Category: reflective material

The Strasbourg cyclists are encouraged to equip themselves with the arrival of winter. Lighting is mandatory remind the authorities, the protections of safety vest are highly recommended…

 

Fines could fall with the arrival of winter. The urban community, the public prosecutor and the national police have conducted an awareness campaign to cyclists (100,000 bicycles commuting identified, 12% of Strasbourg travel), Wednesday afternoon, on the deck of the Raven. Promoting livings together -cyclists, pedestrians, automobilists, remember the safety rules and mandatory equipment and announce the reinforcement of cyclists controls.

 

This Wednesday is so no verbalization but of prevention. And that’s good for this father carrying his daughter on the rack and son on the handlebars of his bike. If its lighting equipment is regulations, this behavior does not leave insensitive municipal police that control. All three leave on foot.

 

“See and be seen”

Geraldine, she leaves the deck of the Raven with small lamps distributed during this awareness campaign. The cycle of the young woman had many lights but no reflectors and other reflective material. It also accepts good to burn his bike. “I do not know if it will change anything but I prefer to do it, I’m already fly me four or five bikes,” says cyclist makes daily Kutenai-Les to work and moves only two -Wheels.

 

“See and be seen is essential for their protection and that of others,” says Michel, the prosecutor indicating the return of “repression adapted to remind cyclists the reality of things.” “The undervalued fines have had some effect, said Alain Winter, deputy regional director of public safety. In 2012, in 62% of cases, cyclists were responsible for the accident in which they were involved.”

 

The prosecutor incentive to operate a helmet and clothing with a reflective vest (mandatory open road and when there is a defect agglomeration visibility). He ton when he lists “careless and unaware” of cyclists that circulate with headphones on ears, calling or burn a fire or do not stop at a stop sign.

Accidents in recent days increased greatly. The driver is often surprised bad weather. But how to behave when you leave your car outside the village, or crash when no safety vest?

Frosts, fog, ice – so it could summarize weather of recent days. And many drivers have tasted firsthand how he can torment. But if you become involved in an accident or your car breaks down on the road, you should follow certain rules, otherwise, indeed, is still exhibits fine!

 

A reflective vest is not enough sometimes

In the Czech Republic the law orders have in the car a reflective vest – for the driver. If your car breaks down or you crash, you must take it upon exiting the car to get dressed, to other passengers, this obligation does not apply. But under the new rules, or they may not be entirely without safety features.

 

Indeed, when you get off the car, you become a pedestrian, for that since February the new Act. “The driver must have a legal wearing a reflective vest if, however, the rest of the passengers moved along an unlit road outside the village, must be equipped with reflective elements,” says trainer Yaroslavl drivers. For the offense can be fined up to two thousand crowns.

 

In some cases, but must have a reflective vest and the rest of the crew, in the case of corporate staff and transport vehicles. “Any employee who would have to repair vehicles entering the roadway must move around the car in a reflective safety vest,” explains government decree that obliges the employer to ensure that a sufficient number of vests. “They can either be stored in the car or the employee before boarding the vehicle,” he adds.

 

Czech regulations do not specify where the reflective vest saved. Drivers so it can be stored in the cabin of the car, but also quietly in the trunk. But be careful you have to be abroad. “In some neighboring countries is a condition that reflective material vest must be placed within reach of the driver, for us it is not provided,” adds Hones. Abroad, you must also keep an eye on mandatory equipment, which has since Czech is often different.

Who does not know that? Outside, it’s too cold to go jogging. The air burns in the lungs and a runny nose. We’ll show you how you defy with the right tips of the cold.

Many recreational athletes refrain in the dark and frosty months on outdoor exercise with wearing a safety vest. But in the home, there is often not enough space and opportunities.

 

Strengthen your immune system:

Regular exercise such as walking, running or cycling strengthens in the cold season, not only the immune system and protects against infections but also helps against postpartum depression during the dark season. Sport and exercise in the fresh air, keep the production of the stimulant hormone serotonin and the circulation going. Even with gray, cloudy sky natural light is still three to four times as much as the room lighting. Therefore, experts advise to go if possible half an hour daily outside.

 

Properly warming up:

A cold start is taboo in winter. Coming from heated rooms to sports outside, the organism has to adjust to the low temperatures. Who starts the same with full intensity, breathing too fast in the cold air and risked to irritate throat, bronchial tubes and lungs? Thus, the common cold risk increases. Even muscles and joints take longer to reach operating temperature. In winter, the proper warm is therefore particularly important. The warm-up should be about 20 percent of the total training time.

Not to dress warmly:

Many athletes dressed thin clothing in wintry weather too warm to. The best athletes dress in wind or freezing temperatures after the three-layer principle: underwear, a warming insulating layer around fleece, which does not store moisture, and a protective layer with reflective material. This may for example be a breathable windbreaker which moisture can escape from the inside out, but the wind, rain and snow keeps.

 

Head, feet and hands Protect:

Advisable are also hats, scarves and light gloves because the person loses about 40 percent of body heat through the head and neck. Who rides a bike in winter, must be well protected especially hands and feet against the cold, otherwise they will quickly numb. For hands-lined, windproof gloves are a must. Two pairs of socks help only when the shoe is not too tight, because the air acts as an insulator between foot and shoe. Also neoprene overshoes and a breathable rain pants help against freezing temperatures.

 

Reflective clothing for safety:

Bright and reflective clothing increases safety for joggers and cyclists. A safety reflective vest in yellow or orange fluorescent paint can help cyclists in addition to be better perceived by the public. During the winter months it is dark earlier and is light later. Therefore, at this time reflective clothing or vests for safety in traffic very important.

 

Sufficient light on the wheel:

The wheel should be clearly visible in the dark, both through its own lighting and reflectors. In addition, the can in accidents have expensive consequences. By the way: bicycle trailer need own lighting system. They must be fitted in the dark with a tail light when the rear window is obstructed on the bicycle by the trailer.

 

Throttle pace while cycling:

In ice and hard packed snow cyclists should slow down and enter into neither curves nor brakes. To get more grips on the road, air can be let out of the tires to the prescribed minimum pressure. Also for bikes, there are now special winter tires and provided with metal pins road spikes. Who also adjusts the saddle lower by a few centimeters, gets quickly when needed with both feet grounded?

With the license plates to the Admissions Office – Drivers can already go with the number plate for approval today. Who wants to sign his car new in a vehicle registration office, has plenty of time sometimes. In the spring, for example, is extremely busy at the office, because traditionally are now raising numbers of car purchases and – significantly. At least the time-consuming and often nerve-wracking step of signs pressure can save every motorist today. License plates, Environment badge, reflective material parking sign or bike rack plate can be in advance with suppliers easily and inexpensively purchased online.

 

Vanity Plate: direct link to the registration office

“Know only about five percent of German motorists that it marks not only the community, but also online are,” said Eduard Reinhardt, operator of the online portal. “The ordered online license plate has the same quality as you get them also at the registration office,” said Reinhardt. They are, as required by the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations, safety vest and wear on the front of the corresponding DIN test and monitoring signs. Before the customer orders the license plates online, he should have but it reserved at the registration office.

 

About gutschild.de this is conveniently possible because through the website, the customer can link with 98 percent of all German registration authorities. It is directly connected in this way with the Authority and online can check the availability of the license plate and make the reservation. The cost of the reservation and issuing a vanity plate nationwide uniform and is at 10.20 Euros for the license plates themselves and 2.60 Euros for the reservation. But the booking fees are only payable if the license plates will be issued. The amount in the approval on site at the registration office is paid.

 

Safety vest as a gift

With signs orders in the online shop to 18 pm, the order will be produced on the same day, safely packaged and shipped. As a gift, there are still top of a reflective vest for each customer.

In the autumn-winter period, police in safety vest have to caring more about pedestrians. The rain limited visibility, inattention of pedestrians and drivers, and soon the gathering dusk and misery ready.

 

Just last week in Gorzow there were two accidents involving pedestrians. Both happened on the street. 6 December, 21-year-old driver of the jeep hit a 13-year-old. The next day, a few hundred meters away, 74-year-old head of Ford hit a 52-year-old. The result of these events was fracture in foot. In 2016, the district occur 34 accidents involving pedestrians, who killed 4 people and 32 were injured. In 2015, there were 31 events, two people were killed and 32 were injured.

 

And here arises the eternal question – which is to blame? Is pedestrian who suddenly barged into the street and stopping even for a split second, whether the driver who did not slow down before entering the crosswalk? Each event is different, but many of them can be avoided. Police remind that pedestrians need to wear a reflective vest to take care of visibility. Drivers should be focused all the time.

 

– Short days are not conducive to the safety of pedestrians. Quickly the gathering dusk makes passing through the street people are barely visible. The situation does not improve clothing in dark colors – explains Yarashevich team press police. Pedestrians also forgot about the one basic principle that learning in every kindergarten, first look to the left then right and left again and just move briskly!

 

Poland does not have a provision that would require the driver to stop when a pedestrian approaches the crossing. – Pedestrians have priority when they are already on the transition – said Jaroszewicz. But it is worth to observe oncoming traffic. We are not sure whether the driver of the car in time we notice. Short way to set-off is a situation in which a pedestrian onto the road behind obstacles or directly under a moving vehicle. The driver will not have time to stop the car. In the autumn-winter period the braking distance can be extended by the wet or icy surface.

 

The police urge to wear reflective elements also in urban areas. Besides the pedestrians do not have other option – the rules clearly state that glare must wear each. But there are exceptions: the pedestrian may move after dusk outside the built-up area without reflective material, if it is on the road intended for pedestrians.

Police regularly carry out actions aimed at pedestrian safety. Officer’s education starts already among the youngest. Those elders must reckon with the legal consequences of their behavior. Irresponsible drivers and pedestrians dismissive rules are admonished by the police. Officers traced back not only mandated blocks. In the event of serious infringements of the matter direct to the court.