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Dances, flags and a lost reflective vest

On June 2, the first party of this year in the Park was organized by the Ochoa District Office and the Culture Department. The honor of the host was made by our deputy mayor, Mr. Gregory Winsock, who bravely embraced what some of the residents were doing.

The fun began at 18 and then the majority were children who warmed up to dance their parents. Later, with time, the fun created and the elders began to dance with greater daring. There were also small interludes in which residents could hear information that Chock together with the Foundation for Social Assistance “EVA” runs a public collection called “Ochoa”.

I lost my reflective safety vest

After such announcements, residents and participants of the party gave me generous gift of food donations for the purchase of flags. Thank you for everything. About 21.30 I went to my bicycle clipped to the stage (back) and unfortunately I noticed that someone did not like my reflective vest hanging (entangled) on the steering wheel and decided to adopt it from me. I hope that it will serve this, and if it was not and it was just a malicious punishment for an article. I think it was a primitive behavior. It is unfortunate that the spell breaks so quickly. So I have to buy a new reflective clothing.

The next dance in the park on June 9 and June 23.

The safety of pedestrians in traffic

Welcome to Czech said. Today we have a current topic for you – the safety of pedestrians in traffic.

 

Reflective clothing – reflective clothing becomes mandatory in certain situations for pedestrians in the Czech Republic. A pedestrian – codec must then wear safety vest – reflective vest, a reflective stripe – reflective tape or other reflective elements – reflective elements on clothes.

 

In addition, that applies in the dark, rain, or fog on streets, which have neither sidewalk – footpath nor lighting. Reflective clothing is made of a material that reflects light, the light that comes from a headlight, that is, a reflector. The reflection significantly increases the visibility of the pedestrian, and therefore motorists – overlook, do not so easily overlook it.

 

Reflecting means reverberating, a reflection is okras. In philosophy the reflection reflexes means the perception of one’s own mental activity, sometimes it is used as a synonym for reflection – thinking and reflection – reasoning. A consideration is called in Czech treatise or reflexes.

 

To reflect on something – reflect on something means to be interested in something to apply for something. Next time we talk about the reflective material.

Reflective clothing keeps cyclists safer on road

The Gymnasium prepares its pupils for the dark season with the reflective vest. At four stations, the sixth graders learn the most important things about safety on bicycles.

 

Saddle wrong, brakes broken, air out: The prepared bike at the station of Peter Keeners of the General German Bicycle Club (ADFC) looks bad. The light is not, “Someone has demolished my bike,” complains Keeners at the students at his station. The seven girls and boys of the sixth grade eagerly seek out the mistakes, immediately put their hands on each other, and give each other tips. Not ten minutes later, everything is running, the plug on the dynamo was pressed again and the air in the front wheel pumped up again. “Done, you can go home,” confirms Keeners the successful repair.

 

At this and three other stations, the children of the Gymnasium learn all the basics for a safe ride on a bicycle. Five sixth grades are allowed to explore the four stations in the classroom every hour. The “Action Light” was initiated by the city in cooperation with the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Friendly Cities (AGFS) and the ADFC. Alexander from the P3 Agency for Communication and Mobility, who has been accompanying the Light action for several years as a presenter, welcomes the students’ knowledge as a greeting. How many brakes must a bicycle have in this country? Which reflective clothing is required, which are not? Manfred Weygand, bicycle representative: “We want the kids to ride more bikes, but for sure!”

 

Security is top priority for Police Chief Commissioner Herbert Kinder. “Eight out of ten wheel accidents end with a head injury,” says Kinder. In addition to the bicycle helmet, his station also deals with reflectors and the correct lighting. “Accidents always happen when drivers cannot recognize you.” The pedals, the cat’s eyes on the pedals, are the only way for others to recognize a cyclist as such from behind. “Drive carefully and take care of yourself!” lends Kinder the group to the next station. Angelika and Manfred Weygand show how reflective clothing works.

 

The children can choose from a wide range of protective vests, warning stripes, and especially reflective bicycle helmets and illuminate each other in turn. Everyone is enthusiastic about the effect of the radiant clothes. At the last station, the black box, it is necessary to spy on a search image cyclists with and without light and write down its result. Under the correct answers, three winners will be drawn who will receive a safety pack with reflective vest and reflective band. However, nobody goes out of their way: there is a reflective plush pendant for everyone.

Runaway Chicken Polly wears a safety vest

Farmer from Dillinger equips his chicken with protective reflective clothing. From now on, chickens who repeatedly break out of their enclosure and participate in traffic as pedestrians must wear safety vests for safety reasons. Anyone caught without a signal vest must expect a severe fine of up to ten fresh eggs.

 

Clemens farmer from Dillinger sets a good example and has his outlier chicken Polly equipped with the protective clothing. “Polly flies over the fence on a regular basis and walks along National Road 51. We did not want to trim her wings, so she wears a reflective safety vest for her own safety,” explains Kerman.

 

He discovered the model on the internet at an English manufacturer. It must be a bit of fun, says the farmer, where the chickens live in free range. Polly seems comfortable with the unfamiliar chicken fluorescent clothes and undertakes her excursions as usual. Only the rooster did not trust his eyes first.

Scooter for the kids and safety vests for all

How do children and adults – especially in the dark season – safely get through the traffic? For more than 20 years, the members would like to convey this to the very young. That is why every year they call on all kindergartens to participate in their traffic safety project. This time the kindergartens as well as kindergartens Mite and St. Wellhead were there. All of them have made different projects freely and differently for the main topic “light and dark.”

 

The Traffic Guard supports the children and educators with various materials such as safety vests, reflective ribbons, and blinkers. With self-made books, posters and photos, educators and children have presented their projects in the kindergarten center.

 

Some had set up courses and some had experimented with flashlights, glow sticks, and safety vests in dark gymnasiums. Songs and dances on traffic rules were practiced. In addition, everyone agreed: Reflective clothing makes pedestrians and cyclists better visible.

 

Chair, Deputy Chairman Evelyn Gang and Assessor Petra were enthusiastic about the ideas and the effort that all have made. As a thank you for the commitment, every kindergarten that has participated gets a new scooter. All kindergartens are invited to participate. The traffic guard is happy about all who are there.

Pedestrian without reflective vest is dangerous in the country road

It is not always possible to brake in time, even when driving at the speed limit. Not only drivers should be especially careful. The same applies to inhabitants of the village, which is reminded by KRUS.

 

I am driving along the road, passing cyclists and I am happy to see that they are wearing reflective vests – the reader recounts. A few hundred meters away, I am angry, because the farmers clean the ground off the road – without any glare! Gray, because evening, they are dressed dark. It is good that they clean up after beet harvester or potatoes, but people! You cannot see it, and the driver is easily worried about the tragedy.

 

“Farmer, be safe while moving on public roads!” Autumn in full, dusk falls faster and the days are often rainy. Road traffic participants should take care of their visibility, “more than at any other time of the year they are exposed to deductions or traveling by vehicles”.

 

KRUS reminds that the problem largely affects rural residents. They often move on narrow, unlit roads, without sidewalks and paved roadsides, which are followed by unlit or insufficiently lit tractors coupled with agricultural machines, motorcycles, bicycles, etc., be indicated by the Cash Register. For pedestrians walking around dark outside built-up areas without wearing reflective clothing often means moving in the dark, and for drivers completely unpredictable circumstances – such as the sudden appearance of a pedestrian or parked vehicle on the side of the road or the edge of the road.

 

The pedestrian sees the vehicle from a distance much larger than the pedestrian can see. If we dress in dark clothing, at night in the spotlight we are visible only from a distance of 20-30 meters. “A car traveling with a permitted speed outside the built-up area of ​​90 km / h, overcomes a distance of 25 meters in one second. The chance for the driver to attempt to bypass the pedestrian is therefore close to zero. The pedestrian equipped with glare is visible from a distance of 130-150 meters.” This significantly increases the chance of reaction.

 

The reflector is recommended to be placed at knee, hand, and chest and back height

What are the rules? For the last 3 years, people who are after dark on roads outside built-up areas are obliged to have reflective tapes in a visible place. A fine threatens their lack. At night, they do not have to wear flares, people walking on a sidewalk or a road intended only for pedestrians, as well as moving in a residential area.

The police in reflective vest check the accident

Snowfall and low temperatures have made the conditions on many roads of our city and podia extremely treacherous and you should drive more carefully, slower and more sensible. Since Friday, we recorded 14 road incidents, including 1 accident. That is why we appeal to those who are driving for careful driving. We also ask the pedestrians to remember about wearing reflective clothing – reminds Sergeant Anna from the Rybnik police.

 

Unfortunately, despite numerous actions and appeals of Rybnik police officers, we have noticed several road incidents since Friday. Fortunately, most of them were only so-called collisions. Unfortunately, there was also an accident.

 

The accident happened tonight, around 4.00 on Borski Street in Rybnik. From the preliminary findings of the police officers of the Rybnik road traffic department, it appears that Opel driver – 28-year-old Rybnik resident – driving towards Gory, did not adjust the speed to road conditions, lost control of the vehicle and hit a parked BMW car. The police in safety vest checked the sobriety of the driver. The result of the test on the breathalyzer showed in his body nearly 2 miles of alcohol. While checking in police bases, it turned out that the 28-year-old did not have the right to drive. The exact circumstances of the accident will be explained in the pre-trial proceedings conducted by Rybnik uniformed.

 

Rybnik Police reminds Low temperature and snowfall caused a significant deterioration of conditions for driving a car. The roads became slippery. Under such conditions, a moment of inattention is enough to lose control of the vehicle and end the ride in the ditch. Rybnik police officers appeal for great caution and imagination. Drivers in such conditions should keep longer distances between moving vehicles and avoid sudden braking. Above all, take your foot off the gas to safely reach the destination.

 

Pedestrians should also be especially careful. Entering the road directly before a moving vehicle, they risk a lot. On a slippery surface, the braking distance is significantly longer. Every pedestrian and cyclist should also remember about their safety and take care to be visible. A reflective vest, key chain, headband, or even a flashlight can save your life.

The police gave walkers reflective vests

During the service, they still reach people who, outside the built-up area, move around at dusk without any reflective material. On Monday, Elblag police officers had reflective vests for them.

 

Traffic police officers carried out activities under the name NURD yesterday. This abbreviation means unprotected road users. This time, in addition to carrying out the controls, police officers were handing out reflective vests to pedestrians – informs Commissioner Krzysztof Nowak, a press officer of the Municipal Police Headquarters in Elblag.

 

The main objectives of Monday’s police action are to protect pedestrians and to make them aware of the importance of visibility on the road. We acquired the reflective vests and thanks to that, we could make such a pedestrian gift for the actions of traffic police officers – he says. These vests will also be given away during subsequent actions.

 

The police officers still go to people who move around outside the built-up area without any reflective elements. In addition, now you can receive a ticket for an offense. Only during one day, we found 6 such people. Dark clothes are often found here and … misfortune is ready. We encourage you to wear reflectors in the city, not all places are well lit, and reflections significantly increase the visibility of the pedestrian.

 

It is worth recalling that after dark a pedestrian dressed in a dark outfit is seen by the driver only from a distance of about 40 meters. However, a walking person wearing reflective clothing becomes visible even from a distance of 150 meters! These extra meters allow the driver to slow down and safely bypass the pedestrian – adds Nowak.

Police hand out reflective tapes for cyclists

Police officers in Piles surprise cyclists on one of the busiest cycling trails in the city in the morning. Because it was dark for a long time, patrols were controlled if people were driving on machines equipped with the necessary reflective accessories and lights. For three cyclists, he started a week with fines.

 

Parser Street is a strategic bicycle path for riders heading from Dour to the center of Piles. Right here, just outside the city bus stop, where brands are instructing cyclists to dismount their machines and about 50 meters of lead, a police patrol appeared at 7:30 am.

 

The flashlight with a red light in his hand in a reflective jacket is uncompromising to cyclists. He must stop. “It’s a big surprise, at first I did not even understand it was for me. I never checked a police officer while riding a bicycle, “says Jana. The police officer stopped her, for she did not light the front white light when she was driving. She was mounted on a bicycle. Cyclist apologized. She thought she did not need to shine on the cycle path. The rear red light was on while driving.

 

After a conversation with a police officer, the white light switched on, the police spokesman Hanna received a reflective tape as all the stops, and the cyclist continued to work on the way with the police.

 

One hundred crowns for the missing light

For the first hour, police officers fined two cyclists who did not have the lights on wheels at all. The third finisher was Mares Picher “This is the first time that I check on a bike. It’s one of my last rides this year, I buy the lights in the spring, “said a young man who paid a hundred-crown fine for pedaling on a bicycle without the rear red light.

 

After Piles, they are not afraid of cycling because of their cycling routes. “Maybe it’s done well here around the main move from the center of Piles towards Prague,” says Marrow. Why did the police focus on cyclists right now? The night is lengthening, the morning is about the seventh, when many people begin to work in the shift, and the evening is dark for about eight o’clock.

 

Vaclav from BESIP says bicycle lights along with reflectors and reflective clothing elements are now vital to cyclists as well as pedestrians. “Even an ordinary white plastic bag highlights pedestrian drivers for 50 to 70 meters, reflective clothing elements will alert the driver to 200 or even more meters,” warns road safety specialist Vaclav.

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.