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Drivers and cyclists should wear reflective vest when on road

On Saturday, January 21, Government Decision no. 965/2016, which amends the Road Code as regards certain rules for drivers and cyclists who wear reflective vest. The normative act also contains the procedure for lifting the machines parked irregularly.

See also new procedures for lifting illegally parked cars. What the Government has established.

Drivers will not be able to overtake cyclists unless they leave one and a half meters of maneuvering space. The recommended lateral distance when overtaking a bicycle will be at least 1.5 m instead of a “sufficient lateral distance”, as it used to be.

Bicyclists who run on public roads will be able to install on their bicycles including car sound warning systems.

Also, fluorescent-reflective elements placed on wheels (so-called “cat eyes”) should no longer be orange in color.

The Bicycle will no longer be equipped with white or yellow light in the front and red with the fluorescent-reflective device at night, or when the visibility is low.

Previously, cyclists had this obligation when traveling on public roads, regardless of the time of the day or the conditions of visibility.

On bicycles, children under the age of seven may be transported, but only by an adult and provided that the bicycle is factory-fitted with a special support or has a device approved for the transport of small ones. Previously, cyclists can carry children less than seven years only if the vehicle was fitted with a special support or if it is built or equipped specifically for the transport of other people, but no reference is made to what age the bicyclist should be.

Bicyclists will not be allowed to circulate within the localities where public lighting does not work or outside the locality without a reflective vest, at night or when visibility is low. Until now, there was no mention of public lighting; the vest must be worn regardless of this condition.

Bicyclists will not be required to wear a helmet when traveling on public roads, according to a government decision adopted last year, which amended and supplemented the Regulation on the Application of Government Emergency Ordinance 195/2002 on Road Traffic. Initially, in the draft decision, there is a proposal that cyclists be forced to wear a safety vest and helmet, but was removed after discussions with bicycle organizations.

Passengers need wear reflective vest in airplane

Passenger should wear reflective vest and safety knowledge is a key factor in determining the possibility of surviving any danger situation that may occur on a scheduled airliner. Unfortunately, research carried out by civil aviation agencies, and in particular the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has shown serious problems of effectiveness in the instructions that airlines use on board to inform passengers about safety procedures. For this reason, for years FAA reports have invited airlines to consider creating more creative and interactive versions of instructions to make them easier to learn and more engaging for passengers.

A new free application for Android and apple, called “Air Safety World”, now offers the world’s first opportunity to test the interactive aviation guidance for the future. In them, two virtual flight assistants, equipped with their artificial intelligence, guided the user with personalized feedback as he seeks to actively perform the procedures in faithfully replicated 3D airliners. The free application includes interactive experiences on the main safety issues on board: take the brace position, wear the lifejacket, wear oxygen masks, find emergency outlets on the most common types of aircraft Line, and open the various types of aircraft doors.

The app is one of the results of an international research project that I manage and that our HCI Lab from the University of Udine is working with the Cabin Safety Research Team of the FAA. The new training modes were evaluated with user studies, presented at the 8th Triennial International Fire and Cabin Safety Research Conference, recently held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The results of the studies have shown that making interactive aviation safety instructions improves their effectiveness: users who received safety instructions through interactive 3D content exploration made fewer mistakes and were faster in performing the procedures, Such as wearing a reflective jacket, in the real world.

In addition to interactive security instructions, “Air Safety World” also explores gasification scenarios, including several different genre games that transform key aviation security messages into fun experiences. Recent air strikes have dramatically demonstrated that messages like ‘leaving all luggages on the plane’ were not received by passengers. Game insertions in the app allow the user to play emergency situations easily, and empirically learn about the effects of correct behavior or not. For example, they put the player with safety vest as the coordinator of the evacuation of a crowd of passengers from the aircraft or they engage with a hurdle run made of emergency doors of planes that need to be quickly opened. Users can also build their own fleet of airliners taken from the real world, inspect them and send them flying to the world.

Reflective jacket has a protective effect on riders

Season fully – the last moment to get the most needed scooter gear. These are undoubtedly the safety vest. And although it may seem that ever warmer weather frees us from the obligation to wear this piece of clothing, yet everyone who has been on a scooter for some time knows that even in the heat it can be quite cool on our bike.

But protection from the cold is not the only function of the jacket that every scooter driver should get. He should – because next to the glove is the primary element of every driver who seriously approaches traveling on a scooter. And what really makes us a jacket at all?

Protects against the cold – riding on the scooter most exposed to the momentum of air is our torso. This means that our body gives away the warmth of practically the largest possible surface. Thanks to that we do not freeze as fast as our internal organs keep warming up. However, when the journey takes a little longer, the cooling is already very severe. This feeling is well known to people who have been riding a scooter for several hours. Then even the warmest bath will not help, because we feel that we are cold inside. It is neither pleasant nor healthy. The reflective vest also protects the areas of the fastest heat loss – arms and hands.

It protects against injuries – already medium quality jackets have special stiffeners and protectors in the most sensitive places. In this way, in the event of an accident, they protect primarily the most vulnerable joints – elbow and shoulder joints. It is not an “iron protection” that will protect us from a truck encounter, but in case of contact with the asphalt is enough. Good jackets also have stiffening on the back. Of course, they are far from the “turtles” motorcycle, but the speed developed by scooters is not astronomical.

Provides better visibility – although in the case of jackets for motorcycles and scooters the dominant color is black, but the latest specials are equipped with special reflective trim. Such white stripes (often very narrow ones) sewn into the clothes very well reflect the light and make us become visible a few hundred meters away. At dusk and at night it can save our lives.

Should you look at her brand when choosing a reflective jacket? Not necessarily. Sometimes it is worth to go to motorbike fairs and look for the most suitable clothes there. Sometimes cheaper models are as well equipped and made as branded ones. However, there are things that you absolutely must pay attention when buying a jacket.

People like wearing safety jacket in winter

Winter is what everyone sees. Indeed, from November to February average temperatures in Poland range from minus nine degrees Celsius to five in plus. In such weather we are hard to gather and train outside with wearing safety vest. With help comes, a brand making components and accessories for Trek.

The Soft shell reflective jacket is the warmest of all the models offered by the American manufacturer. Thanks to Soft shell with 37.5 ™ active particle technology, the clothing is one of the best breathable and waterproof on the market (18,000g / m² / 24 h and 20,000mm respectively).

This fabric perfectly copes with the wind and moisture. Waterproof 20000 mm puts this jacket model among the best on the market. Heavy rain or wet snow was nothing to her, we learned about it several times. Importantly, seams and sliders are also well protected against moisture. The high stand protects our neck, and the fabric on the inside is very soft and pleasant to the touch.

Valois S2 can boast of breathability of 18,000g / m² / 24 h, which again shows that it is a product of the highest quality. Thermal fabric with active particle technology 37.5 ™ on the back and armpits, perfectly drains moisture to the outside.

The safety jacket is so warm that even at low temperatures we do not have to put on many layers that limit our movements. With all our responsibility, we can say that assuming only a boon we will comfortably feel it at a temperature of 10 to about 0 degrees Celsius. Below zero will be the second layer beneath, such as a long sleeve sweater, which will provide the perfect thermal comfort even at temperatures up to about minus 10 degrees Celsius.

Of course, the material itself is not enough. The user also helps to make the cut is much longer, and the entire inside of the bottom of the jacket is covered with anti-roll. In our sleeves, we are waiting for the thumb loops to hold the covers for the whole shoulders.

Utility also improves pockets – two zippered and three traditional, open, like most t-shirts and bicycle jackets. The front pocket is adapted for the phone. Bon trigger thought about those who ride while listening to music. The special output from the headset pocket and the loop on the stand from the inside are very comfortable. In the back, lockable pocket we have a place for personal identification, bank cards and cash.

In short, cold days, security will help with reflective elements and low temperatures counteract the corresponding fit and the previously mentioned Soft shell fabric.

On our own skin we have found out that snow or rain is not terrible. Very good fabric properties allow us to ride at temperatures below zero.

Reflective vests are invited to school

It was in the presence who all wear the reflective vests of Didier Pierre (deputy mayor and volunteer in the association), Cathy Coffin (assistant in charge of school affairs), director Jean-Philippe and teachers of the school that the League against Violence, in the person of its president, invited to the Pierre school on the heights of the Costs-Rouges last Friday.

The aim of the meeting was to educate schoolchildren about this scourge by offering them a yellow safety vest, retro-reflective. Thus, 170 yellow children’s vests and 20 adult vests were distributed. ”

Through this action, we want to awaken young people’s awareness of road violence and try to make them responsible citizens,” says Poison. These vests, which will remain permanently at school, will protect the children when going out of school and during school outings. They will allow them to be seen and protected from vehicles when they are on foot but also when riding a bicycle to wear reflective clothing.

We also recall that the helmet is also mandatory for the under 12 years, since last March 22…

Reflective vests are invited to school

It was in the presence who all wear the reflective vests of Didier Pierre (deputy mayor and volunteer in the association), Cathy Coffin (assistant in charge of school affairs), director Jean-Philippe and teachers of the school that the League against Violence, in the person of its president, invited to the Pierre school on the heights of the Costs-Rouges last Friday.

The aim of the meeting was to educate schoolchildren about this scourge by offering them a yellow safety vest, retro-reflective. Thus, 170 yellow children’s vests and 20 adult vests were distributed. ”

Through this action, we want to awaken young people’s awareness of road violence and try to make them responsible citizens,” says Poison. These vests, which will remain permanently at school, will protect the children when going out of school and during school outings. They will allow them to be seen and protected from vehicles when they are on foot but also when riding a bicycle to wear reflective clothing.

We also recall that the helmet is also mandatory for the under 12 years, since last March 22…

City project require motorcyclists to wear safety vest

Approved the regulations, drivers and passengers must wear an identification sight of safety vest. The Buenos Aires ruling introduced in the Legislature on the new draft amendments to the Regulatory Decree of the National Road Traffic Act, with which it seeks to reduce the attack “pedestrian”.

 

The initiative was presented by lawmakers PRO, after a first public presentation on 9 March, in a ceremony attended by the Security Minister Patricia and the head of city government, between other officials.

Changes in Traffic Act seek to combat crime in motorcycle and identify those drivers traveling on the city.

 

With this, it seeks to regularize the situation of more than 7 million motorcycles and force you to carry identification with patent number helmets driver and passenger as well as a reflective vest to help identify the latter.

 

Since the ruling confident is that the project will be approved “within three months”, according to the newspaper Clarion. However, they must thwart the will of some detractors to achieve the 31 votes needed in the Buenos Aires Legislature.

 

Opponents of the measure are mostly motorcyclists themselves, at least those who use their vehicle as a working tool. On March 15, hundreds of workers and couriers deliveries demonstrated in the city center to express their disagreement. They note that the identification of helmets and patents will not solve the insecurity that they are being stigmatized and also thieves steal their bikes, helmets and vests them and then make sliders.

 

The amendments establish that both the driver and passenger must wear a regulation helmet showing the patent number. The second person to go up also must bear a refractory vest with the same recording.

 

The requirement must be fulfilled in service stations for refueling.

Failure to wear a helmet and high visibility vest will be considered a serious offense in terms of the National Road Traffic Act and will involve the immediate abduction.

If a kidnapped bike is not withdrawn by the holder within 60 days of retention, will be decontaminated and compacted, it can serve a public purpose.

Pedestrian: Light clothing and reflectors are important

It gets dark early and late light: In the winter time pedestrians are particularly vulnerable in traffic. Bright clothing and reflective material provide better visibility.

 

Only a few days ago suffered a pedestrian, after being hit by a car, fatal injuries. In general, the trend in accidents, are involved in the pedestrian, rising since 2015 again. Between 2011 and 2015, a total of 27 persons who were recorded on our roads of vehicles, mortally wounded.

 

There were the six in 2011 and 2012 and five in 2013. 2014, the number dropped to three deaths, with seven victims of the peak was reached in the same period last year. Also in terms of the number of seriously injured pedestrians, it has risen in the last year dramatically, to 52 against 35 in, 2014.

Darkness, rain, fog

 

Particularly dangerous for the weakest link in the road is the cold season: darkness, rain and fog are factors that increase the risk. Carries a pedestrian dark clothes, a driver recognizes him only from a distance of about 25 meters. Far too often, this is too late…

 

Therefore, the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure and recommend that one should dress bright and use reflectors, which are available in various forms and can be applied to umbrellas, shoes or clothing. Last Sunday, on the occasion of an action 2,500 reflective armbands were distributed in the capital.

 

Tips for Motorists

One should always be on the move in the opposite lane on highways. Here in the dark is wearing a safety vest – how they have incidentally always in the car with him must – mandatory. If you are traveling with a dog, should provide it with a reflective collar.

Addressed to the drivers it’s like to drive a reasonable speed, turn on the low beam when visibility is poor and keep the windows clean.

Your children will be better seen with in safety vest

See and be seen – this is how it works at the celebrities. Not a bad motto. At least when we are transferred it to road traffic. There is now the time when it is particularly important that the little ones are seen in time!

 

3 things you need to know

Children without reflective clothing are seen by drivers so late that they may not be able to brake in time.

Reflective elements are easy to retrofit.

For school bags and safety clothing, pay attention to the DIN standard.

 

“In the winter, twice as many children are on their way to school as in the summer, and the banal reason in many cases is that car drivers see the child too late, but the children are not aware of this. As soon as first-graders see a driving car, they are convinced that they are also seen by the driver. The insight that there is a big difference between seeing and seeing is fully developed only at the age of eight.”

 

A child who is darkly dressed sees a driver only at a distance of about 30 meters, brightly clad is it with 40 meters just 10 meters more. Compared to how long a car needs to stop, this is – depending on the speed – in many cases too late! If the child carries a reflective safety vest, it is about 130 meters wide! This is enough for a driver at 100 km / h to brake in time.

 

Your child will be enlightened

For school bags and clothing, which should reflect properly, it is important to pay attention to the DIN standard. For the satchels it is DIN 58124, for clothing DIN EN 13356.

 

If the children are to be well visible even with normal clothing, it can be easily retrofitted: reflex tapes, reflective vests, reflex safety collars or reflective patches – the choice is great.

 

In times of the LED you will also find many garments and gadgets that glow and flash: caps, chains, rings, glowing shoe bands. This however please rather as a supplement sees. To the visibility of the reflective strips do not come.

 

And then we have a tip that has nothing to do with the clothes: Give your child enough time for the school way! When the little ones get away in time, they are not under pressure and less break neck.

Reflective vest: pedestrians, pay more attention

Pedestrians are asked to be vigilant at the transition to winter time on Sunday, October 27. Need to wear reflective vest when you on outside. “Every year, during the transition to winter time, is recorded a peak accident rate and mortality which pedestrians are the first victims”, recalls the Finisher prefecture in a statement.

 

This peak of road accidents is found in the morning between 8 am and 10 am and dusk, between 17 am and 19 pm. In 2012, France, 36% of pedestrian deaths occurs between November and January. “The road safety therefore draws the attention of all road users, particularly the most vulnerable, the need to be extra careful on the occasion of the time change on Sunday 27 October.”

 

Road safety advises pedestrians to wear bright clothing, “or better yet, matching retro-reflective tape.” For cyclists, it is mandatory to wear Reflective safety vest if they run at night outside a metropolitan area. The day when visibility is low, it is recommended to wear it.