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Prepare your car for skiing

Spring breaks are here to see. Are you going to ski by car? Then check his condition and equipment before riding. We advise how to avoid accidents and fines.

Have the car checked before servicing. You can easily check your tire pressure or sample depth yourself, other things no longer. Only properly adjusted chassis (geometry, brakes, dampers) will ensure optimum winter jacket characteristics, vehicle safety and driving comfort.

Check the coolant and brake fluid and the winter mix in the washers before long journeys. And take a spare with you. In Germany, for example, you can get a fine of up to 40 Euros and one point for a non-functional washer.

Practically in all mountain areas, a marker chain may appear. And behind it is mandatory. Be careful especially in Austria. Only chains are approved by ÖNORM V5117 or V5119 are counted.

Fasten the skis to the roof rack. Not only for your own safety. For example, in Austria, a fine of up to 500 Euros is threatened with a poorly fixed load.

You must have winter tires if there is a continuous layer of snow or ice on the road. Regardless of the date. The tread depth is just 3mm. The wagon’s equipment must be a warning triangle, a first aid kit and a reflective vest, which you must always use when leaving the village outside the village. The GPS device may not be located in the center of the windscreen. Ten-day electronic highway toll costs 10 Euros and you can buy it via the internet.

Winter tires must be in the period from November 1 to April 15 and under unfavorable conditions outside this period. The minimum tread depth is 4mm. You need at least a warning triangle, a first aid kit and a reflective vest with reflective tapes for all passengers, which you must always use when driving out of the village. The ten-day highway stamp costs 9 Euros, some of them paying additional tolls.

In the mountain regions of Lombardy, Trenton, Valle d’Aosta and Piedmont, you must have winter tires from 15 November to 15 April regardless of the weather. You must have a warning triangle and safety clothing for all passengers. On toll freeways, tolls are about 6 Euros for 100km.

Winter tires are not mandatory, but the Pneus neige may be ordered by you. The minimum tread depth is 3.5mm. The warning triangle and reflective vest is mandatory and the test must be within reach of the driver. On motorways tolls are collected around 9 Euros per 100km.

The bikers learned about safety on the roads

Last year, 60 motorcyclists died on Czech roads. So the police, in co-operation with bikers, have decided to organize an event to reduce the number under the motto of “bikes down”.

The Directorate of Traffic Police Service of the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic, in cooperation with the Association of Training Centers for Drivers of the Czech Republic, a preventive action aimed at the safety of motorcycle drivers on the polygon. The aim of the project was to present new safety features, mediate practical training and improve motorcycle drivers, but above all to reduce the consequences and the number of road accidents caused by bikers and to educate all road users.

“The interest was quite large, about two hundred bikers arrived, passed about 80 kilometers along the roads and then on the polygon they were prepared for a program of driving skills, traffic tests, demonstrations of the latest safety features because unlike car drivers , nothing but safety clothing does not protect, “said police spokeswoman Monika.

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Part of the program was also a demonstration of new safety vests of the Police of the Czech Republic, which uses a helmet and to protect themselves from injuries in the fall of the motorcycle. “It is obvious that the safety vest works as it is, seals the hull and fixes the helmet, so when the fall falls, the biker will save,” Pavel of the Police Department confided with his feelings, who demonstrated the present operation of the new vest which is sewn-on reflective tapes.

In addition to rides and safety features, a show of motorcycle and quad bike riders was also included, and they did not hesitate to engage the audience. The action has shown that motorcyclists should be aware that they are more vulnerable than vehicle drivers and even the best equipment is not a guarantee of a safe ride if a biker goes risky and does not adapt the speed of traffic, weather and traffic density. “Special caution should be exercised when driving, especially if there is foliage, oil spills on the road, various unevenness such as bridge joints, transition to another surface or cobblestones,” the police spokeswoman said.

You are visible. You are safe

This is another edition of the “You are visible. You are safe” campaign, organized by the Provincial Road Traffic Center in Radom and the Marshal’s Office. Over 120 students of grades I-VII received reflective vests. They had the opportunity to practice their skills on a bicycle obstacle course. They also familiarized themselves with the rules of first aid and safety in road traffic.

Today, children got sets with four reflective elements. These are two reflective tapes that can be put on your arm, leg and two pendants, which you can attach to your backpack or keys – said Tomasz from the Marshal’s Office.

In addition to education, safety and health are in the first place. This campaign should be promoted by all schools to make young people aware that safety is the most important thing for their lives – said Tomasz, director of the ZSO.

Every action that will save human life is the most important one. If any visible and visible reflection allows the car not to enter only one person, then it is already a success – said the councilor of Amazonia regional council Lessen.

The Grope police and fire brigade were also involved in the reflective action.

Reflectors are very important, especially important among the youngest ones. There are no sidewalks in this area, which also significantly affects safety. In addition, now it is not clear enough yet, when children go to school, so they will be able to use these reflections for their safety as much as possible, a press officer of the Pavia Police Headquarters.

Director is used to several “reflective” trips a week, but he also sees the effects. The campaign is bearing fruit. – It’s getting better. First of all, it is caused not so much by fashion, but the fact that producers and clothing and those reflections go with the times. It is no longer like one type of hangers, one color. Various reflective fabrics are used in bangles, vests, though even toys, mascots, bags and it is more and more visible on the streets. This is also visible among people who actively play sport. We start to look after our own safety – said Radius.

“A dangerous cyclist on the way to work”

On Thursday, you could meet the mayor Krzysztof Kaminski and the head of the road to Savoir Suisse, giving the cyclists reflective vests. A joint police and city hall called “Safe cyclist on the way to work” covered 50 people.

Between 6 and 8, the road police officers focused their activities in those regions, in the morning the most cyclists who commute to work on two-wheeled vehicles appear – informs Ursula, spokesperson of the KPP. – We encourage you to wear hi vis vests, not only in the evening but always on the road. To a large extent, the vest which has reflective tapes on it can increase the visibility of the cyclist, and thus his safety on the road.

It is worth noting that the reflective vest does not release from the obligation of proper lighting and bicycle equipment.

From year to year, cyclists from Lodz have more and more communication routes designed for them, which increase their safety – says Savoir Suisse, head of the Road Traffic Department of the CPP. – I remind drivers of cars that parking on bicycle lanes threatens to receive a 100-zloty ticket and 1 penalty point.

The high-visibility vest is a hazard prediction tool

The French start-up CAD.42 is developing a tool for predicting danger and productivity management for construction sites. The solution, which collects position data from equipment and personnel, communicates in real time connected with PPE that warns of the imminence of a risky situation. And the high-visibility vest is a hazard prediction tool.

One in ten workers is injured every year in France. Based on this observation, the founders of the CAD.42 start-up have created a predictive hazard calculation system dedicated to construction sites, quarries and mines as well as the world of industry and energy. Jean-Philippe Panged, the co-founder and president of the entity created at the end of 2016, say that it amounts to “equipping the companions and the tools of very precise position sensors”. The data that are collected by these sensors are sent to the cloud and processed in real time to allow the detection of risk situations instantly.

A video shows the example of a worker working under a crane: “The smart safety vest detects the entry of the companion into the cone of danger, it triggers a warning light and sound”. In fact, the vest starts to sound and LEDs integrated into the reflective tapes produce flashes in order to attract the attention of the crane operator and the wearer of the connected EPI. The situation can also be viewed live on the digital model of the site manager. By positioning each element equipped with a beacon to within 30cm, it is possible to avoid machine-pedestrian collisions, to secure isolated workers and to dynamically mark risk zones in the case of simultaneous interventions.

Pedestrians without reflective elements at night will be fined

People who go out in the dark or fog, that is to say, in low visibility, as pedestrians on the road between two villages, will face a fine of up to two and a half thousand crowns if they do not have reflective tapes on their clothes. It plans an amendment to the Act on Road Traffic, which was approved by the government.

“I’m not a great supporter of repressive intervention. We should explain to pedestrians that this is for their safety, but our legislators have persuaded me that there is a need to sanction. “Transport Minister Dan Wok said the YO movement.

Sanctions in the law, which will now be judged by MPs, are proposed from 1,500 to 2,500 crowns. “I hope it will be as little as possible that people will also understand that they need to be seen when they go by night through an unlit road between two villages where the driver has no chance of seeing them. It is very dangerous. “the Transport Minister explained.

His office originally wanted it to be valid even within the municipalities, but the government’s legislative council was exempt from the proposed amendment.

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The law will also be a new duty to clean the vehicle from ice. “The situation when the truck gets out and the water freezes during the pause will start and a huge piece of ice falls on the car after it is very dangerous. Or when someone is in the mountains for a week, he does not want to get his car up and he thinks it’s going down when he goes, which puts the other road users at risk. These are the things that deserve a solution. “he said,” What will the law do? ”

The draft also gives the traffic police the power to detain the driver of the vehicle registration certificate due to the poor technical state of the car.

Work in coal mines is now safer

Ostrava – OKD Mining Company has issued an up-to-date report, according to which preventive measures, such as wear safety clothing which sewn-on high light reflective tapes, have been strengthened to reduce the number of industrial accidents in coal mining.

According to OKD spokesman Cobol, this year, 25 percent of injuries were less than in the same period of last year. While last year there were 256 injuries, this year only 190. It was not just OKD employees but also other companies working in mining. Fatal accidents were last year, three this year, from the supply companies.

“The extraordinary emphasis of OKD’s management on prevention and billion-dollar investment in new mining technologies and protective equipment brings its fruit. In the first nine months of this year, the number of registered injuries of OKD employees and workers in supplier organizations decreased by 25 percent year-on-year. The crash rate dropped by about 27 percent to 8.08. The most common cause of injuries is long-term poorly or poorly estimated risk or violation of work discipline. That is why we are trying to intimidate even more people that they are responsible for the health of their own and their colleagues underground. “Cobol said.

OKD has calculated from long-term statistics that the riskiest month is September. This month, she announced a month of work safety.

Significant reductions in industrial accidents are attributed to billions of investment in modern technologies that reduce the proportion of direct labor and the introduction of new protective equipment. Employees are also encouraged to avoid workplace accidents. Among other things, they compete for a car.

“Work safety at OKD definitely influenced the completion of the modernization of mining technologies, to which we have invested about 9 billion crowns since 2008. At the same time, it was a complete replacement of the protective and technical aid of miners for more than 0.5 billion crowns, which were the largest modern investment in this field within all Czech companies. Employees were given new work shoes, scarves, self-rescuers, personal flashlights, shirts and trinkets with reflective materials, dangerous gas detectors, and other tools and equipment. In addition to the car competition, the best teams of ten thousand dollars earn in the competition for a safe workplace. “added Cobol.

Reflective elements to buy in drugstores or pumps

Just a few months ago, a campaign was launched in which the police gave out reflexive accessories. From Saturday, however, it is compulsory to wear reflective vests outside the village on the unlit roads. “Yes, we have been seeing an increased interest in these reflective elements for a long time now, and it will surely be even bigger now,” Dagmar. “The biggest interest is for jacket ribbons and what can be glued, “she said.

Salesman Dagmar presents some reflective materials. Not only in drugstores can people buy these accessories, but also at petrol stations. “Now people are buying a lot as the amendment came out,” confirmed Tank Ono employee in Plane and Lunacy, which has sold all sorts of products sold to CS Benzene and needs to be negotiated, and the necessary equipment is also available in shops with sports equipment, in cycle shops, in outdoor goods stores or in stationery.

Police officer Skolt advised us to search for mandatory reflex equipment in the automotive or bicycle shop on TGM. He knew with certainty that they had to tape tapes. Other places did not attack him. The chief police officer of Vessel and Lunacy also listed several places, such as a shop and a bicycle repair shop or work equipment in the square.

“We are now going to see if people are getting enough labeling, but we do not want to punish them immediately, rather we will get acquainted with the new law,” said Viet.

Lukas Kuaka, Mayor of Alcove near Vessel and Lunacy, will take up the new role in the assembly. “We do not sell any reflective tapes anywhere in Lvov,” the mayor realized, and there is a real situation where people are going to go home in the dark over the unlit roads. “I have to look somewhere on the Internet, what and who did not think, “the mayor said, not imagining that they would open a store with such goods in the village. Lvov is a small village with 94 inhabitants, but with extensive tourism. This is a popular chat area with more than 70 recreational facilities.

“We will give our deputies an evening of heads together and we have to think of something, we will be doing this problem, thank you for the warning,” summed Lukas Kuaka.

Unmarked cyclist in the dark is suicide

Being on the bike in the dark and at night driving at least with the blinkers (front white, red), it is clear to everyone. Experts, however, increasingly emphasize that only blinkers are not enough. The best visibility of a cyclist should be supported by a distinctive reflective dress or at least a variety of reflective materials.

This is also the case at the beginning of spring when we are happy to go on a bike, but it is still dimming relatively soon.

In our little test, we tried to compare different types of clothing and enlightenment of the cyclist. We shot the camera from the car as it is in the dark and at night it can be seen from a passenger car one who drives in dark clothes without any reflective warning. We compared him to a cyclist who switched on the rear flashing light and the other who took the reflective tapes on his left hand and leg. The last photos include a biker who invested in high-quality “shining” outfits, such as reflective vests, sleeves, trousers, and leggings.

You see a clear difference in your photos. Even more eloquent is a video. In any case, it has been confirmed that the better the gear and night gear the cyclist has, the safer the ride. We are sure to recommend the front and rear blinkers with the most outstanding lighting elements.

The test proved to be excellent, though not a cheap option for driving in the dark and dark, with a set of complementary reflective clothing: a padded vest, sleeves, trousers, and trousers, or a reflective cap under the helmet. We were most surprised at how bright and functional the shining sleeves were on. Everything that moves and is sufficiently illuminated and distinct, increases the visibility of cyclists and therefore safe.

By the way, said a set of thermal reflective accessories has another advantage. The cyclist is warm at the same time as the evening cools down. Not to mention that the little pieces fit well into a small backpack. Reflective bikes or at least clothing with reflective tapes are now available to the absolute majority of well-known cyclists.

New on the market: Lighting suit in the dark

BESIP sends clear SIGNAL: “See Me!” In the fourth year of Signal festival, he wants to highlight the importance of using reflective materials and show a new pedestrian visible trend. On the Fruit Market in Prague, for four days, human beings literally light up.

“It is important not only to see but also to be seen. Especially for pedestrians as the most vulnerable participants in our operations. For visitors to our BESIP Point, we will have reflex tape ready as a basic security element of visibility. We also want to show how clothing with reflective elements cannot only work but also look good. That is why we have prepared a proposal for a collection of sportswear for women, and we will introduce other ways of using reflexive materials, especially for children. “says Martin Farrar, head of BESIP, to add to the unique festival:

“Because it is a festival of light, we will also show the future of pedestrian visibility. We contacted the Technical University of Liberec, where they patented the unique use of nanotechnology to illuminate various items, including clothing. While others illuminate various objects, our presentation will be lit by people and dummies in shining clothing. ”

BESIP, in cooperation Active ČR’s “Transport No. 1”, has prepared an exhibition on the Oven try in Prague based on reflexive elements, from their use to clothing to more and more popular reflective tapes. An attractive part of the exposition and a look into the future will be the use of active light on clothing. Dresses of Slovak designer Susana will be seen, the lighting elements for women’s dresses and accessories as well as the use of this technology in the near future: from alert vests to rescue workers to accessories for athletes.

BESIP security patrols will also be part of the festival and will help to ensure the safety of people traveling along the festival’s path in bright shining clothing. “By working with the university and the company that is in charge of commercial use of the patent, we are among the first to get the final prototype vests that not only meet all the parameters in terms of the use of reflective materials, but they are also equipped with illuminating elements. This adds a new dimension to pedestrian visibility, “adds Martin Farrar.

“However, it is important to stress that such an outfit requires an active source, and for the visibility of pedestrians, there is something extra. By law, the pedestrian outside the village must be equipped with reflective elements and any light, even self-evident and visible, is not sufficient. It must always be used in combination with reflective materials, just in cases when a light comes out of energy. “he says.

Let us add that, as of 20 February this year, an amendment to the law applies, which clearly sets out pedestrians outside the municipality to be obliged to wear reflective vests that are visible to all other road users, i.e. front, back, and side. In this sophisticated period, it should be remembered that the reduced visibility is not only the time from sunset to its exodus but also fog, heavy rain or snowfall, so reflective elements are mandatory under these conditions even at the time of day.