercises. Already in the past had to be replaced jackets.

Against this background, the fire brigade Bad Friedrichshall 2008 the city a request for procurement of new turnout gear, which should correspond to the now valid standard. The application was approved and set a first rate in the household. Thus began a two-year long way with innumerable meetings and several offers that had to be seen, until the final three patterns came into the closer selection that have been re-examined extensively. Already soon it was decided that the use of clothes should not be blue but again orange or red.

For the choice of the light color several factors have spoken. Firstly, dirt (especially by Brandruß and other toxic substances) easily visible, the protective jacket is cleaned regularly. On the other swallows bright clothes less heat – especially important “hot” in fire operations and in the summer. The most important positive side effect is that the emergency services can be seen well on the day and at twilight.

Another important point for the evaluation of new turnout gear was the opinion on the wearing comfort. Bent over, on their knees or on the ground, the task forces are often required when it is necessary to save human lives or protect property. Especially in fire operations and there the inside attack with respirators, personal protective equipment plays a particularly important role. Therefore, the jacket should not be too long, but also be a jacket because of the protective effect in the overlap region pants / jacket.

In Firemen Committee it was decided to involve all active members then for fire protective clothing Fire liner, Model 1960 Spacer, the company Consulted AG. The upper is made of Nome XRS and heat resistant up to 450 ° C operating temperature of heating. Additional protection is achieved by the three-layer structure with a PU membrane, heat resistant up to 230 ° C internal temperature. The protective clothing is antistatic and short-term resistance to acids and alkalis. The colors red and luminous yellow with additional reflective tapes provide a so optimal visibility so that vests in road traffic can be omitted for the emergency services.

The fire protective clothing Fire liner is especially suitable for use on heat sources. Even with short-term contact with an open fire, the carrier is protected from injury. These clothes not only offer maximum protection in the interior attack, but also protects against the weather. The wear properties will be evaluated by the emergency services as pleasant, particularly because of the short cut, the light weight and fit.

A total of 110 uniform jackets were purchased and issued July 5, 2010 in the presence of Mayor Peter Dodderer for the assets of all departments. When handing over the new protective clothing resulted from Mayor Dodderer that the city is behind your fire department and the emergency services in their operations provides the best possible protection, insofar as this is within the scope of what is possible and can be justified. The rationale in the proposal was convincing. Therefore, special attention was paid to the quality and features and decided not only by the price when purchasing the jackets. This approach has proven itself already in the procurement of the turnout gear 90, which largely is now 15 years of service. The total cost were financially for the city a huge chunk, since now, in contrast to the initial procurement of the turnout gear 90, for the necessary replacement measure now no grants will be awarded by the State. Financing requirements were provided over a period of 3 years in the households and transmitted as part of the fire department budgets respectively.

There will be for some time, the old and new turnout gear side by side, because the previous use of clothing is 90 as far as possible retained as replacements and exercise jacket. The first reactions of the forces on the reflective vest were positive after the first missions.

ADAC recalls safety vests

The ADAC brings safety vest which he distributed to primary schools in South Westphalia, back. The reflective stripes withhold their services. The material damage is apparently at several million Euros.

The safety vests, which the ADAC has also distributed to primary schools in South Westphalia, have a dark spot. That is why the “Yellow Angel” who can bring back the jackets.

“We have ordered together with Deutsche Post and the action, Eon Hers fur kinder ‘safety vests for all children starting school in Germany,” says ADAC spokesman Andreas Hazel, “so that the school for the youngest road users will be safer.”

Also the ADAC Westphalia asked for all elementary schools from Dortmund to Siegen, who wants to distribute the yellow reflective vest to his I-Dote at the beginning of the dark season in South Westphalia. Almost all schools accepted the offer.

“A well-known manufacturer of safety clothing” says Andreas Hazel, – – Consequently, the traffic experts left the West directed by CWS boo produce in China. In order to guarantee the quality of the jackets, the ADAC went to “play it safe”. He asked the company CWS boo to an extensive certification of yellow bedspreads. In addition, TÜV Rhineland tested in Shanghai, the quality of the clothing on the spot. “Here, the safety vests all the tests and also the final full test passed,” says Andreas Hazel.

Extradition could walk across the stage. Each Gaul of ADAC was supplied with the desired amount. “We have passed directly through our partner DHL packages to schools,” said Dr. Peter Mints reminiscent of ADAC Westphalia in Dortmund. Finally, should the safety vests from 22 September – are passed to the first graders – even before the autumn holidays.

But as soon as the packages had arrived in schools, as they were also called back again. The result: All delivered west were recalled. Should already be some spread that students are allowed to keep these vests. Andreas Hazel: “You meet so the warning functions, only not achieve the best possible standard of safety.” That’s why CWS boo will revise all delivered 750 000. Safety vests and provided with a prescribed reflective tapes.

The distribution is delayed, that galls me”

“This of course delayed the distribution of the Yellow Jackets to a few weeks,” says Dr. Peter Mints, “the galls me.”Fortunately the autumn holidays come in between, so that the non-material damage was not so great. Dr. Peter Mints: “Immediately after the autumn holidays – so no later than 23rd of October – will be ready is the new west in the schools.”

The material damage, which the manufacturer CWS boo has to wear is, said Dr. Peter Mints, “at several million Euros.”

A test about safety vest and road safety

In many safety vests, drivers cannot leave in an emergency. That is the conclusion of a product test; the AUTO BILD has conducted jointly with the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (IFA) in St. Augustine (NRW). In the test, 13 vests were tested, ten for adults, three children. The result: Four of the tested reflective vest did not meet the German standards and were given the assessment ‘poor’: The vests of MBW and Aral the reflective tape not threw back enough light, and in Help vest the surfaces of the reflective material were too small.

The vests of Calf and ATU were “sufficient” The very small values ​​in reflection or luminance of the color areas of AUTO BILD with. Recommended are only seven vests, especially the Bauhaus, the “very good” was the only the predicate. “Good” with the West from ADAC, Obi, from Leona-aid kit and Shell, as well as children from the ADAC and west of Max Bahr. Your colored areas are large and very powerful lights. The reflective tapes are properly seated on the vest and throw back a lot of light. In this west one is both a day and night saw good.

So AUTO BILD has been tested: The surface of background and reflective stripes and the spacing of the strips were measured with millimeter accuracy. For determining the reflectivity of the IFA technicians cut parts of the strip from, glued them on a so-called goniometry and irradiated the surface evenly with light strength ten lox – the value of a streetlight at night. They measured how much light has been thrown back.

The test judgments of all investigated safety vests can be found above in the gallery.

Riding motorcycle without safety vest is dangerous

Since last night the agents of the Department of Mobility of Neiva launched a series of operations to hunt the motorcyclists who are mobilizing around the city without the respective safety vest after 6:00 pm until 6:00 tomorrow. The fine for this violation is 400 thousand pesos.

To ensure that drivers carry the respective motorcycle safety features, the Mobility of Neiva launched a series of operations to control the carrying helmet and use reflective tape, thus safeguarding the lives of nirvanas.

The Secretary of Transportation, Eduardo Tirana Angel Rojas recalled so that the reflective vest must be worn after 6:00 pm and helmet must be marked with the plate of the motorcycle, a situation that is being marked by the Freight forwarders in the operations.

“The invitation by the Mobility Department is to carry the reflective vests of security, we do not force the operation to punish drivers who are not receptive, and as they will be exposed to fines amounting to 400,000 pesos “Tirana said Rojas.

Hunting with reflective vest keep you safety

Slim Region – Autumn hunting season is in full swing. Hunters went about their catches to the countryside, to track them, but they are also officers of the slim region. The reason for this is to check the shooters involved in the various stadia throughout the region. These checks are carried out as officers of the department for arms and security equipment and policemen in reflective vest from individual district departments.

This past November and December, we plan to more than seventy controls furlongs. To date was checked 37 furlongs, so we have until the end of dozens of checks waiting. Neither their place nor the exact date, quite logically, but do not specify, “Explained a spokesman for the regional police Slim Region Pert Jars.

According to him, in most cases, yet control and went without any penalties. The control group in place monitors the hunter’s gun license, proof to the weapon, its technical condition and is not the holder of a firearms license the influence of alcohol or any other addictive substance.

“Last year, 47 inspections were carried out hunting,” said Peter yet Jars.

According to regional police officers are cases where the hunt occurs injuries happen rarely. The most recently included the one in which a woman was seriously injured – temporary workers from Holešova Kroměříž.

“The hunter returning from the forest he saw something move among firs gray and heard a noise. Believing that it is a short walk from wild boar, he took his loaded gun and fired in the direction where he heard a noise and saw movement. Then he poured cold sweat. Immediately he ran to the place where he saw a woman lying curled up in a green dress, which coincided with forest and holding her belly, “explained event slim police spokeswoman Monika Kozumplíková.

Hunters after police examined the offense of grievous bodily harm through negligence.

According to police, all interested parties should hunt ensure safety. “That means no alcohol, not only for hunters, but also beaters, observance of good hunting tactics, adherence to guidelines and compliance with safety rules such as the use of safety vests or balance when shooting.

However, hunters control officers in the county do not mind. On the contrary, they are welcome.

“I think they are helpful people at hunts give more careful,” said a member of the Hunting .He had been lucky with injuries during the hunt since 1989 when a hunter, yet met.

“The Czech Republic is about 120,000 hunters while hunting accident at around 1-2 per year. When you take the same number of drivers, these numbers are completely somewhere else, “said Nimrod.

According to him, the hunters during the hunt must first think about where he was going and fires, for at spherical projectile weapons across the path of death. “Hunting weapons are designed to kill, the more hunters should take care when hunting spotlight. It also hunters and all participants in the hunt warn police.

Ignoring these principles during the hunt can cause not only serious injury, but also life threatening. Therefore, their failure is strictly punished.

“If we find that any of the controlled hunting under the influence of alcohol, threatened him in administrative proceedings a fine of up to 50 thousand crowns (block into 5000 dollars). This police officer wear reflective tapes on uniform is entitled to retain the weapon, bullets, weapons license and gun license. Hon and it will end, “said county police spokesman Jaros.

He added that when it comes to hunting injury, will be to determine the legal qualifications required medical report.

“This could be, for example, crimes of bodily harm through negligence or grievous bodily harm through negligence. In extreme cases, it may be also a crime death by negligence, “spokesman enumerated.

Many thousands of fine, according to him not avoid also those gun owners who fails to call the police to check a gun license, gun, ammunition and other relevant documents or to impose orientation breath test.

Functional reflective work wears to feel good

In the clothing of employees schlep two main objectives: The use of advanced work wear is to offer employees enhanced functionality, safety and comfort and a modern design. Simultaneously, the system provider for industrial assembly wanted to govern the provision of work wear reflective vest.

Experienced partners took Schlep in the work wear specialists Keble and the dealer for Occupational Safety and Work wear Eyelet GmbH.

“After more than ten years of use the same clothing line it was time to bring the outfit on the present state,” explains Got Schlitz, Regional Director at Schlep. Under his leadership, a project team created with representatives from all departments and the works council the duties and accompanied the tender. Given the wide range of services ranging from industrial assembly on machine removals up to the relocation of entire production sites it was necessary to take into account diverse needs. From the new Work wear was expected that it combines a modern, matching the corporate image appearance is pleasant to wear, robustness and security.

Particular attention put the team on the updating of the security-related features amenities such as knee pads and reflective strips. It was also important from the same series, a color combination for Schlep assembly and a second for the specialized maintenance, upgrading and certification of machines and presses an employee of PTC Press Engineering GmbH is able to provide. “We want to make visible to the outside, that the employee Schlep and PTC belong to a group of companies,” says Schlitz. The desire for a uniform with reflective tape appearance drew also the employees who perform in refineries and tank farms montages.

Passenger shall wear coats with reflective tape

Passengers will pass before Easter A line last Friday at half past five in the afternoon and then until Tuesday morning. Passengers should wear coats with reflective tape to assure their safety.

The reason is the replacement of turnouts in stations and Peace Square. “It’s the first time ever in the lockout will be changed once had three points (two stations in Peace Square, one on Device). The station will also exchange the original wooden sleepers,” said a spokesman George Table Transport Company.

Exclusion of such magnitude in the Prague metro held at Easter two years ago on the route C, in September of the same year for the same reason as the first time also concluded Route A.

“Making all the work during one long weekend means less interference in the operation than if individual replacements and repairs done gradually,” said Urbane, director of the DPP transport.

The most exposed sites will deploy carrier these days between 8 and 21 pm a total of 25 informants in safety vests who will advise passengers with alternative transport. Informants are available at interchanges lines B and C concourses and all indoor stations of Line A (except stations Depot and George).

Passengers to give out 30,000 information leaflets, which are also located at metro stations, surface transport vehicles or in the information display cases in the metro.

In addition to the planned lockout now warns Radio directly at metro stations?

“For information on the specific destination will also produce approximately 90 information panels with a schematic drawing of basic text information in Czech, English and German,” said DPP spokesman.

Daily (always from 7:00 pm to 21:00 pm), then passengers in reflective vest can also telephone helpline traffic on 296 19 18 17.

For exclusions will be closed interchanges in the metro line A. For example, passengers will be able to pass from Musket on line B through the transfer of Wenceslas Square.

The five points accidents for cyclists in reflective clothing

So far this year, 38 have died. The figure for 2014 was exceeded by 18% cut to August.

In the first eight months of the year 38 cyclists died in traffic accidents and 799 were injured. Mutual aggressiveness and recklessness on the streets are the causes that are becoming more and more victims. Despite intense campaigns, the figures do not give up. (Graph: The most dangerous sections bike).

The map of the temperature of the accident shows that there are five sites with the highest mortality rates. Cyclists are in constant danger of death on May Avenue between Ciudad de Cali Avenue and 51st Street South.

The second point is on red alert Agoberto Mejia Avenue between streets 46 south and 42 souths. The third critical point is South 41st Street between races 89 and 91. The fourth is in the west of the city, the race 97 to 106 between 17th and 22. The fifth place is occupied by the race 91 between Calles 127C and 129.

Monica Davila, who ‘Wars’ street bike every day, is the leader of the group we pedaled. It recognizes that the situation in the city is difficult, especially for women, but warns that it will not stop mobilizing bike.

“There is mutual respect, the parts-conductors, pedestrians and cyclists, required, it generates spaces but no more, no traffic rules are met,” and warns that everyone must be in the proper place.

“We must create more education campaigns, respect, civic culture and appropriation of the city by all the inhabitants of the city,” said Davila, while urging greater security for women can move quiet bike.

Lillian Bohorquez, director of Road Safety Mobility Department, said that the biggest problems are at crossroads, intersections, and drew the attention of drivers to be careful when turning right.

“The number of users has increased. We went from 400,000 trips in 2011 to 650,000 in 2015. There is an increase in the numbers of deaths compared with last year. Difficulties have respect for the rules by drivers of motor vehicles, “said the official.

For the risks associated with these points is the fact that there are cyclists who do not use lights or safety vest because “look good”, or not use the helmet because “despelucan”.

But more serious is happening is making powers at night or ‘sprints’ among the vehicles, until the traffic lights and even pass it in red.

The authorities and organizations cyclists do a wake-up call to young people to prevent such practices.

The Mobility Department promotes, among other works, the implementation of bike paths on roads as the race 50 between 100 and 127 streets to safeguard the lives of cyclist’s stretch that has generated controversy among some residents who oppose the construction.

“The demarcated areas must be respected by drivers. We have to work in the pacification of the tracks. Drivers must learn to share and respect cyclists because they are vulnerable actors, “Bohorquez said.

Currently, in Bogota, a city that for over ten years leading the cycling theme that has become an example not only in Colombia but in Latin America, working in several campaigns.

Workshops are made with children 6 years who are taught all about the bike, with emphasis on safety guidelines.

Another exercise is role-play program where public service drivers spend on the bike and experience everything that happens to cyclists when they cast over them by car.

“There is a pilot project underway in the race 13. Portable speed reducers are installed so that drivers curb before turning,” he said Bohorquez.

The figures for accidents caused by drunk drivers are still the highest in the city. This is demonstrated by the statistics of the Department of Mobility.

In so far this year increased 9 percent, from 292 cases (January-August 2014) to 320 in the same period of 2015.

As for pedestrians without clothing with reflective tape who were killed, it was learned that in the first eight months of last year were 194 (11 of them minors), 20 victims less than the same period of 2015 (172, of which two are minor). However, the statistics remain high.

Reflective work wear ensures safety by day and night

The work wear collection boo includes safety vest, dungarees and trousers of a robust mix of reflective materials in the colors Warning Orange / Gray, warning orange / green and warning yellow / gray. Further facilities include Bermuda, Polo shirt, parka Gore-Tex, bib shorts and a Gore-Tex soft shell jacket in warning orange / gray and warning yellow / gray available.

The collection is accurately cut and therefore ensures a modern look; it is assessed by the companies. Likewise, the collection convinces by its high wearing comfort and unrestricted freedom of movement. All-round 3M Scotchlite reflective tapes in the chest, legs and shoulder area provide reliable safety at work. The Gore-Tex membrane of parka and bib shorts is wind- and waterproof and breathable. All clothes are available in standard and custom sizes and manufactured in accordance with DIN EN ISO 20471-visibility fluorescent background and retro reflective trim material. Gore-Tex parka and bib shorts Gore-Tex also comply with DIN EN 343 weather protection.

CWS-boo offers the boo visibility collection for rent. The full service includes the professional preparation (washing, inspection, repair and possibly replacement) of the textiles in the company’s own high-tech laundries according to a certified process flow in accordance with ISO 9001. This ensures compliance with safety factors and legal requirements for a durable protective function. Also belongs to the Rental Service of Transport of reflective clothes to and from the customer. On request brings CWS-boo company, name or federation emblems on the textiles. Overalls engages so that the corporate design of the company on, increases the recognition value, contributes to the identification of the individual employee and his company in and strengthens the sense of community within the team.