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The safety of cyclists reviewed by the brand Wow

The visibility of the cyclist will always remain one of the most important topics in road safety. And to protect these, many products and brands offer equipment to be seen. This is the case of Wow, a brand specializing in highly reflective vest and accessories.

 

But then, what is their element of differentiation? The answer is simple: Wow products are perfectly adapted to the needs of urban and sports cyclists, who seek comfort and safety. So in the event of an outing in bad weather or low light, here is a list of high-visibility clothing and accessories.

 

Headband

This headband effectively protects the cyclists’ ears against the cold and wind. It is possible to wear it under its bicycle helmet. The visibility of the cyclist is enhanced by its reflective material and its black and dark gray fluorescent colors. On the comfort side, the headband has a thermal insulation coating, a fleece interior and a breathable fabric. It is available in one size, thanks to its extensible material.

 

 

Reflective jacket 2.0

This jacket protects bust and arms against wind and cold. It makes it possible to make the cyclist visible at 360 degrees thanks to well-placed reflective zones, and zippered pockets. This jacket combines comfort and lightness: it has ventilations under the arms and in the back. It is available for women (size 36 / XS to 38 / XL), and for men (size 38 / S to 52 / XXL).

 

Pair of gloves 3.0

This pair of gloves protects cyclists’ hands against cold and rain, thanks to their thermal and waterproof fabric, in addition to a polar interior. On the visibility side, gloves have a large reflective surface, with yellow, black and dark gray fluorescent colors. Their tactile lining on the thumb and forefinger, allows the cyclist to consult his phone without removing them. Comfortable, the gloves have an internal silicone at the handle. This pair is available in sizes S, M, L, XL (palm width of 7.8, 9.10 cm).

 

Backpack

This backpack is perfectly suited for urban cyclists who want to carry their bags or handbags, as well as sports cyclists for their hiking business. Fluorescent during the day, reflective at night thanks to its broad gray band, this bag is perfectly compliant in terms of visibility. Its wide opening and small closure are thanks to its strong cords. It measures 42 x 34 cm (height x width).

 

Smartphone Armband

Small favorite for this support Smartphone: it can carry a phone whose maximum size is 4.7 inches. It is very practical to read its music and to measure its performances while pedaling thanks to its transparent tactile coating! Its internal flap makes the Smartphone stable, and an output is provided to pass its headphones. Reflective material is perfectly visible. Simple fastening is done quickly by an elastic band and Velcro, on a turn of arms.

Sporty through the winter with reflective vest

Who does not know that? Outside, it’s too cold to go jogging. The air burns in the lungs and a runny nose. We’ll show you how you defy with the right tips of the cold.

Many recreational athletes refrain in the dark and frosty months on outdoor exercise with wearing a safety vest. But in the home, there is often not enough space and opportunities.

 

Strengthen your immune system:

Regular exercise such as walking, running or cycling strengthens in the cold season, not only the immune system and protects against infections but also helps against postpartum depression during the dark season. Sport and exercise in the fresh air, keep the production of the stimulant hormone serotonin and the circulation going. Even with gray, cloudy sky natural light is still three to four times as much as the room lighting. Therefore, experts advise to go if possible half an hour daily outside.

 

Properly warming up:

A cold start is taboo in winter. Coming from heated rooms to sports outside, the organism has to adjust to the low temperatures. Who starts the same with full intensity, breathing too fast in the cold air and risked to irritate throat, bronchial tubes and lungs? Thus, the common cold risk increases. Even muscles and joints take longer to reach operating temperature. In winter, the proper warm is therefore particularly important. The warm-up should be about 20 percent of the total training time.

Not to dress warmly:

Many athletes dressed thin clothing in wintry weather too warm to. The best athletes dress in wind or freezing temperatures after the three-layer principle: underwear, a warming insulating layer around fleece, which does not store moisture, and a protective layer with reflective material. This may for example be a breathable windbreaker which moisture can escape from the inside out, but the wind, rain and snow keeps.

 

Head, feet and hands Protect:

Advisable are also hats, scarves and light gloves because the person loses about 40 percent of body heat through the head and neck. Who rides a bike in winter, must be well protected especially hands and feet against the cold, otherwise they will quickly numb. For hands-lined, windproof gloves are a must. Two pairs of socks help only when the shoe is not too tight, because the air acts as an insulator between foot and shoe. Also neoprene overshoes and a breathable rain pants help against freezing temperatures.

 

Reflective clothing for safety:

Bright and reflective clothing increases safety for joggers and cyclists. A safety reflective vest in yellow or orange fluorescent paint can help cyclists in addition to be better perceived by the public. During the winter months it is dark earlier and is light later. Therefore, at this time reflective clothing or vests for safety in traffic very important.

 

Sufficient light on the wheel:

The wheel should be clearly visible in the dark, both through its own lighting and reflectors. In addition, the can in accidents have expensive consequences. By the way: bicycle trailer need own lighting system. They must be fitted in the dark with a tail light when the rear window is obstructed on the bicycle by the trailer.

 

Throttle pace while cycling:

In ice and hard packed snow cyclists should slow down and enter into neither curves nor brakes. To get more grips on the road, air can be let out of the tires to the prescribed minimum pressure. Also for bikes, there are now special winter tires and provided with metal pins road spikes. Who also adjusts the saddle lower by a few centimeters, gets quickly when needed with both feet grounded?

Safety vest as a gift for customer

With the license plates to the Admissions Office – Drivers can already go with the number plate for approval today. Who wants to sign his car new in a vehicle registration office, has plenty of time sometimes. In the spring, for example, is extremely busy at the office, because traditionally are now raising numbers of car purchases and – significantly. At least the time-consuming and often nerve-wracking step of signs pressure can save every motorist today. License plates, Environment badge, reflective material parking sign or bike rack plate can be in advance with suppliers easily and inexpensively purchased online.

 

Vanity Plate: direct link to the registration office

“Know only about five percent of German motorists that it marks not only the community, but also online are,” said Eduard Reinhardt, operator of the online portal. “The ordered online license plate has the same quality as you get them also at the registration office,” said Reinhardt. They are, as required by the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations, safety vest and wear on the front of the corresponding DIN test and monitoring signs. Before the customer orders the license plates online, he should have but it reserved at the registration office.

 

About gutschild.de this is conveniently possible because through the website, the customer can link with 98 percent of all German registration authorities. It is directly connected in this way with the Authority and online can check the availability of the license plate and make the reservation. The cost of the reservation and issuing a vanity plate nationwide uniform and is at 10.20 Euros for the license plates themselves and 2.60 Euros for the reservation. But the booking fees are only payable if the license plates will be issued. The amount in the approval on site at the registration office is paid.

 

Safety vest as a gift

With signs orders in the online shop to 18 pm, the order will be produced on the same day, safely packaged and shipped. As a gift, there are still top of a reflective vest for each customer.

Luminous vest – “See Me” for safety

Safety vest for cyclists and motorcyclists with special LED display for traffic – is a project of students from the Technical University of Bialystok. In their view, the vest will increase visibility on the road; will also facilitate communication with other users of the road.

 

– “See Me” – is a project of students of the mechanical department at the Technical University of Bialystok. The team consists of four people – says Alexander.

Every year there are traffic participants on motorcycles and bicycles, increasingly they are also participant’s accident – say the designers. From conducted by students, surveys show that most people believe that this is the invisibility of the way.

 

Hence the idea for the vest, which in addition to reflective material elements will have a special LED display that will show themselves to the messages, such as “stop” and when turning arrows indicating the direction of the turn.

 

The display would be controlled wirelessly by a special panel placed. In contrast, the same panel will be programmed from the application, where you can set a password for each key, which will be showed on the display when activated.

 

As explained Tomasz, the panel must be positioned close to the steering wheel wheeler to be able to – as in the case of a bicycle – quickly press the appropriate button. When turning left or right. As for the motor, designers want to be connected to the steering wheel so that the appropriate messages on the display appear automatically. When you press the brake would show the word “stop”. Tomasz adds that the team is currently working on solutions to connect the panel to the motor, but also to the bike, because they want to be when you press the brake inscription “Stop” also appears automatically.

 

Students of Bialystok University of Technology have a prototype

Currently, engineers are ready prototype vest, but – as he says Tomasz – it is not “connected” with the single-track. He added that developed there are individual elements, but hopes that manage to finish them in the next year.

 

Students explored previously whether there are similar solutions, but found only a jacket for motorcyclists with reflectors and reflective vests for cyclists. – Thanks to the “See Me” – notes Tomasz – users of two-wheelers will be more visible.

The “See Me” Bialystok University of Technology is one of this year’s winners of the “Techno talent” for innovative ideas of young people from the province of Poleis.

Pedestrians will wear reflective clothing

So far, such a requirement was only children under 15 years of age. Now, it will apply to all people walking after dark side of the road in rural roads.

 

The legislation does not specify which elements of reflective vest are to wear foot. – No need to immediately look like a Christmas tree or wear a special vest. Enough bands forearm and lower leg, that does not occupy much space, adapt to the shape of the body and easy to take with you – calms Adam Reza, president of the Polish Association of Judicial Affairs.

 

The legislation does not specify which elements of reflective clothing are to wear foot. – No need to immediately look like a Christmas tree or wear a special vest. Enough bands forearm and lower leg, that does not occupy much space, adapt to the shape of the body and easy to take with you – calms Adam Reza, president of the Polish Association of Judicial Affairs Accident.

 

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The introduction of the obligation is wearing reflectors to help quickly reduce the number of accident victims. With police statistics show that in 2013. Recorded almost 9.5 thousand events are involving pedestrians, which killed 1,147 people and approx. 9 thousand. It was injured. A year earlier, there were more than 10.3 thousand. Such accidents which injured were almost 9.7 thousand people. The number of killed, unfortunately, was similar.

 

– If the pedestrian is wearing dark, its dark, the driver is able to see it from a distance of 20 or 30 meters. Car moving at 50 km / h defeat so close to 18 meters, before any reaction. Meanwhile, thanks to the glare pedestrian are visible to the driver of the car even 150 meters – adds the CEO Reza. Most children die in the summer months – June, July and August. But the biggest problem among adults are the months of autumn and winter, when it gets dark quickly, and rain or snow also hinder visibility. Every year on the roadside is deducted over a hundred people, of whom a dozen die without safety vest.

 

– The basic rule for pedestrians is “see and be seen.” Children or the elderly, who have never sat behind the wheel of a car, they often have the impression that if their car lights dazzle, it means that the driver can see them certainly. Nothing could be further from the truth. You can compare it to a situation where we see a plane flying at an altitude of 10 thousand meters. This does not mean that the pilot of the jet sees us – explains Mark office traffic Police Headquarters.

 

According to Adam Reza new rules should translate into an increase pedestrian safety. – As far as will be observed – she adds. Perhaps it will be enough motivation threat mandates. For moving without glare after dark outside built-up areas will be threatened with a fine of from 20 to 500. Glare you will not need to wear when walking or moving sidewalk in a residential zone. Criminal liability does not include children up to 17 years of age. Policeman does not write the child’s mandate nor can it impose such a penalty on the parent, because he had not committed an offense.

 

Another issue that many parents forget is that the little ones under the age of 7 cannot independently move around roads public. – Under Article. 89 Code offenses those who have a duty of care or supervision of minors to 7 years of age allowed to stay on the public highway or on the tracks, subject to a fine or reprimand – In other situations we can use be which says the measures educational influence. A police officer may instruct you to pay attention, to carry out disciplinary conversation with their parents, a teacher or director of schools, and even with the same child – adds a policeman.

 

Though reflectors are to be compulsory from this Sunday, those who do not fulfill this obligation, yet the police will only instruct. But officials are calling us to quickly adapt to the new law. – Do not treat this provision through the prism of penalties and expenses. But the purchase of reflective material is an expense of approx. 2-5. The assumption takes several seconds, and it can save our lives. Fortunately clothing designers are increasingly using fluorescent materials. Let us remember that fashion is reflective safety and convenience – says Mark. I jokingly acknowledges: – If we took out all of the drawers, these reflectors, which were distributed by the police or company insurance, our streets would be more luminous than the center of Las Vegas.

Reflective material – Tips to walk safely in the dark

t may seem redundant to write an article about running in the dark. You’d think every runner knows that it is a good idea to wear reflective clothing and / or to provide lighting. Unfortunately, the opposite is true. I see too often ghost runners whizzing past in the evenings. In addition, I regularly hear around me the last time someone had almost a runner on his hood because “ghost runners without lights, with music, just cross the road. Time to shake these runners is equally awake. That is why I put some tips at a glance which at night running is a lot safer. Hopefully you here not begin to wait, because you’re evening off well prepared. If this is not the case, I hope you have some of the tips.

 

  1. Think of reflective material on your clothes and / or your shoes
  2. Shine a light! The shops are now full of small lights that you can attach it easy on your clothes.
  3. Try to walk on lighted sidewalks and bike paths
  4. Are there any in your area little or no lit roads? Then run in the opposite direction, so that other road users can see you.
  5. Please itself well to the traffic around you. You can never guess that others see you.
  6. Try to run routes which you already know. That way, you are prepared for example, potholes, hills and other obstacles. This prevents injuries and other woes. A safety vest is needed.
  7. Do not go to places where running ever comes. Then you are not appointed by yourself anyway if something is going on.
  8. Let us know at least one person around you that you’re on the road.
  9. Give your iPod a night of rest, so you can hear at least what is happening around you. That will save you unpleasant surprises.

10. Bring something on which his name and address. So you easily identify if needed.

Tips for safe driving beyond

If you go out riding your horse with a safety vest you have to share the road with cars, motorcycles, tractors and cyclists. The average road user is not familiar with horses and do not know how to pass a horse. Fortunately, the following tips will help you as rider to increase safety on the road.

 

Do not go with your horse step if your horse is not used to the traffic, or if you are unsure of yourself. Then find an instructor who can help you with this.

Does your horse too much energy? Your horse is in advance to get rid of his excess energy. This prevents crazy bursts in traffic.

Previously dotted is the safest route. Choose roads with low speed limits, minimizing traffic or wide verges.

Officially your horse is seen as a vehicle, so stick to the traffic rules!

Take an experienced horse as you want with a young horse to ride outside and let the most experienced combination closest drive to the oncoming traffic.

Is your horse on cyclists because he is not supposed to get this? Ask the cyclist than to say something to you, making your horse will already hear him and it will be less scary.

If you want to cross a road, find a suitable place where you can overlook the bends or hills and oncoming cars can see it coming.

Wear brightly colored clothes by day and a reflective vest in the dark so that you are always visible.

Always keep the base eye. Asphalt can be slippery when it rains, large stones can hurt in the sand and gravel can cause your horse slips away. Also pay attention to sharp objects in the grass or a soft shoulder.

Do you see a stray dog ​​on your route? You should always step down so you do not provoke the dog to go after you.

Always make sure that you remain quiet, if you’re nervous, you will convey this to your horse.

Learn the signs of your horse. If you find a horse’s ears are often first scary tight forward, then his head up and he will tighten his neck. He’s snoring or blowing, breathes faster and wants to flee. If you know you can intervene in time your horse properly and avoid a dangerous situation.

Like horse something scary? Never let him run away! Let him look at the scary object and let him examine it. Let him move his feet, this is his natural instinct and thus the voltage decreases.

Make sure you always have a phone, identification and hoof pick with you. Tell someone that you are going on the road and when you expect to return. Your phone should always be in your reflective material pocket and not on your seat so that you always have on hand.

Reflective scarf – make you disappear at night

FD personally selects each week, art, fashion, design, exhibitions and special addresses. All about what the eye sees and touches the heart.

 

The reflective fabric scarf figured let people disappear conscious. Three questions about the cloth, bearing celebrities like statement.

 

Why a scarf that draws people from view?

“Our privacy disappears because technology takes on life. Wherever we are, we are committed, even at times when we do not want. ”

 

How ‘conjures “this scarf wearer from sight?

“In the wool sit strips of reflective material processed. If someone is using his Smartphone takes a picture with the flash of your disappears by this material light from the photo. The only thing left is the reflective scarf. ”

 

What are your future plans?

“We also have a tie and designed a phone cover of the same material, and there is a sweater and a reflective vest. But that’s just the beginning. “

BMW motorcycle safety jacket with integrated airbag

The BMW Street AIR system is a combination of a jacket and a safety vest with an integrated airbag system for a marked increase in the passive safety of motorcyclists. The high-tech system protects (along with the usual protection elements of the coat), chest, shoulders, legs and back key. The system also reduces the risk that the helmet comes in contact with a clavicle. The system can’t connect to the vehicle to be used on any motorcycle or scooter (both the rider and the pillion passenger) and consists of two parts:

 

– Vest Street AIR met airbag

– BMW Jack Street AIR Dry – other coats are in preparation for 2017, including the Jack Street Guard AIR.

 

BMW Street Air system is from now on sale at the BMW Motorrad dealers for € 1,600. With Street AIR system brings BMW Motorrad worldwide (except in the United States) an airbag system on the market for use on public roads, where previously the API system (Active Protection Inflatable) with the suit DoubleR Race AIR exclusively for the circuit and only offered in Europe.

 

The Street AIR system is intelligent, efficient, fast, autonomous, reliable, and ergonomic and Dekra checked. Zippers on the sides and press studs in the neck and under the arms are connecting the jacket to the vest. Worn under a jacket matching BMW is the BMW Street AIR system absolutely watertight and there is no connection to the motorcycle so that the system can be used on any brand and type of motorcycle.

 

BMW Street AIR system comprises electronics (hardware activation algorithm and software) and a compressed air system (gas generator and airbag with eleven liters volume). All components, including the lithium-ion battery are installed in the back of the vest in a rugged and waterproof housing. This is also the main, that the vest is activated. When the wearer then the zipper (with sensor) closes to the front of the jacket, the system is automatically activated. BMW Street AIR system is available which is a perfect fit and wearing comfort guaranteed for all builds and it can be hardly noticeable worn thanks to the low weight of the reflective vest (approximately two kilos) in various sizes.

 

Three sensors on the left and right shoulder and back monitor the driving situation. The special activation algorithm detects an accident and the system can start in 30 to 60 milliseconds in which the airbag inflates in 25 milliseconds. Extreme reliability is guaranteed through intensive testing procedures, in the form of various crash tests and simulations.

 

The lithium-ion battery (fully charged and activated system) up to 25 hours, and charging takes place via a micro-USB connector to the body with an adapter (230 V, 50 Hz) that comes standard with the system. The charging time is approximately six hours on a fully discharged battery. An LED on the left sleeve of the jacket shows the status of the BMW Street AIR system – including the operation and the charge status of the battery.

 

When protects the BMW Street AIR system?

BMW Street AIR system is designed for transport and it also allows limited off-road usage. The system recognizes critical situations and intervenes:

The system activates itself only when necessary and not in crashes at speeds below 20 km / h. The critical situation is continuously analyzed and if it develops gradually, the air bag later or even not activated fully.

 

Jack AIR Dry Street.

Jack Street AIR Dry is a waterproof, suitable for touring endure jacket with API preparation (Active Protection Inflatable) which combines it with the Vest Street AIR. The jacket is wind and waterproof with a breathable, water-repellent coating. On chest and back are unique, long ventilation zippers and material reinforcements are arranged on in vulnerable places. Furthermore, the jacket features width adjustment at waist and sleeve hem, two waterproof pockets with flaps, two chest pockets, one sleeve pocket on the left and one bag down the back. On the chest, sleeves and back is reflective material.

 

Jack Street AIR Dry is available in two different colors (black and gray) and various sizes: 38-48 for women and 48-60 for men. Other jackets are in preparation for 2017, including the Jack Street Guard AIR.

Reflective vest – light up the runway at night

Kalenji Oxylanes was born in 2004 out of the desire to create a private label for running, an innovative and technologically advanced brand that would still be available for the vast majority. Reflective material can make you be light at night. KALENJIs slogan “Find your rhythm, enjoy your run” expresses deep brand’s quest: to create the desire to run and do available to everyone. What does Kalenji? 2,000 meters above sea level on the high plateaus in western Kenya, Eldoret live Kalenjin – the nomadic tribe that gave its name Kalenji. For them the run for more than a lifestyle, it is life itself. It is in the spirit of the brand’s 70 employees, all of whom love to run, work daily to create the technical, safe and comfortable products.

 

* Find your rhythm and enjoy your run

For Kalenji is innovation a guideline and is almost a state of mind with a single goal: to wash away all the requirements associated with running and bring merglädje. Arrival of winter with shorter days need not be an obstacle for the run. On the contrary, to run in the evenings is a unique experience where the concentration is at its peak. When the runner cannot see what only a few steps away are, there is only one way to orient them: the contact with the ground. With Kalenji BY NIGHT seen you in the dark and can light up the road ahead on the jog. These clothes and accessories, in breathable and comfortable materials, have been fitted with reflective details for the runner more visible. To see and be seen even better in the dark can runners choose to accessories, such as a safety vest with zipper, sweater evolutionary, cap with lamp, smartphone holders with reflective print … Within the range Kalenji BY NIGHT are technical solutions to run comfortably in the dark while you see and be seen.

 

The reflectors used in KALENJIs clothing is formed by a optical technology with microspheres of glass. These have been spread on the garment surface for reflecting the light striking them back to the light source, unlike a mirror that sends light in a different direction. A runner wearing the sleeveless jacket Protect by night and struck by a car’s lights visible to the car driver on the 120 meters and 360 °

 

Romain Laurant, Project Manager for Kalenji BY NIGHT

When we run into the darkness, we change our unconscious running style. We are moving more on the arms, we take shorter steps and increasing the pace to keep the balance deteriorated slightly in OC hmed us look worse in the dark. With KALENJIs cap with built-in LED lights iskärmen lights you up your run and more visible in the dark.

 

Evolutionary by night Insulating evolutionary by night is in addition equipped with reflective tape seams system that opens and closes with magnets at the shoulders and 3exklusiva windproof, breathable and insulating material.

PROTECT by night Sleeveless jackaDen sleeveless jacket Protect by Night is made of ventilation parties and reflective details for comfortable running.