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Beware the scams of technicians fake with reflective vest

In recent days, two individuals pretended to Hera technicians dressed in suits and jackets with yellow reflective material, they played at the door of a building via 24 Maggie, asking to enter to carry out some of the control technology heating. A woman, however, did not confide and threatened to call the police, resulting in the immediate escape of two technicians fake with reflective vest. But not only were they also made attempts to telephone scam with the car crash gimmick. Elderly achieved with calls from fake members of the police informing them of an accident in one of their children or a relative, uninsured: with this excuse the elder is asked to pay a large sum, up to 500 Euros, to prevent the person involved in the incident have trouble with the law. Attempts are always intensified at the beginning of the month, when the elderly have greater availability of money, after the withdrawal of the pension.

 

To combat scams, the Carabineer organizes information events to the population: the last to the weekly market, frontlines Officer Silvia Guerin in reflective clothing, Captain of the Society, just at the end of November. They are also printed leaflets were also part of the Provincial Command of Rimini with all the advice to defend them better by fraudsters and raiders from the apartment.

 

Marinette invented the baby safety raincoat by bike

It is the story of a frog who did not like the rain. Marinette is also the name of the reflective clothing brand that Bihar, a resident of the Lilacs, imagined, exasperated not to find a cape adaptable to her daughter’s bike seat. “I looked for something on the Internet to protect her and I found only a sleeveless poncho in which the child was a prisoner,” says the former casting director. To launch a larger-scale production and be able to market its invention, it is now seeking funds on the kiss bank site. The subscription ends this Wednesday.

 

Before arriving at the prototype, Bihar turned to his mother-in-law, a former “exceptional” biology teacher, smiled Bihar. The two women together will work for months before getting a first result. “But technically, we were blocking,” says Bihar. I then found a model maker who agreed to give me a hand. In fact, this project of reflective material is a collective adventure. Everyone adheres. “Including another friend who created a logo for her brand,” Marinette “- which comes from English,” rain “, rain, and also reminds one of the frog.

 

“All materials are European,” says the designer. The fabric is Italian, the buckles, German and braces, Belgian. The cost price is 59 € per garment. Three prototypes are available: a dry fleece-lined apron, a waterproof windproof jacket with a wide hood for a helmet, and a 100% retro-reflective raincoat for night trips. “They fit on all the bicycle seats and allow the child to have a free hand,” says the designer.

Dirt passers are fond of reflective clothing

This piece of reflective clothing is nothing for fair weather drivers. The jumpsuit belongs to the wardrobe of the hard-boiled mountain bikers for which no weather is too bad outside a round turn. Whether the preemptive advantages of the bike every day, we have re-examined.

The facts speak for themselves, ten thousand water column and respiratory activity, combined with welded and reinforced seams, as well as waterproof tear-proof closures. In addition, there are six air intakes, a sophisticated pocket management and reflective elements. Sounds good, but today there are many functional garments. Here comes however to the part: The part looks simply hammer!

A jumpsuit is a very demanding thing in terms of cut, but it must serve a size a variety of different body proportions. In this case also male and female, is sold as a unisex model. The size S has fit me very well with 172 cm body size. On the upper body pleasantly tight, but not restrictive in movement, tense around the hip and slightly further around the legs. Only the leg length in the sitting position is a little too short. When driving down the stairs it just goes. Depending on the protector, there is no or only a slight overlap with the pants. “Schooner-Gaps” are not only unsightly, but the rainwater from the trousers leg runs directly under the protectors. Pleasant is different. But this is and will be the case with the length of the protectors and the respective body proportions.

For this, the shines with a reflective vest adjustment and adjustable closures on the wrists, so it sits like ne one and there is no feeling. The hood is cut to fit just over an all-mountain helmet, but can also be worn underneath. In integral helmets she covers just half the helmet.

According to Dirtied, the Dirt suit is designed for demanding endures tours and downhill rides. But it is also perfect for classic bike tours, if it is not too warm. Thanks to the various ventilation inlets, Berg is high for a pleasant climate. With a slight continuous rain, he stayed perfectly even over 90 minutes. Even when he had to fight for 30 minutes after the fifth wash, he kept tight. The upper material then sucks up somewhat, but water does not penetrate into the interior. The fabric dries very quickly when the rain falls and only slight residual moisture remains.

However, the overall has two distinct advantages that no other rainwear can offer. Firstly, the dirt where he belongs and he cannot sneak in between some clothes. Secondly, it is very comfortable to wear, no pants that slips when it is soaked with water and mud, so it does not move around the hip nowhere.

Unfortunately one of the first exits has broken one of the zipper levers. According to Dirtied, this has happened in some cases and will be repaired by another product during the next production. In the supermarket there are however for a few francs snap-grips to retrofit and already can be again unrestrained in the mud.

During really heavy rain, the Dirt suit stayed in the wardrobe – except for the some test drives – because then nothing goes on over long dressing. Dirtied has also recognized this and has just released a long version with detachable legs on the market. This version is somewhat more expensive, but from my point of view guarantees the money value.

Thanks to its reflective materials and the inner lining, the Dirt suit is probably a bit too warm in the summer. But from autumn to spring or on cool summer days, there is hardly any more comfortable weather protection. Even after numerous mud battles, he has hardly any wear-offs. The only downside to my taste is that the leg length has been a bit too short for my taste, and it would be an advantage for men to “open” the man’s mouth from below. But that is whining at a high level.

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…

Not all the gold that shines – Reflections

As we promised in the previous article, once a month, we will be posting information about motorbike reflexes. Let’s increase our visibility and thus improve our security. The time has come for news from the world of glitter. The first question should be “how are the glare”?

 

Retro reflection – is the principle on which glare works. It consists in the fact that the light (such as the car’s reflector) bounces off the reflective material and returns to its source. Reflective materials are characterized by such a structure that the light is reflected in the direction of the closest one is that of which it falls (not only when it falls perpendicularly). This structure is made up of special elements placed on the material – glass microspheres or fine acrylic prisms.

 

Describing these technical details we had a specific goal. Since we already know how glare works, the next question should be, do all glitters “shine”? There are two ways to check if your motorcycle glare is working:

Take a picture with your flash phone flashing at a distance of about 6m. If you see a characteristic flash in your photo, your flashes are OK. After a few washings of your motorcycle clothing with reflective elements perform such a treatment again. If the image is the same effect, it means that your glare is of good quality. Unfortunately, it often happens that non-certified reflectors lose their value after several washings (fluorescent material and reflective tape lose their properties).

The other way is to memorize this abbreviation – EN 471. If the reflectors are certified then the label should indicate that the product has been made from EN 471 compliant material or the product complies with EN 471.

 

How have you taken photos of different reflectors?

The creators of the Hen Vision campaign intentionally took pictures with a mobile phone with flash so that everyone could perform such a test themselves. Magazine where photos were taken – the light is minimized through the windows over the model.

 

We have two types of photos:

Light coming through the window + fluorescent light

Turn off the fluorescent light (imitation of the twilight)

Photos show how different glare is available on the market. It’s great that you want to ride in the glare. However, our article is to educate what to look for when buying reflective accessories.

 

What defines EN 471?

EN 471 is High Visibility Warning Clothing for Professional Use. The standard specifies clothing requirements that visually signal the presence of the wearer to be seen and seen in hazardous conditions at night, daylight and headlights. It’s specifies the visibility class of the reflective, fluorescent material, and reflective grade depending on your reflectivity.

 

This article contains some technical information regarding glare. Why do we write about it? Because we have met several times with the actions of many companies, who wanted to promote their brand, they distributed various glare, most often vest. The objectives of the action were noble, but unfortunately these vests were often not certified, so they did not glitter in artificial light. So someone in Poland has developed and put on a reflective waistcoat to increase visibility. It moves in the dark in the dark, with the awareness of “I am visible”. And here a surprise – the glare does not “shine” and we have a tragedy.

 

If we are wearing reflective clothing, please note that our reflective motorcycle vests, belts or braces are certified and light. Motorcyclist “Let’s get noticed”

Reflective running shoe light the way in the dark

If you like and enduring Runs, and often gets into the darkness, knows the importance of reflective clothing is to be always seen by motorists. To even be able to read the way to the feet and to avoid falls, there are, among others, head lamps that light the way. The team of Night Runner, however, has now developed a thoroughly practical lighting for running shoes.

 

LED module can infect shoe flap

Powerful LEDs are attached to the modified running shoes that enable a beam length of up to 30 meters and a radius of 270 degrees. With the shoes you cannot just enough to illuminate the upcoming path, but are also more visible to drivers and bikers. A red LED light and reflective tape sets the shoes visually from sideways. These can be recharged via micro USB cable. The shelf life of a battery charge should be between four and eight hours. It depends on how light setting the LEDs.

 

Doug Store and Renate have developed the shining shoes. The idea came to Doug after he fell during training for the New York Marathon in a hole and injured there. About Kick starter, the two inventors want $ 35,000 to collect the running shoe lighting to make mass market compatible. For 50 US dollars you can save them as supporters a few of the Night Runner shoe lights. The first products are to be delivered in September, 2015. In de pitch video you see the shoes, including lighting in action. Pretty cool would be the way to be able to generate the required energy for the lighting itself. Perhaps this suggestion with reflective material is taken into account at the next generation.

Visibility on the road means safety

In the darker season there is an increased risk of accidents for pedestrians. Poor visibility, changing weather conditions and dark clothing are the main cause of accidents at dusk. The Austrian Road Safety Board gives tips on how to do in the winter months most visible and prevents accidents.

 

Although pedestrians, brightly lit car from afar, they themselves are often perceived contrast, only very late of automotive handlebars. Simple tools are bright and equipped with reflectors clothing. Pedestrian wearing clothing with reflectors can be seen for a motorist with low beam already from 150 meters away. Pedestrians wearing dark clothing, however, can only be seen from 20 to 30 meters, that is often too late to react accordingly.

 

Danger on the crosswalk

The poor visibility is particularly at crosswalks cause of many accidents. “In the dark, still many a protection path leads a nondescript wallflower – with increased risk of pedestrian studies show a much lower at night stopping readiness of the vehicle driver before pedestrian crossings than in daylight In poorly lit pedestrian crossings of the handlebar will to pedestrians is to give priority, even.. A third less present as well-lit at therefore important for survival for pedestrians equation is. “Visibility is safety,” explains Florien Schneider, prevention consultant in the PRR.

 

Reflectors set standards

Final so the mousy revelers! Not only the optimum illumination of the protection path itself can be lifesaving, his customers can actively help to protect their lives in the dark: With reflective material clothing at night pedestrians are much more visible and therefore safer on the road.

 

While walking, Nordic walking or even when working in the road space (snow shovels, hedge trimming, etc.) it is recommended to make them “visible”. “Think of the reflective material not only when you are along rural roads as a pedestrian on the road, but also in urban areas, because 90 percent of pedestrian accidents occur in the villages We therefore recommend that all pedestrians and cyclists. Apply to your own protective light-colored clothing and reflective materials, “concludes Schneider.

 

Safety tips

Clothe yourself in twilight and in the dark as bright as possible!

Reflectors should radiate around to make pedestrians also visible from the side. They do not cost much and bring an enormous increase in safety at dusk and in the dark.

Reflective clothing alone is useless if you do not behave safety conscious!

Search on crossing always make eye contact with the driver!

Police teach primary school students about road safety

Safety vests and reflective bicycle spokes increase security

Practical classes were given the primary school pupils in the Minden Street on Tuesday morning. In the schoolyard, the police-security adviser Heike Klein and Ditmars Hess welcomed the children and parents. At dawn they demonstrated to the students how important it is, even in the dark on the road to be seen. For this, the children were given reflective vests.

 

Thus, it was also really vividly, the children took place in the police van and watched from there if they can recognize their classmates in the dark well. “The one sees hardly,” says the eight-year Auras. “Only with vest I can see,” he says.

 

Ditmars Hess grazed him over such a vest, so he is better known on the way to school. “The jackets of the children are dark and the backpacks have hardly reflectors,” says Heike Klein. “It’s just not as cool to go with a vest to school, but in this way we show the children the difference. It would be ideal, of course, if the satchel also reflected,” said Klein.

 

“This morning I look at as a learning unit. Once a year we welcome the police with us. The issue of security is part of the social studies,” says Vice-principal Wolfgang Mickey. Ditmars Hess explains the classic scene from the road: “Children with and without reflective vest standing about 30 meters from the police van and then the fellow students can see for themselves whether they recognize the child or not Some have safety vests with reflectors, while others do not.” says Hess. 30 meters is about the distance that needs a motorist than stopping when he was on the way with 50 kilometers per hour. The stopping distance is then obtained from the reaction time and the braking distance, so Hess.

 

“Dark dressed people are perceived in the dark about 25 meters before, while those with reflective clothing to a distance of about 160 meters are visible,” says Owe Hageman by Dakar. He accompanied the project and keeps at school or a lesson from. “To the children of the differences between the visibility and the dangers to explain,” he says, pointing a photo with a dark person. In addition, the traffic safety consultants had a bicycle there to show the children the importance of lighting and reflectors. “The wheel has spoken here sticks reflected each spoke. Once the tire is moved, the area lights,” Heike Klein explained to the children. “We hope to achieve with this vivid action, the children and parents and prevent accidents at dusk and dawn can,” Klein hopes for more school children who move with reflective clothing in the dark.

Reflective clothing makes Pedestrians safer at night

Pedestrians are particularly vulnerable in autumn and winter – beware in the dark. Those in the dark are not seen – except, they wear reflective clothing.

 

In the dark season, pedestrians are particularly vulnerable to road traffic. The statistics show that the number of pedestrians killed in 523 in 2014 died more than every third (219) in the months of November to January, warns the accident research of the insurers (UDV).

 

Pedestrians are particularly at risk on the mostly badly or not illuminated country roads, four-fifths of the 2014 killed passers-by died there. On a dark country road, if possible, you should not walk if there is no separate walkway. And wear a reflective vest can make you be seen easily and keep you safer.

 

But also in the mostly better-lit inner city area, the risk of being killed is higher for pedestrians in the months of November to March, according to the insurance association, almost twice as high as in the other months. Anyone who is on foot should wear clothes that are as light or reflective as possible. Parents should pay attention to the equipment of reflective material with children’s clothes, shoes and school bags. Crossing pedestrian streets should only be crossed at a well lit location and never parked by vehicles.