Category: safety vest

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.”

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.

Let safety vest protect your riding in dark winter month

Especially in the dark winter months wear many cyclists also a safety vest in the hopes that you will be more visible. But the most glaring clothing does not protect, if motorists are distracted, phone or simply looking in the wrong direction. And that’s often the accident reason than you think.

“Increase safety vests probably the visibility of cyclists, but that might have been so a lower risk of accidents, or that characterized the accidents would be less, I would not expect,” says traffic psychologist Mark Vallarta of the Technical University of Braunschweig and explained: “Quite a lot of accidents happen because the driver is looking in the wrong direction. And if you look in the wrong direction, then does not help even visible cyclists. ”

The bicycle industry has plenty of luminous jackets and reflective arm warmers in stock. Accidents happen just when one does not expect when the driver is about to distract. And suddenly there is a cyclist in front of the hood.

According to a study by the British insurance company Direct Line, in which the eye movements of motorists were measured, overlooked motorists only about four percent of the pedestrians. But of the cyclists be overlooked 22 percent.

And if they do not expect cyclists, they overlook simple. If you look in the newspaper, you see, too, that everything is overlooked Possible.

There are motorcyclists overlooked it be overlooked all railroads, at level crossings. What not exactly fit into the concept that falls in the information processing just to get out the back. ”

How the perception, that is no bad intention. Driving is a complex process. Much can then pull attention away from the road. One perceives only that with which one also expects. Even if the cyclist is well visible, keeping most motorists when overtaking for example, not the prescribed safety distance of 1.50 meters a. Not even if a safety vest with reflective tape is worn. This resulted in an investigation by Ian Garrard from Brunel University in London.

Susanne Elfferding explained: “He’s been on the road with various vests and various clothes on the roads, in the city and has been found here that this has no effect on the Überholabstand.”

A mere 1.18 meters is therefore the distance to the cyclist when overtaking. Only when the cyclist wearing a vest, similar to the police, keeps motorists a few centimeters longer distance. Nevertheless, the Überholabstand remains well below the prescribed value of 1.50 meters.

But there is a way to make cyclists more visible to traffic, says the ADFC in Hamburg. “The only way to change that is actually the bicycles to get to the road. This makes them visible, so they are the drivers in the field. And if there are many, then also happens less.”

Another important factor is that cyclists respect the traffic rules. But one should not yet carry the luminous vest for safety?

“That’s not necessary. Much more important is that you go ahead. That one knows how you have to behave. That one has a little bit in mind that the motorists have to see one and also can make mistakes. That one this must precisely compensate for error. And it’s no use to drive on the left side with a reflective vest and a helmet, where no one expected. This helps not at all. “

Children’s safety problem in Dubai

Asbestos problems are gone, kindergarten in September Due novelty

Dubai – Fancier kindergarten children are in Dubai thanks to complete insulation that the city was able to secure thanks to money from grants the State Environmental Fund and European funds. Building a kindergarten, where it is recorded altogether 73 children with safety vest, has a new facade, windows, doors and inside the new sills and window trim. The cost of the actual construction work, according to information at the Town Hall Due exceeded 7 million 990 thousand crowns. The good news for parents is among others the result of measuring the concentration of asbestos in the air object that is according Liberec Workplace Health Institute perfectly fine.

In some places in the village had been temporarily impaired water quality. The newspaper’s spokeswoman confirmed the company’s North Bohemian Water Supply and Sewerage (Suva) Deterioration of water quality and its slight cloudiness allegedly caused by heavy rains in recent days. “Tanks were withdrawn even on the same day. We took samples, which confirmed that the water is fine, “said Kardianová.

Northwest – Fuel in the Liberec region increasingly cheaper, even for pennies, and prices in the region are among the cheapest in the country. On a national scale, on the contrary, petrol and diesel will become more expensive, though also just pennies. Northwest has the cheapest fuel per liter on average CZK 28.07. Per liter of Natural 95 motorists will pay in the region averaged 28.96 CZK.

Czech Lipan – Injuries walker ended Monday’s accident in Dulbecco Street in the Czech Lipan. Peugeot driver hit a woman moving from the center of Czech Lipan, failed to prevent conflict, because the woman along with other people decided to go outside the crosswalk and before the bus is stationary at the stop. “The driver responded to a group of pedestrians in reflective clothing overturning braking and steering to the left. Conflict with the woman but has been unable to prevent. In place affecting paramedics transported the injured to the Liberec hospital for treatment, “explained a spokesman Lipan police Ivan Baláková. The accident occurred on Monday at dawn. The police made by the driver of a car breath test was negative. Additional blood sampling requested also in withheld walker.

The campaign “We see it?”

Czech Lipan – preventive safety action “We see it” breaks on Friday at 16 o’clock in the center of Czech Lipan. BESIP in collaboration with traffic police officers and constables are at pedestrian crossings near Andy handing out reflective tape in connection with the forthcoming law on the obligation to wear reflective elements.

New rule: Motorcyclists without reflective vest will be fined

From Friday motorcyclists not wearing the safety vest after 6:00 pm they will be fined.

So he warned the secretary Transit Cali, Alberto Had ad, who explained that ended Thursday adapt 40 photo detection electronic still cameras, in different parts of the city that will capture motorcyclists who wear reflective jackets fail to comply with the rules as to the 5:00 am.

“We will eliminate this problem. Later we will detect who invade the rails and zigzag. And if riders are not sorted’re going to get the ‘Pico y Place’ to learn to take the lane to the right and stop driving so violently that, “Had ad said.

He explained that the disorder is affecting motorcycles with security because 56 percent of robberies and murders are carried on motorcycles.

Another measure to be applied from this Friday is the ‘Green Wave’, which will run between 6:00 and 8:00 am, in the south-north direction, and between 5:00 and 7:30 pm in the north-south direction, in the Simon Bolivar avenues, Pasoancho, 16th Street or Avenue Cañasgordas and the Southeast Expressway.

These measures will be complemented by 500 alcohosensores that were given to traffic wardens.

In addition, had ad said the results of an assessment that advance the Road Prevention Fund and the motive Cassava in the east of the city are expected? From their results it depends implementing two new motives.

With technology panel will address the Municipal Traffic accidents in Cali.

Thus, displacement and the same care will be reduced. The group will have 30 motorcycles with tools such as GPS, a beacon of surveying and mobile crime lab.

“50 years later”in safety vest joint the procession

They have between 55 and 86 years and a safety vest that identifies them. In the last four years there has been no demonstration, protest, occupation or closure when iaioflautes have not participated. October 27 is his birthday and yesterday they held a concert at the Harlem Jazz Club.

The iaioflautes are senior wing of the movement of 15-M debut and coinciding with the explosive combination of cuts in public services and the banking bailout. Recalls Antonia Jove, 76 springs coordinator and member of the group: “Much struggles come from the past, but there are people who had never participated in politics.” “We put the Espy [Esperanza Aguirre, then president of the Madrid region]. Rastaflautes youth called 15-M and we turn, “said Jove laughs.”It had been said that the youth did nothing until he broke 15-M. It was a historical situation, but we had one, we had to join us; if one is left may have rusted body but not the mind, “says Felipe documentary Iaioflautes, past and future, the production Coop. Alfonse speak with him and Rosario, reminiscent as “50 years later” have returned to the street, dressing in high visibility vest, evoking the highlights, such as the occupation of the Barcelona Stock Exchange.

And even make jokes: “We have a lead, we’re seniors.” They refer to the fact that the police have never even touched a hair: “What has a hernia, take a pill,” they say, aware that his presence at the end of the protests who provides security to the front. “Somehow stop the aggression,” they agree.

Many iaioflautes share the dual activists and victims of the crisis: they have family responsibilities and exert pillow alleviating difficult situations of their children and grandchildren in reflective clothing because their pensions. Despite this dedication, or perhaps precisely because of this, they have mobilized by the cuts, in early May in workers’ struggles as Panrico against the rise of public transport, have supported victims of evictions continue celebrating … a monthly meeting at the Ateneo Red even have a chorus of protest repertoire. To the barricades sing with lyrics adapted to the present, Grandola Vila Morena, Canto a la libertad … As the concert yesterday.

Eugenio Serrano was hit by a car

Eugenio Serrano was hit Monday at a stretch without sidewalks or crosswalks along which each year hundreds of pilgrims Camino de Santiago.

Drivers who travel daily on the road linking the A-67 Myopia, Mort era and Lynches were accustomed to seeing this man of 66 years walking around with his staff, his straw hat and yellow safety vest. Neighbors say the victim had had more than one accident while crossing “dangerous places”.

He had a hard time walking and made it very, very slowly, but every day of the year, rain or heat, Eugenio Serrano ran scarce kilometer from home to the gas station Myopia with unwavering determination. He does not hesitate to leave the sidewalk that runs along the luxurious villas of Myopia and disappears up to the station FEVE to continue walking along a very narrow shoulder, with his side going 50 or 60 mph car. More than one driver had to dodge at the last moment in the same place where he was hit two days ago. And more than one had to slam on the brakes at the roundabout Myopia because Eugenio Serrano was crossing the road station. But he was not the only guy that played in that stretch, poorly lit, no sidewalks or crosswalks. There come every year hundreds of pilgrims way to Santiago de Compostable where you can also cross.

“Everyone here knew that one day he had a car ahead” Mort era said a neighbor who prefers that his name does not appear in the newspaper. “I myself have ever had to dodge.” For many locals it was a death foretold, but as someone did for him was to give a reflective vest for cars will look better.

Eugenio Serrano worked all his life in a farm of Myopia, but did not accumulate money or property and started a family. When he retired a few years ago there was nothing, but then ceded pattern until one block at El Adrenal (Myopia) surrounded by luxury homes, to at least have a roof to sleep. It is also that, in the absence of known family is taking care of funeral arrangements.

A man died after being hit in Bizana Clinic near Myopia.

On Monday, as so often, Eugenio Serrano down the hill to make a purchase at the gas station when he was hit at the beginning of the bridge over the train tracks, where the hump very difficult vision. The Civil Guard Traffic is investigating the circumstances of the accident, but since the body of Eugenio Serrano was found in the lane that runs from Mort era and the vehicle that hit circulated to Mort era, it looks like it was hit when was crossing . It was at nine, at night. Its reflective clothing did not appear anywhere.

Eugenio Serrano’s death is the fifth produced this year in Cantabria for injuries. A few days ago, on 16 October, two women died run over by a car in Leganes. May 13, another woman died hit by a truck on the market of Laredo. And on March 30, a man died after being hit by a car at the intersection of Castillo (Arguer).

A 12 years activity in Quito attract cyclists

A real party lives 12 years of Ciclopaseo in Quito. This activity takes place every Sunday and runs through the streets of the south, center and north of the city. To celebrate these years of work, Nilopolis prepared a concert in the Amazon and Veintimilla Avenue, in the north of the city. It is done on Sunday 20 September, 2015.

Up to this point came Mauricio Roads, mayor of the city. He cycle from the South Grandstand (citadel Atahualpa) with their first child (Mauricio Alberto), the representative of Nilopolis, Christian Credo, and other authorities. In this space, he took the opportunity to highlight the work of this organization to raise awareness of the importance of using an alternative vehicle to get around in the city. In addition, Rhodes announced that in the coming weeks will come a contingent of 300 electric bikes. “We will be the first city in Latin America to have electric bikes so that users can easily mobilize in the city”. In his remarks, he said that as part of its work plan is the expansion of bike lanes south of the city and pedestrian in safety vest in various sectors. For example, the streets around the Plaza Theatre in the historic center will be pedestrian. This will be ready in two weeks. “Our mobility model is like a pyramid, where it gets the pedestrian main actor. For this, adjustments are made on the sidewalks. These projects are designed pedestrian … “

For the mayor, another point that stands out to improve mobility is the mass transit. At this point, he said, it is expanding and trolleybus Covina north and south of the city. In addition, broker’s stops and automotive fleet will be improved. “We will give off a public transport system quality”. And the last point is the use of private vehicles. This should not be necessary, he concluded. In the event he attended Christian Credo, CEO of Nilopolis, noting that in recent years, the Ciclopaseo has been a success. “It’s a recreational space and linking the city to the south, center and north. In total, there are 30 kilometers. “For Credo, it is important to highlight that the activity will be strengthened. Next year it is expected that the route extends to other sectors of Quito. From 2003 to date there have been at least 418 Ciclopaseos. Every Sunday reach an average of 50,000 users. One is Isabel Velasco, who comes with her husband and daughter. A couple of months decided to leave with his family to have fun and spend a weekend asset. “I love this activity and even more if you enjoy my family.” This inhabitant also recommends that they should have more points of garbage and hydration so that the business is conducted better. Another attendee is Jorge Rubio, Spanish. This man and his wife attend Ciclopaseo two years (time arrived in Ecuador) ago. “It seems perfect that this activity is done on Sundays, because it took the opportunity to play sports and have fun. In this match his wife, Patricia Gable, who said the Ciclopaseo is a positive initiative for the whole family. At the time, cyclists wearing reflective clothing continue doing the activity. Some chose to take a balloon and tie it to your ‘bike’ and continue the journey. Others stopped to take a bicycle kit, which includes a backpack, tomato do, a shirt and a reflective tape or a glass of water at the point of hydration. Some to relax enjoy the musical show. Activities range until the afternoon.