Category: reflective vest

Police once again, calls for wearing reflective material

Visibility of pedestrians for the winter approaching cold and shorter days again become a hot topic. Last time it tragically suffered the man on Sunday at midnight truck collided. Officers point out that duty of pedestrians – for your own safety – to be seen on the roads sufficiently. Under bad conditions they threaten people without reflectors fine of around two thousand.

 

The man went to along the right edge of the road, in the same direction as passing cars when the truck hit him. According to police spokeswoman Alice was not wearing any reflective tape or other accessories clothes.

 

The truck driver had a negative test for alcohol and drugs. From January to September this year, police in South Moravian Region recorded thirty-pedestrian accidents after dark, eight of which in places with poor lighting.

Be seen, the police announced that

 

To the poor visibility of pedestrians alert the police a long time. The greatest risk occurs in the winter months when it become darker and worsens the conditions for the driver. According to police statistics regularly deadliest month of November because it often rains and the days are rapidly running out.

 

Since February this year, moreover, applies the amendment to the law on road traffic, which requires pedestrians in poor visibility in darkness or fog and gloom while walking along the roadside in unlit areas required wearing reflective materials. But the rule applies only outside the village.

 

Poorly visible to pedestrians at risk fines up to two thousand crowns in administrative proceedings between 1500 and 2500 crowns. According to the Ministry of Transport is wearing reflective elements of a good prevention of fatal accidents.

Police advise wearing reflective elements and in the community

 

Since last autumn, the police handed out more than one hundred thousand reflective tape to increase visibility of pedestrians up to two hundred meters. “As a precaution, we recommend to people that they were wearing reflective vest in communities where there is good lighting. If the driver see pedestrians, not able to react in time and such accidents often ends in tragedy, “said police spokesman Brno.

 

“Most of the walks on the wrong side, they are unlit. Moreover, when they have a little toast, all is not trying to avoid cars. When a driver encounters in turn, often does not have time to duck, “said the policeman.

Reflective elements can be purchased in stores cycling equipment or stationery.

Well reflective equipped to circulate scooter

Scooter owners are often less equipped than motorcyclists, yet good equipment can reduce the risk in case of fall, like a safety vest be more visible without diminishing the pleasure and comfort of your travels. Here are some tips to equip you.

 

The rules to follow

The items of equipment must be CE, protecting the look will be favored with particularly bright or light colors and reflective materials. The equipment must be fitted and worn consistently.

 

Helmet

It is advisable to choose a helmet that has the advantage of protecting the face. It is important to try. Make sure it allows you to wear your goggles and provides good peripheral vision. To be effective, the helmet must be attached. If a fall or shock, and every 5 years at a minimum, it must be replaced.

 

Clothes

A thick jacket protects the elements as well as fractures, bruises and abrasions. It should be large enough to be comfortable even with several layers of clothing but tight enough to protect against impacts. The sleeves should be tightened not to go. It can be equipped with a reflective vest airbag that is triggered when the driver comes off the scooter.

 

The pants must be comfortable while being tight with protection at the hips and knees and possibly shins.

 

Gloves should cover the hands and wrists. They must be reinforced joints while allowing complete freedom of movement. Gloves should not slide.

Waterproof and flexible boots protect the foot, ankle and lower calf. They are equipped with non-slip soles and reinforced by a shell and at the ankle.

 

To not forget

Wear your equipment for all trips regardless of the season, weather or destination. You must be in possession of a high visibility vest to use in case of emergency stop.

 

Safe cycling with reflective vest in autumn

The days are getting shorter, leaves and rain making the roads slippery. There are many dangerous if you riding at night without reflective vest. As cyclists safely through the winter months, you can read here.

 

With slip traps expect

Moist Deciduous, gully tops and rails are in the colder months to fall traps. Wilhelm, traffic officer at the General German Bicycle Club (ADFC) says: “In the fall and winter cyclists should be on the road and always count on slippery places is always a bit more careful.”

 

Tempo reduce

Wilhelm: “Continue to speak five minutes earlier than usual going on, take a bit of pace out and avoid abrupt swerve and sharp braking.”

 

Light up – even in twilight

Fog, drizzle or early twilight provides poor visibility. Good lighting has not only the cyclists the way – it also helps other road users to see the bike. The law requires a headlight with a white reflector, a rear light and two red reflectors, reflective strips on the tires or reflectors in the spokes and two yellow reflectors on the pedals. The lighting may be operated by Dynamo, battery or battery. Wilhelm: “It is not enough to have a good lighting system at the wheel – they must also turn – best already at dusk!”

 

Bright clothes and additional reflectors

ADFC recommends a maintenance-free as possible lighting technology: hub dynamo LED headlights and LED rear light – preferably with parking light. Wilhelm: “hub dynamos slip even when wet or slush and not produce at all time’s sufficient power, so are the clear opposite side runner dynamos advantage.” Bright clothes and additional reflectors on safety jacket, trousers or helmets are another safety feature.

People go to the mall to buy reflective vests

In “Tacna Center” one of the biggest trade fairs of Tacna, it is observed and draws attention to the sale of the famous reflective vests in Chile is compulsory for all drivers to use, but sometimes hard to find.

 

Precisely positions garment being manufactured vests that since the first of January is required of Chilean drivers carry them in their vehicles. Traders Peruvians saw this as a big deal, seeing since last week thousands of Chileans seeking the garment in the neighboring city, said Arica Day.

“We bought many meters gender, but what was struggled to find gray duct reflective strip. It was sold in Tacna. We had to instruct Lima” explains Gabriela from a post.

And the sale of the vests has become a real boom in the city of Tacna, as far as buyers have come to Arica, Iquique and Antofagasta.

 

“Yesterday I sold 120 vests. One person was 30. He said he was going to sell in Antofagasta” he tells Carmen Pizarro, who sells two types of vests, according to quality.

The law of supply and demand also took effect in Tacna, because last week vests were 8 soles ($ 1,600 national currency). However, today the cheapest is 18 soles ($ 3,600) and the most expensive at 25 soles ($ 5,000). Round business!

“However it is cheaper, because in Arica apart they were exhausted, the last one found were 8 and up to 10,000 pesos (about 50 soles in Peru)” says the taxi driver Perez.

 

The manager of Tacna, Maritza, estimates that every day should be sold over three thousand units vests.

“At first we did not understand why ask so much, we had to go online and see the press to know. Here much of the local make clothes, but in other areas of the city is also selling. There is a lot competition.” he said.

 

LAW AND FINES

Effective from January 1, 2016 came into effect the decree requires motorists to carry compulsorily, safety vests inside the emergency kit for each car. The measure occurs throughout Chile.

This new measure aims to reduce the risks of accidents and abuses in areas of low visibility or night, when drivers should get out of their vehicles to repair any damage.

Four young Africans with reflective vest offer social work

The City in collaboration with the coop. Black Elk of Mantua, has prepared a project to give the possibility to four refugees from Africa, three from Mali and one of Ghana, to perform community service. The four young Africans with reflective vest since this morning will be devoted to works of cleaning and maintenance of the green in the cemetery of Villa. Yesterday morning, in the Council Chamber, the four African refugees, equipped with reflective vest, were presented by the Mayor, by Councilor Claudia, the surveyor responsible for the technical department.

The four young Africans wearing safety vest held community work as volunteers. The insurance against any injuries was provided by the coop. Black Elk. “I thank the guys who voluntarily contribute to the country’s dignity – said the mayor – This project does not involve any cost to the City. The four African refugees were accommodated, for some months, in an apartment of Villa. The arrival of these migrants should not be viewed simplistically as a problem but it’s an opportunity for everyone, both for themselves, so that they do not feel “weight” but also for the communities that receive them. ”

The agreement signed between the Prefecture and municipalities, provides for the young guests with reflective jacket will be made available to the various local communities for a variety of activities: street cleaning, maintenance, public green, but also social integration projects, exhibitions, cultural events.

Bad driving habits sanctioned by police in reflective vests

“I just got out of the house and I’m getting amended by police in reflective vests, allegedly because I did not stop myself before someone who was close to the pedestrian crossing. I think it is a bit abused … “This father waits before the painful school, nervous, seeing time turn: he must quickly take his son to school and then spinning at work. It’s 8 am on Monday of the school year. Ordinary life resumes, and with bad habits.

“Good day and be careful on the road,” says a policeman after he handed a fine of 140 francs for non-compliance to pedestrians. This is the fourth time that the agent released his book in minutes, including a mother driving without a safety vest or a vehicle parked on a pedestrian crossing.

The school year was coupled with an output of the traffic police. A bike and rollerblading, a swarm of agents with their visible fluorescent yellow vest with reflective tape were first made prevention and cracked if they saw offenses. “A conductor has abused the horn because she found that the cars before they were not going fast enough,” says another official.

The police action is not always well perceived. A van is penalized for no stopping on a yellow line reducing visibility to approaching a pedestrian crossing. “My husband stopped two seconds to kiss me and he is verbalizing. You find that normal?” said a mom on the edge of hysteria. Another, very quiet, denounced the establishment of the zone 30 in the area that was accompanied by the removal of pedestrian crossings … Road safety is a poem!

Patrick PULH, new chief of traffic police department knows it. “In September, the year of peak stress for families, parents arriving by car, motorbike or bicycle to school by doing a little anything sometimes: they phone, eat, ride on sidewalks, etc. They first think of their child, but not to others. We do not hunt the offense, but we do prevention. Each school year is elsewhere. Only this year, the strategy has changed. “Instead of staying outside the hotel, the police patrol visibly with reflective band on the clothing on the way to school in a wider area. There are also mobile speed cameras. “This big operation will target a different scope of the right bank and left bank until Wednesday. It will be repeated randomly throughout the year, not necessarily after the holidays.

The department will fund yellow safety vests

The General Council of Loire-Atlantique confirmed yesterday that he would make compulsory the wearing of the yellow safety vest for students in kindergarten and elementary school Lila who use the bus network. The measure will take effect in September 2010.

Each student will take the fluorescent reflective vest up and down the bus. Otherwise, sanctions ranging from a warning to fining will be applied. A device that is already tested since early November on 29,000 high school students.

“The obligation to primary is a result of a strong request of parents, elected officials and school leaders who see teenagers with reflective vests and also want the same. Somehow our initiative creates interest, “says Yves Daniel, vice president of the council.

Contrary to what he considered there are still a few weeks; the department will indeed be responsible for the purchase of additional vests with reflective tape. Some 18,000 security safety vests and will be commissioned: 8500 in two different sizes for kindergarten and elementary, 9500 for future students of sixth. Wearing a vest is today well respected by college students, a little less by students. Signs reminding its utility will be displayed on the school bus network.

The cat known by his nickname “Black” makes career on the site and on the internet

“Black” is less than a year and a half and lives on site in Chile, where all employees treat him respectfully, like the construction manager. No wonder – after “Black” as the only oversees construction 24 hours a day. She stole the hearts professional colleagues and Internet users all over the world.

Cat builder “Black” is a favorite of workers and local TV star. One of the cleaning ladies sewed pet a special reflective safety vest – in the end not so different from other construction workers. Since the great commitment performs its duties, which include guarding the area and supervising construction.

For this is intelligent, communicative and … loves to caress. It is for certain that reason has many friends at work, his enthusiasm for work appreciated by viewers and users of the network. Meet the cat builder with Chile. I wonder if the “Black” after finishing construction retires. In our deserved rest;).The cat will give you a job .

As you can see cats are very working animals wearing reflective vest. But probably purebred cat lovers will agree that it is also charactering pets that require special care.

Hit the Internet was in April some of the job advertisement. The sender is looking for “butler for cats.” Expectations are high, and you can really earn a lot – pay around 10 zł per hour, and additionally employed in this position has a chance to discretionary bonus.

What duty must meet the candidate for the butler for a pedigree cat? You will learn from this article.

Thousands of seats for the lack of glare! So you pay for the lack of vests

From 31 August each pedestrian moving at dusk outside the built-up area, must have a glare. Unfortunately, this obligation is not respected. We are constantly growing number of people fined by the police for not having glare.

Until recently to wear reflectors walking on the road after dark were children under 15 years of age. August 31, this obligation applies to all. – A pedestrian can get a mandate from 20 zł to 500 zł – says Sgt. pc. Paul Szczepanski. In the last month, police wlepili for this offense more than 4000 seats. The reflective clothing does not cost much and can save both pedestrian against the danger from the car, and before costly encounter with the police.

 

 

The police visited the residents of the family children’s home in Inowrocław

In Inowrocławiu police visited inhabitants of the family home child street. Lily of the Valley is one of three family homes “Eve”. To talk about were many: safe around the city, pay attention to strangers, dangerous drugs, and respect for the other person.

The children were particularly interested in what are the police in relation to minors. The detective gave them some examples of positive and negative to keep children and young people, which may affect their life.

There were also discussions on the relationship between the household. She was talking about respect, mutual help and building good family climates that help every day. Children were given educational books, items and reflective safety vest.

More information from Inowrocław and the surrounding area on the website NEWSPAPER POMORSKA INOWROCŁAW and INOWROCŁAW OUR TOWN

Go on vacation; take care of your security

Nearly 60 percent of Poles during holiday travels by car. Select this mode of transport, for easier travel with luggage, it is often cheaper, and also allows you to get the most desolate places. Before departure you check out a few things.

A safety affects not only compliance, fastening straps or take regular stops. It will take a few minutes. One of the first steps is to see if the tire pressure is correct. Abnormal decreases the precision handling and adhesion to the substrate, and increasing fuel consumption. Information about the correct pressure can be found in the book use the car with reflective tape or on labels control located at the driver’s door or on the fuel filler flap.

The next step is the braking system. Apply brakes and listen for during braking cannot hear any disturbing noises. If you are not sure, you might want to drive a vehicle control station to perform a basic overview, which includes checking the state of wear of the brake blocks and the quality of brake fluid. An important element is the amount of fluids. Check the engine oil – always do on a cold engine, that is, preferably in the morning. Then the oil to drain from the engine to the oil sump – such attempt will be the most reliable. The oil cools and seals the moving parts of the engine, and protects them from corrosion. During the operation of the car oil but consumes and loses its properties, which is no longer a complete protection against friction. Also check the coolant level. Like the oil fluid in the course of time it loses its thermal properties. Therefore, it should be replaced approximately every two years, and his condition and quality control at least once a month (and before every long trip). Interested in a state of lighting in the car. You can avoid dangerous situations with definitely get a mandate for faulty or misaligned light. Before traveling replace blown or a refrigerator bulb. It should also carry an extra set. In some countries should be in the car mandatory equipment consisting of, as in the case of the Czech Republic, a reflective vest. There must be so many, how many passengers. Useful as a first aid kit, although in Poland ceased to be compulsory equipment of the car. Mim it can be useful not only while driving but eg. The minor damage on foot or cycling. It should include: bandages, gauze, plasters, tourniquet, a disinfectant, a mouthpiece for performing artificial respiration, gloves, scarf triangular or thermal insulation blanket. Provisions of the various countries differ from each other and eg. In France, we have also a breathalyzer, and in Hungary and Slovakia tow rope.

 

COLOMBIA: Tragedy triple by accident

The Universal / Sandon family cannot take another blow. Osmany Sandón Jose Diaz died on Wednesday night in a traffic accident that occurred on the road cordiality, opposite El Pozón. Yesterday, at 7 am, the family learned of the accident and not yet assimilated the situation when another unfortunate fact hit them. And in what way. Knowing that his father had died, Osmany’s daughter who lived with him in New Cartagena barrio sector Pozón entered into crisis. The youngest was 3 months pregnant and gestating in her womb twins. After upset with the news, he was taken to a medical center, but the two creatures died. She was saved.

Osmany was known that was 50 and working as a plasterer. On Wednesday, at 7:30 pm, he is riding his bicycle by way cordiality, against the gazebo that is after the Pozón. At that point, a bus company Cootransurb of UAQ-830 plates, which would in direction Cartagena-Barranquilla, hit him. A hypothesis handled by the police reveals that the darkness of the sector, the mini-bus driver did not see the cyclist, who was not wearing a reflective vest.

Osmany suffered multiple fractures and wounds, and was taken by ambulance to the General Clinic Caribbean, where he was pronounced dead. “From accident not know anything. Only until today -ayer- in the morning, we found out he was dead because they called a sister to tell. We went to Legal Medicine and found that the body was there,” said Dabeiba Sandón Diaz, sister deceased.

Minister of Transport and Telecommunications answer questions about use of reflective vest
Do motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians have to wear the vest? It was one of the questions you answered Andrés Gómez-Lobo in DNA testing.

The Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Andrés Gómez-Lobo spoke with Andrea and Jose Antonio Neme Arístegui on the use of reflective vest, the possession in the car is compulsory from the first of January this 2016 that is just beginning.

The head of the portfolio answered some of the questions that have resonated more recent days: Why yellow reflective clothing?”The reason for that is because it is a color that is very visible day” and “night, what you see are the retroreflective bands have,” said Gomez-Lobo.

Does the use is mandatory, or only avaialble in the car?

“We must carry a reflective vest as part of the emergency kit, and this vest has to be accessible from inside the cabin of the car,” said the minister, explaining that it is not necessary to take hung in the passenger seat, but carry visible it might be useful to show that the device actually possessed.

Do motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians should use it?

“No, in the current standard, no. Now eachother always recommend that pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, who are particularly vulnerable on the roads use a reflective element and hopefully the safety vest,” he said.