Category: Reflective tape

Nocturnal pedestrian need to equipped reflective elements

When walking on the road outside the village at night or in poor visibility, people must wear reflective vests or tapes. The amendment to the Road Act, which imposes this obligation, has become effective on February 19th, but the police have begun fining for this offense only when the fall came.

 

Therefore, if a pedestrian without a reflective element is found to be less visible on the roadside at a place where there is no public lighting, he can get a block fine of up to 2000 crowns. Until recently, the police only consulted these pedestrians and gave them free-of-charge reflective tapes for roadside checks.

 

However, the education was not very effective. As the head of the Department of Transportation, Martin Farer, told the press conference on Tuesday, most pedestrians ignore this new duty or have poorly fitted reflective elements. “From October 1 to 24, 56 people died on the roads, three more than in the same period last year. Of that there were 13 killed pedestrians, “informed traffic police director Tomah Larch.

 

If the pedestrian is equipped with a reflective element in a reduced visibility, the distance to which the driver is able to distinguish, up to 200 meters, is increased. And it already gives enough time for the driver to respond in time, and the pedestrians safely avoided. The reason why the obligation to wear reflective elements was enacted is the fact that between 2012 and 2015, 523 pedestrians died on the domestic roads – 303 of them at night.

She purchases them without any problems

 

“People mistakenly think that reflective elements must only be in the dark. But it is not accurate, because it must be visible in the dark even at dawn or after sunset. In the mist, it is also appropriate to have a light source, such as an electric flashlight, “he said. Reflective elements can be purchased for example in stationery, sports stores, often in a supermarket, in a shop, at a post office or at a petrol station.

 

The price of reflective tapes is usually between thirty to forty crowns. They are even cheaper in internet e-shops, which offer them from 15 crowns and reflective vests for adults from 100 CZK. However, it is necessary to add a delivery amount that is often higher than the price of the reflective element itself. Pedestrians who fail to comply with the law are threatened not only by a fine.

 

“They should also remember that without reflexive elements they are at risk of having to pay for some of the medical or other costs incurred in connection with a traffic accident,” said Roman Bosky of the Road Safety Team.

Chile extended deadline to purchase and wear reflective vests

The deadline to purchase and carry on every motor vehicle a reflective vest was extended until the end of January this year, but from the first day of February, the police and the auditors of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications apply the provisions of the statute that they established the obligation to carry at least one in every of these phones.

 

The Ministerial Regional Secretary for Transport and Telecommunications, Gabriel, who reiterated that the measure is aimed at protecting the lives of drivers who, under circumstances in low light, should get out of their cars, vans or trucks in streets, avenues, rural roads or highways.

 

“For us, the most important is the lives of drivers,” said Munoz, reiterating also should prevail self-care and the necessary measures for responsible driving and pay attention to the general conditions of traffic.

 

Munoz also indicated that according to statistics of the National Commission of Traffic Accidents, “in the last decade thousands of people (600 last year alone) were killed by being overwhelmed by other motorized when vehicles, without using safety vests, they stopped their phones on routes that crossed, they got off for some reason, but without the protection of reflective vest, which prevented be viewed by other drivers. ”

 

The reflective vest is described in Decree Law 164/2014, dated September 6 last year and amended administratively Traffic Law, the number 18,290.

 

This must be yellow (lemon), with at least the torso belts, five centimeters wide; forming a triangle on the back and be visible, at least, 150 meters from where the driver of the vehicle in detention has been lowered, with the obligation you put it on before leaving your mobile.

 

This situation can mean the difference between life or death of that person as a person wearing dark clothing it is difficult to find for drivers, as is usual, in the fall season – winter, and that visibility is a bit better but not decisive: if the person wears clothes in light colors 40 meters away is appreciated.

 

Moreover, this margin is risky because the distance required for a motor vehicle traveling at 100 kilometers per hour, according to the technicians, 113 meters.

 

It has also been established that, with reflective tape, drivers of mobile detainees routes are visible at 140 meters, if it takes lowlights which faces, and 400 meters if it has high beams, allowing appreciate the importance of using vest.

 

Motorcycle riders and cyclists are not obliged to wear reflective vests, but the demands for safe movement, later as reflective tapes are maintained; lights in good condition and helmet use, among others.

 

Police and the auditors of the Ministry of Transport require from the first of February that each motor vehicle carries at least a reflective vest, as well as required in Argentina and in eight European countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Norway, Spain and Sweden.

PTW: The compulsory safety vest on January 1st, 2016

The measure was announced earlier this year, after the release of poor figures of road deaths. It’s official: the drivers of two or three wheeler will obligation from 1 January 2016 to have on board a yellow reflective vest, as motorists, according to a decree published on Sunday in the Official Gazette.

Officially called “high visibility vest,” “retro reflective vest” or “fluorescent jacket” by some, this accessory will be on hand drivers “on them or in their vehicle storage (net, safe …) “and they will” wear down when their vehicle after an emergency stop, to improve their visibility, “says the decree.

Fine from 11 to 135 Euros

Mandatory since 1 July 2008 for motorists -like red triangle signalization- fluorescent yellow vest with reflective tape, complies with the regulations in force (CE marking), must be endorsed by the driver before leaving his vehicle in case of immobilization on the roadway or its surroundings after an emergency stop.

Violators will incur a fine of 11 Euros if no jacket on board, 135 Euros if they do not carry the following emergency stop.

The measure, announced several times, had been an outcry of the French Federation of Angry Bikers (FFMC). This encourages incentives to operate suitable equipment (gloves, jacket with back, boots, safety vest etc.).

Yellow is cool in the autumn darkness

With Spillum IL Nordic skiing in bright reflective tape on the back, there is no doubt where these young people belong to when they train in the autumn darkness

SPILLUM: – The autumn darkness is a demanding time. Part of the training will necessarily take place in areas where there may also be automobiles and other road users, and with such a large training group that we have, so we need to put extra focus on safety, says Ann Kristin Jansen skigruppa in Spillum IL.

Skigruppa therefore applied Gjensidigestiftelsen on road funds; funds that would be earmarked own reflective jackets for use in training.

– We received 26 000 million in funding, and the money is used to purchase jackets. On the jackets we got pressed extra reflective tape on the front and the club name is reflective on the back. Therefore, athletes should appear along the road, says Jansen, who is happy for the many feedback skigruppa received for the initiative.

– It is noticed, and it seems we are good. For it is important that we think in traffic. Although such roller training takes place on footpaths, so will the athletes occasionally pass areas where there are also cars present, says Jansen.

– No later than on Thursday became the Terese Johaug hit when she was on roller training, so accidents can happen, she adds.

Jansen says that the idea for reflective jackets came after coaches discovered that the oldest athletes ever had “forgotten” reflective vest when they arrived at training.

– We found that among young people there was not always cool to use reflective vest, but with reflective jackets disappeared this problem, she smiles.

The club bought 55 coats, and these were swept away.

– We bought jackets intended for training group of 12-13 years, and these are almost sold out, says Jansen, who has been responsible for the jacket sales team.

– We have received many questions from people outside the skiing community to get buy jacket of us, but unfortunately we are unable to do so, then the warehouse thus was sold among its practitioners, she said.

She hopes other training groups in Namdalen follow the team’s example.

– To equip practitioners with training garments with safety vest that they will use while they are visible in traffic is important. It means everyone wins, says Ann Kristin Jansen Spillum ILs cross country team.

Waterproof sleeping bag with reflective tape

The beautiful story of the day: a teenager invented a waterproof sleeping bag for the homeless
IRELAND – A 15-year-old from Limerick, Ireland, invented a lightweight, waterproof sleeping bag with reflective tape for the homeless. Presented at a show dedicated young scientists in 2015, the project was developed and is now present in the streets of Dublin.
The idea came to him when she was a fundraiser for a homeless shelter. Emily Duffy, a 15-year-old from Limerick in Ireland, had the ingenious idea of ​​creating a sleeping bag as convenient as possible for the homeless. “I wanted a bag that solves some problems encountered with conventional sleeping bag,” said the girl to the Irish Times. The newspaper reports that Emily Duffy “replaced the tissue, which becomes wet when it rains, by paper metallic bubble.”

The material is lightweight, waterproof and filled with air bubbles, concentrating the heat through the bag. A fire-resistant coating was also added to the metal casing of the bag which made its first appearance in 2015, during a show dedicated to young scientists. The bag is also equipped with reflective stripes and a pocket at the end: “The person who sleeps in it can put its dry clothes to prevent them from getting dirty or wet the bag becomes a pillow.” says the girl in the Irish Times. But that’s not all: the closure is Velcro, allowing entering and exiting quickly.

A bag made by homeless

The “Huffily Bag” Emily Duffy herself tested before putting it on the market, designed to last for years, “longer than a conventional sleeping bag,” rejoices the girl, who says many people are already using it in the streets of Dublin. The Mendacity Institute, a charity providing assistance to the poor, decided to launch a program, paying 20 Euros homeless two hours just to participate in the making of these new generation sleeping bags.

“While everything is electronic today, you can have a cheap product and handmade by unqualified people,” rejoices the Julian judge who authorized Emily Duffy to make her bag. The TheJournal.ie site, which also tested the reflective bag, reports that the judge is trying to improve the quality of the product based on feedback from the homeless community.

Safety jacket with refletive tape

Although we have for the right moment to back rather mild season even can run in short shorts and some maillot afternoon, it will not last.

Come sooner or later the time comes to put on, for several months, long shorts and thermal safety jacket.
Castelli Passo Giau jacket and long shorts Velocissimo could well accompany you during these months when temperatures do not exceed 15 °, since both products are designed to operate between 5 and 15 ° C.
The Paso Gaius jacket available in 3 colors and is sold € 149.90.
A rather reasonable price for a technical product, except fall lasts a few years.

Combining Windstopper X-Fast fabric on the upper torso and shoulders, Wind stopper X-Mid on the sleeves and lower torso, and Warmer fabric on the back, tire scheduled for a cool time. Catelli gives a minimum temperature, which I have seen in effect with a simple vest. For colder outputs 0 °, it will add one more layer to be comfortable.

It’s a jacket that is worn close to the body. Good point for sleeves that is long enough. If you wear long gloves, the cold air will not rush at the wrists. The neck back as high to isolate the neck and prevent air passes.

3 pockets present in the back are wide and very deep. What store extra windbreaker or other bulky accessories?

I only regret that for a jacket dedicated to winter, there are no more reflective element on the back because it is limited to two small “tabs” at the outer pockets.

The lining is arctic, which ensures feeling of warmth and softness. The insulation on the front is very good and helps to not feel the cold, even at high speed.

Size side, it took me a size L, as for all my winter jackets.
Good surprise next rate since it Velocissimo 2 is sold less than 100 € and is available in 6 colors.

As the Paso Gaius jacket, Catelli announces optimal operating temperature between 5 and 15 ° C. But hardier will definitely wear it to 0 ° C.

Kiss chamois is of excellent craftsmanship. This is often the technical point that stalled on affordable shorts, but this is not the case here.

The anatomical design and seamless ensures real comfort, while the dual-density foam ensures very good shock absorption. Even on the outputs of nearly 4 hours, I did not have to complain of pain or irritation.

Retaining strips (GIRO3) are present around the ankles to keep the tights perfectly in place. Zippers (YKK Cam lock) ankles allow it to easily slip on shorts and provide good support when pedaling. These closures are fitted with reflective tape.

The fabric is soft and elasticity make the Velocissimo 2 is forgotten, this is far from true of all long shorts.

Hand size, it took me a size L for my 1.78m and 72kg.

People wear costume with reflective tape for Halloween

Since Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, many wonder what time the little superheroes, princesses, monsters, animals and other colorful characters in reflective accessories will begin to walk the streets to ask for treats. And the answer is not so simple.
Each municipality manages this activity differently, so that the hours are not the same everywhere. If, in some municipalities, no restriction is imposed, others are stricter. The table below shows the schedule against the “pickings”, according to information gathered by The Express.

The Sûreté du Québec reiterates that it is important that those who will walk in the streets are clearly visible as many pedestrians, motorists and cyclists will travel an hour or reduced visibility.

It is recommended to choose a Halloween costume with bright colors with reflective tape and bring a flashlight. Makeup instead of masks is strongly advised.

During the evening, children in safety vest should stay in groups or with the accompanying adult, never follow a stranger, whether by car or on foot, cross streets at intersections cover one side of the street at a time and to inspect the candy before their parents to consume.

Children’s road safety with reflective tape

As a small mouse, it has crept aboard midday walking bus that takes the last two years, students from kindergarten Suzanne Lanky in the canteen of Saint-Hillarie-Liz-Cambria. We’re taking you with us?
Get there a few minutes before the parents to see the silhouette of the two “conducting” the walking bus disappearing into the pretty kindergarten Suzanne Lanky, go around the class to recover the fourteen children who will eat at the canteen this midi then put them in working order, “and winter do take a reflective vest, because you have to cross a street to get to the canteen, it can be dangerous,” says Pascal De Never, graduated BAFA, municipal employee in reflective vest for six years.
While some of their classmates climb into the cars of their parents, they take the direction of the school yard. For it is there that this walking bus line starts.
There was first a red staircase to descend before to track slabs depicting colorful animals, skirting the cemetery to climb a new red stairs and drop finally hungry children safely. “Before the creation of the walking bus, remembers Pascal De Never, we had to make the turn, you pass the church, and we go through the cemetery. There are pebbles on the ground. The children were at risk of falling on the graves. The walking bus has secured the ride. He reassured us and saves us time. ”
The second line of podiums hand, at about the same time, primary school Joliot-Curie. This is Isabelle soling which the conduit. There are return trips, of course. And in the evening after school, a third line takes the children of the Joliot-Curie school daycare that is in kindergarten.
On our own line, right now, we advance. Pairs. Every day there are negotiations about who will hand Pascal De Never or Nathalie Proverb. “But some do not want us to give it all. They prefer a little fellow, who sometimes has already chosen another for the road “, says Pascal De Never. So there are little dramas but still adult ears to listen and then reassurance. Ethan precisely panics. He saw an insect to pass him; he is afraid of being bitten and continues to return to check an errant mosquito comes nibble. “The children speak to us on the road a lot, explains Nathalie Proverb. They tell us they have made animations in the morning, the outputs of the afternoon, all. “The link is even stronger than the two ladies are also involved in the canteen, plays games with the little ones before classes resume, and is also responsible for new extracurricular activities. Five minutes passed. The terminus is already stands opposite us.
An idea that is hard to take
It was a tempting idea, though. The walking bus, with its group of children take from one point to another is economic, ecological, for creating bonds between parents and children with reflective element. But it did not take.
At least, not outside the three remaining lines of Saint-Hillarie-Liz-Cambria. They were intended to get children to school from different points throughout the city. “It was for families to coach trips, explains Maurice Defraud, the mayor of the commune. The initiative was launched in 2013 by Jean-Raymond Wattles, his predecessor. But the habit of taking the car is anchored. ”
This is the same conclusion in Vineries. Four lines were implemented “in 2011 or 2012, remembers Laurence Prelate, mayor of the municipality. This is Michel Waller and who had this idea, he liked the innovative things. What was clear from the discussions when it was introduced, it was insurance issues. “The council is committed to defray insurance that would cover pupils and careers. But no accompanying precisely does volunteer to mentor schoolchildren. “In our town, we have many working parents without reflective tape on clothing, Laurence Prelate Advance as explanations track. They go by car drop their children at nursery or school before running off to work. ”
Rest of this adventure, scattered signs and hope that one day, take the walking bus.

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.

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.