The safety vest is not obligatory from Saturday

This Saturday, February 20, will enter into force an amendment to the Road Traffic Act, which introduces a pedestrian obligation to wear a reflective vest if it moves out of the village alongside the road under reduced visibility. Initially, the police will give away the reflective tapes.

 

The aim is primarily to prevent serious and fatal accidents caused by the fact that the pedestrian was not sufficiently visible on the road. Between 2012 and 2015, 523 pedestrians died, of which 303 at night. Only last year died 72 people who were not seen at night.

 

“The driver who meets the pedestrian in black at night is about 18 meters long for an adequate response. At a speed of about 70 km / h, it has only less than a second to perform the appropriate maneuver and to avert the collision, “says Tomas of the Ministry of Transport. “ If the pedestrian is equipped with a reflective element, the distance to which the driver is able to recognize the pedestrian (reflective object) up to 200 meters is increased. This distance already gives him enough space to keep the pedestrians safely at 70 km / h.”

 

The obligation to wear reflective clothing is valid from Saturday for pedestrians in those cases when it moves out of the village in low visibility (ie not at night, but also in clouds, fogs, etc.) on the roadside or on the edge of the road in a place not illuminated public lighting. “From the point of view of our own safety, however, it is of course good to use reflexive elements where there is a danger that the driver cannot safely recognize the pedestrian,” Enfold adds.

 

“You definitely do not have to wear a reflective vest, just a good complement of retro-reflective material of a distinctive color (eg yellow, light green, orange, etc.) that is visible to other road users. Ideal for example is a reflective strap placed on the leg or hands (ideally on both limbs) toward the road,” Enfold advises. “Instead of granting sanctions, the police patrols will be more likely to talk to people and give them reflective tapes and bags to keep the law from breaking and moving safely on the road,” adds Tomas.

 

The MF DNES test has proven that the pedestrian with the classic torch is best visible to the driver. Unfortunately, the flashlight is not a reflective element and does not comply with the law. Theoretically, for example, a pedestrian can get a fine instead of a reflective tape.

People from the towns carry the reflective elements

Since February 20, there are mandatory reflective elements on Czech roads outside the village and under impaired visibility. In addition, just in the autumn, when it diminishes before, and the morning mists are normal, the ordinary reflective tape can save the pedestrian’s life. However, according to Basil, people are more often used in cities where they are not required by law.

 

For the first nine months, the police have recorded 516 pedestrian traffic accidents for reduced visibility. 38. Police statistics, however, are no longer tracking whether they had any reflective elements in the accident. Compared to the same period of last year, it is one less.

 

People wear reflective tape mainly in cities and are only required outside the community. Citizens of larger cities often get reflective subjects at various promotions aimed at road safety. However, people from small villages are not getting such a thing, so they are skeptical to wear reflective tapes, according to Martin. “One tells me that she already has three in her drawer, and that she does not wear it anymore,” he says.

 

Transportation psychologist Michal Walter then claims that people from small villages do not know how many times to buy. “In small villages, people have some shops where it cannot be bought. Therefore, they only have the opportunity to buy a hypermarket into a big city, “says Walter. According to him, they should distribute reflexive tapes free of charge to municipal authorities.

 

In the autumn, it is often during the morning and during the day of mist. In such weather, the reflex tape can help the safety of the pedestrian. The pedestrian with the reflective element is definitely better visible on the road in the fog than the one who has only colored clothing, as Martin. “And it can be wearing black or white clothes, it’s basically not one. The driver of such a pedestrian sees at the last moment. If such a pedestrian is equipped with a reflective accessory and does not matter whether it is a ribbon or any other reflex add-on, it increases its chances for the driver to see it for a much longer distance.

The police expelled the deaf-eyed foreigners

The police expelled two Ukrainians who went to Piles between cars at a junction and tried to play the drivers in the city. The paper had been written that they were deaf-monkeys, suffered from existential need, and each sold-out reflective tape for clothing at least 40 crowns helped them survive hard times.

 

A man in a vest with a reflective stripe clicked on the window of the car standing in front of the junction. There was a paper in his hand, he is not a beggar, but a deaf-eater in need, who will help him buy a reflex tape or a sticker for 40 crowns. When he failed at one car, he went to the next. A pair of men last Friday to drive around stand cars at one of the busiest intersections in Piles. The wagons intertwined until the green lights turned green. However, the chauffeurs did not leave it to themselves and the police officer with human solidarity to warn the officers. The man’s patrol was still spotted.

 

“When a police officer called for identity, the men presented the passports of Ukraine. They refused to communicate with the patrol and began shouting to indicate that they were deaf, “said police spokesman Jana. At a time when the police officers wanted documents that they had permission to sell souvenirs, men stopped answering questions. The case was taken over by the Alien Police. For both foreigners it was the last thing they did to us. The police have expelled them from engaging in unauthorized gainful employment.

 

“They violated the conditions for stay in the Czech Republic, they had tourist visas. Now they have to travel to their country, “Martina Koran, regional police spokeswoman, explained. No one wanted to confirm whether the two men were actually physically handicapped as they tried to persuade the driver.

 

However, everything indicates that disability was pretending. Apparently, they just upgraded the trick of the Romanians, who in the past had been a deaf earner of money for UNICEF projects. Three years ago, police officers in reflective vest revealed several times in collecting money for non-existent charity projects.

Nine tips to avoid the most common faults of your car

A report from RACE points out that the main cause of most of the breakdowns is the poor maintenance of the vehicles. According to a report by the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE), the failure of the batteries, the problems with tires, traffic accidents, engine failures, and damage to the pump or diesel injectors are the main causes of assistance on the highway.

 

That is why RACE reminds drivers that they must comply with periodic inspections and ensure that the vehicle is in perfect condition when it comes to taking a trip. To avoid these faults, RACE offers the following recommendations:

– Before starting the vehicle, check the oil and antifreeze levels, as well as the battery, tire pressure and tread.

– Check that you have the obligatory elements, such as the emergency triangle and the reflective vest.

– Avoid traveling at rush hour, as far as possible, and check traffic incidents.

– When you are ready to travel, distribute the cargo evenly and make sure that the objects will not fly in case of impact.

– Rest of the driving and let the car rest a few minutes every two hours or 200 kilometers.

– Respect the rules of the road and do not let your guard down when you have little left to reach your destination.

– Keep the safety distance and anticipate the danger with enough time.

– If you are going to drive at night, check the headlights and safety clothing, adapt their height to the load and increase the safety distance.

– In the event of an accident, the PAS behavior applies (protect, advise and rescue).

Know the reality to face it

One of the editors of the newspaper INFORM participated as a volunteer in the “Homeless Meet Up” campaign, the European initiative that took place in Alicante on 21 and 22 November. Once I hung up the reflective vest, I went out to the doors of the CAI to talk with those who had decided to use their Tuesday night to do a count of homeless people: nothing more and nothing less than a team of two hundred volunteers.

 

Among them, I found the gratitude to the volunteer of Julia Angelo, who recently has left the command of the Department of Social Action. With the appreciation for the accuracy of these new data of Carmen, worker of this same council; or with the activism of Linda Stein, an English woman who has already participated in the recounts of this campaign held in other cities such as London or Valencia. “In particular, the data we managed to collect in Valencia allowed us to start acting in a different way,” Stein explained.

 

Groups were formed headed by a leader familiar with the “homeless” environment. Each one was assigned an area of ​​action between thirty-three neighborhoods of the city of Alicante, and with a flashlight and a map, we started.

 

In my group, there were several students of Social Integration of Figures Pacheco, 2 workers of different NGOs wear yellow vest and an old homeless. The latter, who has already managed to bring his life back to normal, was a key piece for his great experience in the environment. Putting oneself in the shoes of those who do not have a roof to cover themselves is not an easy or precise exercise if it has not been there. The first day, Tuesday 21, we found an improvised plastic awning near the outer corner of a football field. We approached and received Carlos, a man in his forties who had already caught the dream. We talked to him, he told us how many there were and we made an appointment to talk the next day.

 

Once again, on Wednesday the 22, all the volunteers went out to sweep the streets to learn about the reality of the homeless. In addition, there we were, sitting on the cardboard that Carlos, his wife, his uncle and his uncle’s wife used as carpet between their two tents. All of them were waiting for us with open arms and eager to tell us their situation. We listened attentively while filling out a questionnaire that measures the degree of vulnerability of these people, helps to know how many they are and the situation in which they find themselves.

 

We finished and said goodbye to them, but not before inviting them to the party that took place yesterday morning in the Plaza de Gabriel. There some people in reflective clothing came to have a drink, listen to music, or see the role of a magician who played with the perception of the reality of the attendees.

The changes of safety vest to circulate on a motorcycle

If two people go on the bikes, the companion must wear a reflective vest. In addition, the patent will have to be printed on the helmet. Know all the measures. The Government announced on Thursday a series of changes to the regulatory decree of the Traffic Law, tending to provide greater security against the type of theft of motorcycles.

 

Among the measures that will govern throughout the country for the control of more than 7 million motorcycles, is the obligation to have identification of the patent in both the driver and passenger’s helmets, and in a high visibility vest, if necessary. Circulate two people.

 

These requirements will be accompanied by coordination with the service stations, which will not be able to refuel those who do not comply with the regulations. This initiative, which already rules in the province of Buenos Aires, is very low performance, according to the stationers.

 

The new regulations are based on the diagnosis that indicates that most of the illegal acts perpetrated by motorcyclists without fluorescent vest are carried out when more than one person is transferred.

The project force motorcyclists to carry the helmets and vests

If the regulations are approved, drivers and accompanying persons must wear helmets and safety vests, carry identification in plain sight They displayed in the Legislature the new project on modifications to the Regulatory Decree of the National Law of Traffic, with which it looks for to diminish the attack.

 

PRO legislators presented the initiative after a first public presentation on March 9, in an event that was attended by the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullish and the head of Buenos Aires Government, Horace, between other officials. Changes in the Traffic Law seek to combat crime on motorcycles and identify drivers who circulate in the City.

 

With this, it seeks to regularize the situation of more than 7 million motorcycles and will require an identification with the patent number on the driver’s and passenger’s helmets, as well as a reflective vest that will help identify the latter.

 

From the officials they trust that the project will be able to be approved “in three months,” according to the Clarion newspaper. However, they must twist the will of some detractors to reach the 31 votes needed in the Buenos Aires Legislature.

 

Those who oppose the measure are mainly the motorcyclists themselves, at least those who use their vehicle as a work tool. On March 15, hundreds of delivery and courier workers demonstrated in the center of Buenos Aires to express their disagreement. They point out that the identification of helmets and patents will not solve the insecurity, that they are being stigmatized and that in addition thieves will steal motorcycles, helmets and yellow vests from them and then make the outlets.

How many emergency safety vests do you have to carry in the car

How many reflective vests do I have to carry in the car? Although we usually carry one, or two, it is convenient to know how many we are going to travel, to carry the corresponding emergency vests.

 

We can ask ourselves how many emergency vests we have to carry in the car, especially when we travel with the whole family, because surely, as usual, we travel alone in the car. On a day-to-day basis, when traveling to work or shopping, only one person usually occupies cars. Therefore, in case of breakdown or emergency, a single reflective vest helps us get out of the car.

 

We all left the car, what do we do?

If the car has broken down on an interurban road, we should try to stop outside the road, on the right side and leaving the side of the shoulder free. If we get out of the car, all the individuals who leave must wear the emergency safety vest.

 

In this way, if we have a car that can fit 5 passengers or, for example, a minivan in which 7 fit … we will need 7 emergency vests, if the 7 passengers are going to get off if necessary. That is, without a vest it is forbidden to get out of the car … so we must take the number of vests needed for the occupants.

 

In case of emergency or a breakdown of a vehicle, the drivers will conveniently signal the vehicle, turning on the emergency lights and, where appropriate, for example, between sunset and sunrise the parking lights.

 

When leaving the car, we place the reflective triangles

In the same way, we will have to place the danger signaling devices – the popular triangles – unless the traffic conditions do not allow it. 1 triangle will be placed behind and 1 ahead, at a distance of 50 meters -respectively- from the damaged vehicle and visible from 100 meters. By the way, in one-way roads, or more than three lanes, a single triangle at 50 meters, and visible from 100, located behind the vehicle will suffice.

The fines that risk motorists who do not wear reflective vests

From January 1, the security kits of all cars must have this element. A regulation entered into force obliging all motorists to incorporate a retro reflective vest into the safety kit of their vehicle.

 

The measure seeks that drivers are not exposed to accidents or collisions when getting off their cars to repair any damage, especially if this happens at night or in situations where there is little visibility. If this reflective device is not available, motorists will be exposed to a minor fault, whose fine ranges from 0.2 to 0.5 UTM (from around 10 thousand to 22,500 pesos).

 

Where should the reflective vest be worn?

The vest -which must contain fluorescent and retro reflective material has to go in a place that is accessible from inside the vehicle, such as the glove box. According to the National Traffic Safety Commission, in the last ten years, 6,000 people have been killed in the country.

They will wear bulletproof safety vest transit elements

After the murder of a Transit agent who died after a subject fired guns, the director of the corporation Ariel announced that the elements would wear a bulletproof safety vest. “That measure if we are going to take it because crime does not respect anyone absolutely does not matter to him to kill a child a lady does not have principles and values.”

 

In addition, probably, he added, the road agents in reflective vest will have the support of the State Police in the various operations that the Traffic Department carries out throughout the city. Despite the risk run by those responsible for the road, the municipal government official ruled out arming the elements. “Discarded, in no part of the world transits are armed; its function is not that.”

 

The Municipal Traffic Director in safety clothing said that the murder of agent Victoria Elizabeth has dismayed the entire corporation and although it is a sad event, “life goes on and we have to continue working.” He described the murder as “a cowardly act of human garbage that does not respect the principles that should govern a society.