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Reflective bike jacket

The Sago Zap Bike Jacket lives up to its name: ZAP! Describes the unique look of the jacket, especially at night, probably best. On the outer material are innumerable small, reflective points, which made of reflective materials can light up the entire jacket at nocturnal light incidence. These small, silver dots are also what give the Sago jacket a unique look and feel even during the day. As a safety clothing, this jacket can provide bikers safety. They are slightly elevated and easy to feel – that takes some getting used to, but does not feel cheap at all. The cut of the Sago Zap is undoubtedly geared more to athletic use, with an extremely long black, no hood, and a more body-conscious cut. Overall, the jacket is quite large and offers enough space for the second layer of clothing.

On the back, you will find the only pocket of the reflective jacket, which is centered and protected with a Velcro from moisture. It provides ample storage space for a Smartphone and the most necessary utensils while driving. However, those who like to store their household goods in their jacket pockets will hardly be happy with the Sago. Somewhat pity we find the waiver of vents, as it is under the Sago – as with any rain jacket – on longer trips like to be a bit sweaty. Another criticism is the cuffs: These are very wide and equipped with a simple rubber band. Who has thin forearms, has no way to provide here for a neat cuff and must even help with Velcro or the like.

Weather protection of the Sago Zap is good. The zipper sealed and also the contents of the back pocket remain dry during the ride. Problems made here, however, the too loose fitting cuffs, where the water can easily push past the inside of the jacket.

how to prepare for your trip?

Equipment: reflective clothing and shoes suitable for hiking

To dress in “onion”, with clothes that can be removed and put back easily is very important. It is hot in the climbs. It is necessary to cover up when taking a break and often remove a layer again during the descent.

Whenever possible, avoid sweating too much, as moisture in clothing may promote the risk of hypothermia. Plan a spare dry t-shirt if needed.

If you plan to go out for more than half an hour on snowshoes, comfortable shoes that insulate cold and moisture are essential. Furry boots or hiking boots will be the most suitable.

Be sure to come out equipped with a first aid kit, a reflective vest that will allow you to see more easily on the snow in case of emergency intervention.

It is also recommended to be equipped with a DVA (avalanche victim detector), a transceiver device that must be worn under the outer layer of clothing. It is essential to check that your DVA works well before any release and to know how to use it.

Also has at least a passive reflector on you. It is an unbreakable mini transponder, sometimes integrated with ski equipment or snowshoes that works continuously and require no prior training. You will find them in sports shops.

Also, bring a snow shovel and a probe that will free you from an avalanche or allow you to clear someone caught in the snow. Gloves, hat, reflective jacket, scarf. Be aware that time can change quickly, pack a backpack with clothes to cover you when needed.

After only fifteen to twenty minutes of burial under the snow, the chances of survival are considerably reduced. Be careful!

The pedestrian with reflective material is best seen at night

If the President signs the norm that has passed through the Senate on Wednesday, people will have to start looking for reflective material for night walks on the roads. The senators discussed the possibility that the pedestrians would be on their way with a flashlight. MF DNES has therefore tested the visibility of a person with different reflective material.

On Wednesday in the Senate, the law on traffic on the roads passed, which primarily introduces the obligation for pedestrians to wear in the dark outside the village a reflective element on clothing. If the president signs the standard, the nightwalkers should already be looking for such a “shining” stripe. The obligation will probably begin to apply in the spring before the days begin to prolong.

When approving the law, there was an objection from the liberals, it would be enough if the pedestrian were on the road with a torch and no one would have to make his arm wrap his reflective stripe. Even in the Chamber of Deputies, he even tried to suggest Deputy Stanislaw, but his idea did not pass. MF DNES therefore tested (for the second time), as it is visible to a motorist from a different distance pedestrian walking at the side. This time, we included a headlamp lamp in the test. From my subjective point of view and from the point of view of my fellow driver, the headlamp in the test won. The walker with the flashlight on his forehead can be seen up to 400 meters

Everything looked like I was walking along the white line at the edge of the road, the camera operator was coming across from me, and from the moment, he first saw me, he began to measure the distance until I arrived. With the flashlight on my forehead, I could see 400 meters. The glowing stripe attached to the arm was visible at half a distance of two hundred meters. On the other hand, in the pedestrian without the illuminating element, almost no distance could be measured. It was a maximum of thirty meters, which is very inadequate.

Just calculate the speed of 60 km / h, the car will drive 16 meters per second, so the driver will not be able to react at all. That is why I was afraid too. In addition to a slow-moving colleague, of course, another car that I did not know before did pass through the Choleric section. In the past test, we have also tried walking with a reflective jacket that carries the driver in the car kit (more about the test here). It was visible for three hundred meters, but it would not be nobody is wearing it on my way home from the pub.

The paradox is that a pedestrian with a flashlight will shine well, the driver will see it, but when a policeman sees him, he can just fine him. The flashlight is not a reflective element and does not comply with the law. In fact, this is probably not the case, because the police will not be so strict. “The deal with the police is such that we will not be fined. Police will give away those reflective tapes, “Dan Dick said to the Senators at the desk.

The senators discussed the possibility of allowing the lamp. Senator Pert Bratsk, who was responsible for the road law, was also in favor of him. In the end, they decided that they would rather pass the law at least with reflective tapes than to keep it up and pay no obligation. In the Senate, the procedure is that, if he wanted to add the batteries to the law, he would have to return it to the Chamber of Deputies. “We are debating whether a flashlight or a vest will be mandatory, and we will take the law off for six months?” Pert Vichy, a senator for CSSD, asked.

Running in the rain with a Craft Repel Reflective Jacket

Craft introduces the Repel Reflective Jacket, a light, thin and smooth running jacket for training in cold and rainy weather. This makes running in the rain even finer.

The jacket is made of durable reflective fabric and elastic material and consists of 3 layers with a technical membrane that ensures an optimal balance between protection and ventilation. It has a casual and contemporary design for the fashion-conscious athlete.

Wind and waterproof

The Repel Jacket is wind- and waterproof and specially equipped with openings on perspiration zones for extra ventilation and taped seams in vulnerable places. Thanks to the stretchable fabric, the jacket offers optimal freedom of movement in all directions. The reflective material panels provide a 360 degree reflection on the garment so you are always visible.

The test of the Under Armor Chrome Run Reflective Jacket

Are you looking for a reflective jacket for your workouts? Pierre-Yves details the features of the Under Armor Chrome Run Jacket that he tested. Leaper-info has given me the Chrome Run Jacket from the Under Armor brand to test for a few weeks. Luckily and thanks to our beautiful weather, I was able to test this jacket in different conditions (rain, wind, cold, etc.)

At first, I will say that this jacket is aptly named. Indeed, thanks to its highly reflective fabric it could largely find its place in the glove box of your vehicle instead of the famous yellow vest, or simply on the back of a road and bridge agent. As soon as the night gets up or the day falls, or as soon as the day comes up or the night goes to sleep … in short, everything to tell you that this jacket is very reassuring at night and offers maximum visibility while keeping a maximum of ‘aesthetic.

During the first strides, the jacket with reflective fabric adapts perfectly to the body and allows a total mobility of the body and upper limbs thanks to the elasticity of the ideally positioned fabric. Of rather small size (1m73), the jacket goes down a little lower on the body compared to a classic running jacket. I could try this jacket in different conditions. The magic of new fabrics is a real obstacle to wind and rain. Even if the perspiration is evacuated, this jacket is worn in cool weather (10 degrees max) to avoid any risk of overheating. The jacket is of absolute comfort and is very comfortable to wear. I have not noticed any friction or irritation and it is therefore quite possible to wear directly to the skin.

Suspended from a hanger at the end of your training, it dries relatively quickly and will be operational for your next day’s session. The two pockets on the side of the jacket allow housing your Smartphone widely. Too bad the manufacturer is not expected a small inside pocket so that it does not go too much and a pass in order to connect your headphones. To summarize, this high-end safety jacket and very comfortable to wear, will perfectly suit you during your training cool and wet, or just to replace your jackets to get to your training or your competitions.

Advantages

– Jacket all seasons

– Protection of wind and rain

– Maximum visibility

– Comfort

Disadvantages

– A little excessive price

– Poorly adapted pocket for the use of a Mp3 player

These tips can prevent an accident when it rains

With the arrival of the first downpours, the number of accidents on the road increases and many of them could be avoided just by taking some care that allows a better reaction with the wet streets.

The same Traffic Police in safety vest confirms this situation and assures that it is normal, because of the confluence of the water of the first rains with the oil and fuel accumulated in the roads during the whole summer, that generate a “soap film” in the asphalt capable of provoking Skidding in both cars and motorcycles.

“They are shocks that we call without grace, the typical kisses between bumpers, as they are commonly known.

Unfortunately, most people refuse to use the reconcile option, which allows clearing the road much earlier. We ask you to use this alternative. In the first quarter of the year we attended 23,815 accidents, which means that we attended an accident every 5 minutes and a half, “said Mario Calderon in reflective jacket, director of the Transit Police.

But, to avoid these situations, the following tips can be taken into account, in order to reduce that number of accidents:

– Check that the air conditioning and the vehicle’s brushes are in good condition, to avoid fogging and lack of rain visibility.

– Check that all the lights work properly allows showing under rain and with little visibility what the front, rear and side vehicles are doing, whether it is braking or trying to change lanes.

Due to the rains, accidents are increasing.

– In the case of motorcyclists and cyclists, the theme of lights is also important, but they must also wear light reflective clothing and a light on, 24 hours a day, to become more visible.

– Caution when passing through manhole covers or the railway line, as these metals become slippery on contact with water, so do the famous “dead” or speed reducers, in the form of asphalt mounds or metallic.

– Keeping the distance instead of reducing it, compared to other vehicles is, then, a recommendation that is not too much.

– In wet road conditions, the vehicle takes longer to brake, it moves for more space before stopping, so that it is more than evident the need to reduce speed when it rains.

The coolest costume by reflective material for a themed party

We know that the United States always hosts school year-end parties, and the boys propose themed parties to concentrate more fun with the proposals made, those planned follies, end up being the best celebrations of year-end.

For Ryan Danka and Gabrielle Farina did not skimp on rolls and rolls of reflective material and luminescent tape, better known as duct tape, which led them to recreate the “The Great Gatsby” to be winners of the costume competition at the party at Michigan High School , With an outfit never seen before taking as a prize 10,000 dollars each.

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Totally synthetic, using metallic gold-plated fabric, black patent leather and iridescent white, to this little pair of boys, they won despite literally sweating the fat drop, for having dressed in plastic. The genius and creativity of making the material versatile took them to the beat, using 12 rolls of iridescent reflective tape in the dark, these ribbons that shine green in the shade, which was placed from the hair accessories to the feet.

The dress very similar to the one of the protagonist of the film, has a cross between the chest, this one is of black color, on a golden dress in cut tube, until the middle of the thigh, adorned with white fringes, with golden ballerinas With iridescent white as well. He dresses with a straight reflective jacket, with white ribbons on the flap, and a back diagram symbolizing the film. Look at these photos the details of this impressive outfit, inspired by a film, also inspired in the 20’s.

Reflective vest as a protest

Support for the so-called Jawbone challenge today is the expression of bus drivers across the country. Politicians say: We have enough competitions at a low price; we do not like the public transport conditions. Public procurement conditions lead to low wages for drivers. In Prague, trade unionists are heading for the Ministry of Transport.

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Dozens of drivers in the Liberec region met today in their reflective jacket for their buses. Politicians say: We have a lot of competitions at a low price; we do not like the public transport conditions.

In the orange and yellow vests, Bus line bus drivers in Jawbone were driving on the road today. The trade unionists at the end of September announced a stand-by strike and called for the fight against dumped public transport prices and low wages for drivers. If the problem does not begin within a month, they are ready to strike.

At the same time, the trade unionists brought materials to the Ministry of Transport for a bus transport tender in the Hradec Karloff Region, calling for tenders to take more account of other parameters, not just the lowest price. “There is nothing about drivers in all these fascicles,” said President of Bus Line, basic trade union organization, Jixi. According to him, today’s protest with the dressing of an orange reflective vest helped 4000 drivers from all over the country.

The trade unions, according, strive to establish a working group in co-operation with the regions and the government, which would develop a unified methodology according to which the regions would issue public bus transport competitions. Tenders should be one of the essential conditions for keeping a minimum wage for drivers.

Dealers require that the lowest wage of drivers in the form of 1.75 times the minimum wage be enforced directly in the award of contracts. It corresponds to 100 crowns per hour. For example, bus drivers in Jawbones take 72 crowns per hour according to the Kolchak, while they earn about 22,000 to 23,000 crowns a month, but only at the price of dozens of overtime hours.

According to the CTK survey, drivers’ wages in most Czech transport companies are below average wages. Professionals are also asking for job revisions where the lowest price was the only criterion, and call for dialogue at the level of the union, regional authorities and management.

Even now, regions can be selected according to criteria other than the price, said Tomah Enfold, spokesman for the Ministry of Transport. The Ministry and the trade union representatives will continue to act on the adjustment of the selection methodology. At the same time, he said that it was not the Ministry of Transport, who set up specific tenders for the operation of individual bus lines, but the region.

In addition to the Ministry of Transport, the trade unionists in safety vest also want to address the Ministry for Regional Development, which is in charge of public tenders. The thunder in the eye is especially for the drivers of the public bus tender, which was announced by the Hradec Region in September.

The customized documentation for CZK 5.5 billion is an extensive work where precise specifications are available. “But there is no talk of how much the driver has to pay a minimum wage, and it has been that we have paid a wage of 120 crowns to us, which is scandalous to me, forcing someone to earn only so much, but do not think that I do not have to go home for the beggars, I find it very arrogant from the Councilors from the Hradec Region, “he added.

Reflective vest as a protest

Veolia technicians wear safety vest track down leaks

Drinking water is a precious commodity that must limit the loss. At Veolia, Veolia technicians wear a reflective vest tracks down leaks in the network of 59 municipalities in the Vendees.

For us, it just turns on the tap. And the water flows. Drink a glass of water; take a shower, washing dishes… And when one receives a note in our mailbox to warn us is that the water will be cut off during the afternoon, it is the disaster. “Water leaks is classic, says Pascal Bernard, responsible for the distribution of drinking water in Veolia. The thing is to identify as quickly as possible to cause the least possible inconvenience to the users. On average, they will be without half a day, maximum. “Because it’s right, the submerged part of the iceberg.

Leaks often related to road problems

Leakage may result from heavy work; thaw a pipe in winter or, an obsolete pipeline. “When you see water flowing along the sidewalk, for example, the city hall is calling us directly to resolve the issue”, describes Melinda Gilbert, head of Veolia service network. Consequences: broken pipes, geysers that form in concrete, rough roads … In short, it is the snowball effect that attempt to limit the field technicians.

At Lyonnais, wearing a helmet, wearing gloves and a reflective jacket, Pascal shows how to capture a water leak in the pipes. This is an acoustic research, managed by a big box and headphones, everything is done. “The longer the flight, the lower it will be difficult to capture, he says, tapping his case. One must also take into account external noise. “Example: traffic. A car passes and all analysis is flawed. That’s why sometimes you have to these analyzes at night when traffic is less.

Five to ten accidents per year

“Water losses account for about 5% of consumption,” explains Melinda Gilbert. If losses remain stable in proportion, they increased in volume recently Lyonnais worrying the environmentalists. Sometimes leaks are related to other problems than those on the network. At La Roche-sure-Yon, the latest based on a sprinkler system, left open overnight inadvertently.

To detect the technicians follow the daily consumption, thus raising their consumption peaks unexplained cases. To avoid such complications, there are sectors listed with about 150 meters. Each technician in safety vest has a map where they are listed. “This is not to lose time in their search for knowledge in what sector of leak, it already reduces the scope, says the manager. It takes a lot of permissions so as not to lose time.” Pretty well-established systems since, according to Melinda Gilbert, there are between five and ten major accidents per year.