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Every year 5 children up to 14 years are injured on foot

In anticipation of the start of the school year, the Police of the City of Lugano has therefore decided to promote the “BIMBI SICURI” operation, to guarantee the safety of the students on the roads along the home-school route. In this way the city police adhere to the national campaign for a safe home-school journey, called “Attention, children are unpredictable”, prepared by the Office accident prevention, with the participation of the accident prevention fund and the Swiss police.

In Lugano, according to the data provided by the cantonal police concerning road traffic accidents involving children, every year, 5 children up to 14 years are injured on foot (average values ​​over the last years). At the national level, 40% on the home-school journey. Three children get away with minor injuries, but two report serious injuries. In the same period, nobody has fortunately lost his life.

In the age group between 5 and 9 years, children suffer accidents especially while crossing the road: half of them are injured near a pedestrian crossing and in 60% of the cases they are the ones who cause the accident.

The measures envisaged by the “BIMBI SICURI” operation

With the “BIMBI SICURI” operation, various concrete information and prevention measures have been planned, not least thanks to the collaboration with the municipal school.

Through a circular, the information will be provided with police councils for parents of city students.

At the same time, on the roads near the school premises, radar checks are provided both during the week before the start of the school and during the first week of the new school year. This measure is very important, also because a recent survey carried out by the TCS shows that parents’ fear of their children’s safety is mainly generated by the speed of vehicles near schools, as well as by the high number of vehicles in traffic.

During the first day of school, first-grade students will be given a high visibility vest bib to make them visible on the home-school route.

Add to this the proximity action of the neighborhood agents near the school centers, to watch over the safety of the children and to observe the behaviors on the road in particular about precedence to pedestrians, transport of children on vehicles and parking. of the same, as well as the crossing of the road that presents the greatest risks and that, inevitably, will be the object of much attention. Finally, it should be noted that during the first week, neighborhood agents, in principle, will proceed to educate and inform those who do not take the right behavior on the road. While starting from the second week, noteworthy infringements will be sanctioned.

The police councils

As already done in the past, the city police are keen to remember in this particular time of the year that road safety inevitably depends on the user’s behavior on the road. And in this regard, he provides some useful advice.

To all vehicle drivers:

Warning! Children are unpredictable!

Slows.

Be ready to brake.

Stop completely in front of the pedestrian crossing.

Double attention in the vicinity of schools.

To parents:

Set a good example. Tell your child the safest way to go to school by walking safely with him.

Choose the safest route, not the shortest! He teaches and practices the safe use of over / underpasses, sidewalks, and walkways, the latter to be crossed only with the green light!

Start your child for school early enough, dressing him with easily visible clothing with reflective fabric and also composed of reflective materials.

Do your best not to take your child to school by car. Getting to the school on foot is an important experience for her/him.

To the children:

Don’t run and don’t play on the road.

Do not distract.

Respect others.

Always pay attention to traffic.

For drivers who accompany children:

Do not rush.

Always fasten the child with the belt.

Use the seat or the booster seat. The seat/booster seat is mandatory for children up to 12 years of age or less than 150 cm tall. Further information on the Swiss Touring club website (see references).

Do not endanger children or park, or stop where it is forbidden, or where the view is poor.

Stop in the areas specifically designated for parking.

Get the child down on the side of the sidewalk.

Before leaving, check that there are no children in front of or behind your vehicle.

Shorter days, rain, fog and changing road conditions – police call for caution

Early darkness, fog, and sometimes heavy rainfall – these are permanent elements of the approaching autumn weather. Changing the weather forces a change in driving technique – unfortunately, many drivers forget about it. The police call for special care for both drivers and pedestrians. Not adapting speed to road conditions can be a cause of the tragedy.

The advent of autumn aura makes the road conditions change very much, more treacherous and dangerous. Frequent rainfall or falling leaves cause the road to be wet and slippery, and the braking distance is significantly longer. Morning fog is an additional difficulty. They limit not only visibility, even to several meters, but also, settling on the road will make the surface slippery. Let us remember that the leaves lying on the roads in combination with falling rain are just as dangerous as snow and ice. Therefore, traffic police officers appeal to everyone, both drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians, to exercise extreme caution and prudence.

Remember that exceeding the speed limit and not keeping a safe distance from the vehicle ahead, in combination with a slippery surface, significantly reduces the braking distance. In extreme cases, the driver may slip and not control the car. Overtaking in such conditions, passing, cornering can be very dangerous. Drivers should remember to drive on the road with the lights on and observe speed limits, and when the weather conditions are worse, to slow down according to the rule that slower means safer. We urge you not to charge, think and anticipate threats.

Special care should be taken near pedestrian crossings. Be careful when reaching them. If a pedestrian enters the crossing, the driver may not brake. Therefore, a special appeal is also directed to pedestrians not to enter directly in front of the oncoming vehicle. Even at the pedestrian crossing, make sure the driver manages to slow down. Of course, pedestrians have priority in passing, but here the principle of limited trust applies most.

Every pedestrian and cyclist should also remember their safety and ensure that they are visible. A reflective vest, keyring, headband, or even an ordinary flashlight will make it easier for the oncoming driver to move around when the road is dim. We remind: every pedestrian who moves after dark on the road outside the built-up area must have a reflection placed in a way visible to drivers. There is a fine for missing reflective materials. Although traffic regulations do not impose the obligation to use vests with reflective fabric and reflective elements in built-up areas, they significantly improve visibility. They give drivers valuable time to take the right response – often saving lives and health.

Honda holds a road safety tote bag presentation ceremony

On the 19th, Honda produced a road safety tote bag for children, “Mamata Tote on the shoulder” and held a presentation ceremony and a road safety class at a nursery school in Tokyo.

Reflective material is a strong ally that prevents accidents after the evening

Compared to midsummer, which was bright until around 19:00, it was much faster to set sun. In my area, a voice and chime broadcast “Let’s go home” is played at 17:30 for children playing in parks, but it is already dim at that time. A traffic accident while walking will increase in the time when dusk is getting much earlier. Looking at the data on the number of casualties by age, it is stunned that there are many children aged 7 years. The most common time is October, with 68% of accidents occurring between 15:00 and 18:00, just after leaving school.

My nephew was just 7 years old this month, but he entered elementary school in April this year, and for the first time he went to school on foot without his parents. Spring was still tense, but my friends increased and I became used to school life. After the summer semester, the second semester started, and now I can walk on my way to and from school. Sometimes he suddenly starts running with friends and chats without looking around.

At that time, if a driver carelessly passes by. If you think so, you will tremble, but you can imagine that many unfortunate situations often overlap the background of the sudden increase in accidents for 7-year-old children. No matter how much attention parents and teachers have, it is difficult to completely correct the behavior of free-spirited children. Therefore, what is important is to increase the accident prevention effect with clothes and goods for “protecting yourself”.

According to data from the Cabinet Office, the distance that a driver can see a pedestrian with the headlight of the car facing down at night is about 38-50m for bright clothes such as white and yellow with reflective fabric. Black clothes such as black will be shortened to about 26-30m. Since the distance that a car with a speed of 60 km / h travels in about 1 second is about 17 m, the driver will notice that the pedestrian is delayed by 1 second, which increases the risk that people in dark clothes will lead to an accident Thing.

Therefore, a powerful helper is a reflector that glows when the car’s light hits it. Wearing this, it is said that it will be visible enough even for people in dark clothes to be confirmed by drivers about 60 to 130 meters away. In addition to the accident prevention effect of such reflectors, the focus was on the psychology that the driver slowed down when looking at the uniform of the sun shining in the dark, with this time Honda wants to protect children from traffic accidents , “Mamote Tote” started free distribution in accordance with the autumn national traffic safety movement.

Thoughts on Honda’s safety

When I went to Sakai Nursery School, where I wanted to see the actual thing as soon as possible, 20 children aged 4 to 6 gathered and the traffic safety class “Ayatorii Hiyoko” was held. From the various sounds lurking in the city, the children were overwhelmed by the quiz of identifying and applying “dangerous sounds”. We listened in a friendly atmosphere, such as how to see traffic lights and how to cross pedestrian crossings.

This “Ayatorii” started in 1995. Instructors from each region trained by Honda are held approximately 4,000 times a year for nurseries and kindergartens throughout the country, and approximately 273,000 children (2018) are taking this course. A news gathering was held at the nursery school. Every child looks fun. Finally, the children were delighted when everyone received a “Tote”. You can hear the voice of “Oma-san!”

According to the catchphrase of “Omari-san on the shoulder”, reflecting material is applied in the same design as the police officer’s uniform based on dark blue fabric, and there is a part that shines red like a stick, so it is quite realistic when seen in the dark. If I saw this while driving, I realized that it would slow down first. When I talk to a five-year-old girl, my mother is picking up at 18:30, and by that time it will be already dark. What do you put in this “Tote”? He answered cheerfully, “Change of clothes!”

With the slogan “Safety for Everyone”, Honda aims to create a society where all people who use the road can live with peace of mind. He said that he made a “tote” on his shoulders in the hope that it would help. In addition to accepting free distribution at Honda Welcome Plaza Aoyama and distribution on special websites, donations will be made to some nurseries in Minato City.

As a mother of one child, this activity brings together the strong feeling of “I want to protect the lives of children” and at the same time, as a driver, “I do not want to be a perpetrator who takes the lives of future children” I feel that this is a meaningful activity to reach out. Honda also seems to have a little humor in that each child has a “My Oma-san”. Until now, my daughter had been holding bags and hats with keyring reflectors, but from now on, I would like to use “Mamote Tote” as a lesson from the evening and keep it firmly protected.

Use reflex, it’s a cheap life insurance

Autumnal dark and rainy roads characterize many an early morning in Norwegian cities.

The Norwegian Automobile Association (NAF) warns pedestrians who leave their homes without reflection, partly because the vision of many drivers is impaired with age.

As a 60-year-old, you have lost more than half of the night vision you had as a 20-year-old.

“Impaired vision in combination with autumn darkness can create dangerous traffic situations. The soft road users, pedestrians and cyclists, are particularly vulnerable. If you use reflex, the risk of being hit by 85 percent is reduced,” says NAF communications manager Camilla System.

Will make reflex natural

The basic rule in section three of the Road Traffic Act emphasizes that everyone “must be considerate and be cautious and cautious so that no danger or injury can be caused and so that other traffic is not unnecessarily hindered or disturbed”.

This provision applies to motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and others traveling in traffic. For the soft road users, it is important to make themselves visible by using reflex and light.

But according to Ryste in NAF, it is not natural for everyone to put on the reflex before going out in the dark.

“Over 90 percent use seat belts and the goal must be that just as many use reflexes. It’s important to bring this in as a natural part of going out in the dark,” says System.

Street lights provide false security

Figures from Trygg Trafikk show that four out of ten Norwegians use reflective material, and this means they are too few.

“We are better at using reflexes on country roads than in the cities, but the street lighting provides false security. There are more pedestrian accidents in the cities than on the road,” says communications adviser Christoffer Soland Steen to Dinside.

The gender differences in reflex use are minimal: 51 percent women and 49 percent men, Trygg Trafikks reports from last year. The most common reason for not using reflex is simply oblivion.

“We are much better at making sure our children use reflexes than we are using reflexes themselves. Also, reflexes are often fitted in children’s outerwear, which also helps the children use more reflexes than us adults,” Steen adds.

Steer clear of reflective spray

You get the best visibility by using a reflective vest with reflective fabric, according to NAF. If you use other types of reflectors, it should hang at knee height to capture as much light as possible from the headlights when you are out and about, and if you have reflections on both sides you will also be more visible.

That reflective vest is the best was also shown in the reflection test Dinside wrote about last year. Also, the reflex trading net and reflex umbrella came out well.

Riding tips at night Guaranteed safe and comfortable, what is that?

If you are a very motorbike kid, you will often be very motorbike to forget time. Next thing I knew was night time. For those of you who like motor do not know the time, there are tips on riding at night.

Because riding needs physical, mental readiness to make sure the motorbike is safe to drive. Especially for riding at night. Of course need extra preparation, right. Well, so you are ready to be invited to ride at night, let’s follow these tips, as reported by Motors.

1. Change the Brighter Headlight

Magda anti main lights cannot be done haphazardly. Several factors must be considered before choosing the bulb for the main light.

Passengers

First, choose a yellow or white light bulb, not a colorful one. For the record, the white light bulb cannot penetrate the fog light huh, friend.

2. Adjust the Lamp Height Angle

Set Lamp Angle Height

After replacing with a brighter light bulb, don’t forget to adjust the height of the lamp angle. This aims to ensure the light falls into the road. Because of the light angle is too high it will dazzle the vehicle user from the opposite direction.

3. Ensure that the brake lights and indicator lights are functioning normally

Illustration of Brake Lights and Motorcycle Indicator Lights.

Don’t just focus on tapping the headlights, friend. Brake lights and indicator lights aka turn signal lights must also be considered.

Make sure the brake lights and turn signal are functioning normally, after all, for the sake of your safety and the motor behind, right?

4. Use Reflective Tape

Illustration of Using Reflective Tape on a Motorcycle.

Using reflective tape such as Scotchlite can help you and the motorcycle you are riding on be more visible when riding at night.

Not only on motorbikes, but you can also add reflective fabric on your jacket.

5. Use a jacket with easily visible colors

Choices of Motorcycle Jackets with Bright Colors and reflective materials.

Do not be afraid of your level of beauty down if you use a jacket with easily visible colors. Nowadays there are many cool motorcycle jackets, with bright colors, and some even reflect light.

Reflective gadgets can save a runner’s life!

Poles are becoming more and more active. Negative temperatures, darkness, even rain cannot draw thousands of countrymen away from their daily training. Movement before work or after returning home is the best way to rest and take a distance are professional issues. Who moves, gains strength, good figure and well-being. Unfortunately, it is still too rare when thinking about your own safety to make a dispute. Although active people have already learned how to choose the right clothing and shoes for maximum comfort and protection against injuries, the need to ensure proper visibility after dark is still neglected.

 

“Cyclists and runners often move in city traffic. Dark tracksuit and adverse weather conditions make them almost invisible to drivers after dark. Even at low speed, the braking distance is long enough that it does not allow the driver to perform any maneuver that avoids the accident. The use of reflective vest improves visibility from 30-40 m to even 150 m. Thanks to this, the driver has time to slow down or pass a pedestrian or a cyclist,” says Aneta Niciak from the online store with reflexive accessories.

 

Reflections and legal regulations

Not everyone knows that wearing reflective vests after dark is mandatory outside built-up areas, and for their lack, the police can impose a mandate up to 500 PLN. However, it is not a vision of punishment, and care for safety should lead athletes or their friends (or loved ones) to purchase a wristband. Christmas is a traditional period when we look for gifts. By buying reflectors or LED accessories you can be sure that it will be a good gift that will please the recipient and will definitely be used.

 

There is a whole group of universal reflectors available on the market for people practicing sports such as self-tightening straps, reflective braces, warning vests, reflective T-shirts, reflective caps made from reflective fabric. For runners, cyclists and Nordic walking enthusiasts, you can choose dedicated reflective gadgets that take into account the needs of each of these groups of athletes.

 

Reflectors for runners

The basic reflective equipment for the runner can be a reflective t-shirt with reflective tapes, luminous shoelaces and LED overlays for shoes. Such a set can be supplemented with a reflective tube, which is very popular due to its multiple uses. You can make a balaclava, shawl, tie on the wrist, use it as a hair band or a headband. Runners will also need a flexible reflective band and a sachet for keys or a telephone. Fashionably, safely and practically – high-quality reflective products will be useful for every active person.

 

Reflectors for cyclists

Cyclists can successfully use reflective gadgets for runners. However, they should also focus on equipping with the reflections of the bicycle. “The basic thing is a flag. In addition to her, it is worth thinking about an LED pad mounted on silicone hooks. It’s a great product. It is visible even from 400 m and can be hung on a frame, basket or wheel. For cyclists, there are also balls and sticks for spokes and various LED bicycle lamps,” adds Niciak.

 

Reflective Gadgets for those who practice Nordic walking

This group of sports people must have well visible clothing in the first place. For them, various reflective T-shirts, softshell jackets and various useful finer gadgets are designed. A good gift can be, for example, a reflective cover for a mobile phone, a set of reflective clips on the leg or multicolored bands.

 

Reflectors are essential for athletes, but they are really useful to us all. The self-locking band can be tucked into a bag and quickly attached if necessary. Children will be happy with a pendant or a reflective key ring. Such inexpensive and aesthetically made little things are worth adding Santa to the gift bag.

In the State Duma will be offered to make mandatory reflective elements of clothing

State Duma Deputy Vyacheslav Lysakov will propose that the government of the Russian Federation oblige enterprises to equip children’s, school and sports clothing with reflective fabrics or other reflective materials, the Parliamentary Newspaper reports.

 

On March 18, a decree comes into force, obliging drivers to wear a reflective jacket or reflective vest of drivers in case of a forced stop of the vehicle outside settlements when leaving the car. Drivers must have protective vests in many European countries.

 

“It is necessary to develop mandatory, rather than recommendatory standards for each group of goods: school clothes, children’s, sports and tourism, profile enterprises should strictly follow these national standards,” the author of the initiative explained to the newspaper.

 

Lysakov noted that the requirements will apply to both domestic and foreign suppliers.

 

According to preliminary estimates, additional elements can cause a rise in the price of goods by 10-15%. “But the question concerns the safety of Russians, this is the responsibility of the state. The state is obliged to protect the lives and health of citizens not only by increasing fines for violating traffic rules or introducing new punitive measures against offenders but also by regulating the activities of industrialists in the interests of people’s safety”.

 

According to statistics, in the first six months of 2017, over 7.5 thousand pedestrian raids recorded on Russian roads at night. This is 10.2% less compared to the same period of 2016. As a result, more than 1.3 thousand people died, more than 6.5 thousand people suffered.

In the Smolensk region, traffic police officers presented drivers with reflective vests

Traffic police officers conducted a preventive event, during which they explained to drivers the essence of the new changes in traffic rules.

 

In March 2018, amendments to the Rules of the Road come into force, obliging drivers to use clothes with retro-reflective elements when stopping a car outside a populated area.

 

Employees of OGIBDD MO Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia “Pochinkovsky” in the service area held a preventive measure, during which they explained to the drivers the essence of the new changes and distributed reflective vests.

 

According to the new paragraph 2.3.4 of the Traffic Regulations of the Russian Federation in the event of a forced stopping of a vehicle or a traffic accident outside human settlements at night or in conditions of limited visibility while on a roadway or curb, the driver must wear a jacket, vest, caps with stripes of retro-reflective material that meets the requirements of GOST 12.4.281-2014.

 

Unlike pedestrians who can use a variety of reflective accessories, drivers are offered only a few options for retro-reflective clothing. Moreover, both the jacket and the vest should be initially manufactured using reflective fabric. For example, use a retro-reflective bracelet, a key chain or independently sew reflective strips on his jacket. The requirement of the new item applies only to car drivers. those. passengers retro-reflective clothing is not required.

 

The changes are primarily aimed at improving the safety of people on the roadway. If there are light reflectors, the probability of getting under the wheels of a moving car is much less, because the person on the roadway can be seen from afar.

 

If the driver will be on the roadway without a vest (at night outside the city) and he will be driven by another vehicle, then the driver himself, who has neglected safety requirements, will be guilty in an accident.

 

The state traffic inspectorate recommends that now every driver should have a retro-reflective vest in his car and put it on when leaving the carriageway.

Light in the dark kingdom. Where to buy a reflector for pedestrians

In the black-and-black city, black-and-black people walk on dark nights. Sometimes, even on the illuminated streets of Pskov, pedestrians literally fall out of the darkness onto the “zebra”. A lone figure hiding in a lampshade jumps out onto a crosswalk. What to say about the unlit roads in district centers. Yes, and in Pskov, there are enough dark streets and even avenues.

 

Suddenly warm November and December, a short light day turned snowless Pskov into the realm of dark streets, weak lanterns, and pedestrians in dark clothes. “People, you are not visible!” I want to shout to every person whose footsteps on the roadway.

 

Flicker: what is it and what is it eating with?

 

For those who do not know. Light reflective material makes the pedestrian more visible in the dark. According to official statistics, in the dark and when the dipped beam is on, a black body without a reflector can be seen in 30 meters. With a reflector – for 130 meters.

 

The citizens of Pskov who have visited Estonia with enthusiasm speak about the wonderful tradition of neighbors to wear reflective fabrics on their clothes. The survey results on the Pskov News site (507 people participated) showed the following:

 

4.93% of respondents wear flickers themselves.

 

10.06% answered that their child was wearing it.

 

3.75% reported that “the whole family is wearing.”

 

43.39% do not wear flickers.

 

37.87% do not know what it is.

 

We decided to find out: what about the light reflectors in Pskov. In search of “fireflies,” they phoned and walked around the Pskov shops. The search took place in various retail outlets: from small shops to supermarkets, gas stations, and auto parts stores.

 

I had to walk a lot and ride around the city. For example, at three Pskov gas stations could not find a single reflector. At the Pskovnefteprodukt gas station, they said that recently there were reflective badges and reflective vests on sale, but now they are over.

 

By the way, not everyone knows the word “flicker”. “How, as you said?”, “What is it?” Is the most common reaction of sellers. In fact, why use a foreign word, if the manufacturers came up with a Russian equivalent – light reflectors? Official speech and official slang are more suitable “reflectors”. Better and ask.

Lit up on the road: where to buy reflectors in Tyumen

Autumn has come, the light day is gradually reduced, and very soon the young Tyumen will go to school and return from it in the dark. Children remain active road users. But practical clothing of dark colors in this situation becomes an additional risk factor if there are no reflective materials on it. To protect children and make them visible on the road is an important concern of the Tyumen parents.

 

What does the law say

The use of retro-reflective elements is mandatory in accordance with the Rules of the road of the Russian Federation. The amendment obligating pedestrians walking along country roads to wear reflectors entered into force on July 1, 2015. For pedestrians moving along city roads, this measure is a recommendation, but not superfluous.

 

According to the traffic police, more than 90 percent of visits to pedestrians with serious consequences occur in the dark. A driver moving even at a low speed of about 40 km / h and using low beam headlights sometimes notices a pedestrian without reflectors too late. The driver is to blame, yes: not convinced of security. But after all many accidents could be avoided if pedestrians were more visible.

 

Children on the roads become participants in road accidents as passengers, cyclists and, of course, pedestrians. This year, 250 traffic accidents involving children took place on the roads of the Tyumen region. Seven children died, 274 injured. For all three indicators, there is an increase compared with the previous year. Meanwhile, the light reflector on clothes is a real way to protect a child from road injuries.

 

Where to attach the flicker

A reflector, or as it is called – flicker, works on the principle of road signs and reflects the light of car headlights. Light, falling on the surface of flicker, is concentrated and reflected in the form of a narrow beam. When the headlights of the car snatch out even a small light reflector, the driver sees a bright light point from a distance. Therefore, the chances that a pedestrian or cyclist will be noticed to increase many times over.

 

For example, when driving with a high beam, a pedestrian without a flicker can be seen only from one hundred meters, while a person provided with a reflective element can be seen for 300 meters. And this is sometimes enough to save lives.

 

Retro-reflective elements can be very different: in the form of strips, badges, bracelets, pendants or stickers. There are no GOST standards for placing retro-reflectors, there are only recommendations. For example, in the city, it is recommended that pedestrians identify themselves with retro-reflective elements on the left and right hands, and hang one flicker per belt and behind them a backpack. It is also advised to buy white or lemon light reflectors. It is believed that these colors have the most optimal light reflectivity in the dark.

 

“In general, it is best to buy clothes or satchels already equipped with retro-reflective fabrics. It is a guarantee that the child will not lose the key chain and will not forget to fasten it,” says Angela, head of the traffic police traffic safety propaganda department in the Tyumen region. At the same time, the presence of retro-reflective elements does not give an advantage in movement, they remind in the traffic police. Be sure to make sure that the driver saw you and misses.

 

Go, buy, hang

“The law was invented good, and they didn’t say where to get these reflectors” – the most frequent remark in conversations about flickers. If this problem really exists, then we have the power to solve it.