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The blatant response of a police in safety vest

A police officer in safety vest driving a motorcycle recorded by a citizen in a street in Bogota, who complained about taking two other people on board when the rule requires that in this vehicle a maximum of two passengers mobilized and prohibited from transporting Children under 10 years old.

 

When asked if the bike was for three or two (passengers), the safety uniformed gave a surprising and blatant answer. This was justified by carrying a girl in the middle of it and the barbecue.

 

In the video, which has gone viral in social networks, it also observed that the passenger in the back does not wear the reflective vest also required by law. Had it been another citizen surprised by the transit authorities, the punishment would have included a fine and the immobilization of the vehicle, with the expenses that this represents.

 

 

Remember the safety equipment before starting a road trip

The drivers are increasingly rushing to use their vehicles and it is common to drive with cars that exceed 10 years, an age in which they increase the chances of suffering breakdowns. In this case, the safety equipment for car is necessary. When the car starts making strange sounds or gives problems in the middle of a journey, nerves should not carry you away and it is better to act calmly and respecting the rules. To avoid lying on the road, it is best to ensure that the vehicle is in condition beforehand, if it has passed its revisions and does not give problems, it is more difficult to stop working suddenly.

 

Before you get behind the wheel, check also that you have all the required documentation and, of course, check that your policy is in order and inform yourself of all the guarantees you have and before what problems you can resort to your insurance. For example, not all companies offer assistance when your car suffers a puncture or stops on the road. Others cover even the journey, stay in a hotel if you are away from home, and need accommodation.

 

What happens if the car breaks down while driving?

When your car starts to suffer problems, chances are you have time to detect it and take it to a workshop without needing a crane. If it stops, working suddenly while you are in town, getting help will be easy for you. The biggest problem is on roads, where you expose yourself to a more dangerous situation. Keep a reflective vest is good for your safety on road.

 

In addition, you will have to point out the accident with the emergency triangles. Placing them is very simple: on freeways or motorways you will have to place a triangle at a minimum distance of 50 meters from the back of the car and, on two-way roads, you will also have to put one on the front. Remember that whenever you are out of the car you will have to wear a reflective vest. If you do not, you run the risk fined or another driver will not see you and suffer an accident.

 

When everything signaled, it is time to contact your insurer or a roadside assistance service. While you wait, stay out of the circulation area and preferably inside the vehicle, unless you are standing on the road. If you go outside, stay behind the guardrail with the safety vest on. First, keep calm while you wait for help to arrive and act with caution.

Reflective vests distribute to children for safety

The campaign “Wheels stopped, children safe” to keep the road safety and protect schoolchildren from the dangers of the road has been launched.

 

The Office of Accident Prevention, the TCS and cantonal police are launching a new prevention campaign in collaboration with municipalities and schools. “Arrested wheels, safe children” wants to encourage motorists to stop completely when approaching a pedestrian crossing. According to the BPA, 42% of children aged 5 to 14 who had a serious accident or death were on their way to school at the time of the accident.

 

Difficulty in assessing distances

Children in Reflective vest also have trouble when they estimating the distances and speed of vehicles. They are taught to cross a pedestrian crossing only when the car is stationary. Motorists should not be content to slow down when approaching a passage.

 

This campaign has been running since 2015 with a strong media presence, says the joint statement of the boa, the TCS and the police. More than 90% of motorists know and understand it. In addition, the TCS will distribute more than 80,000 safety vests this year to first-year students.

Road safety: high visibility vests to motorcycle drivers

Around the world, 3,400 people die every day on the roads. Recent studies have shown that 23% of traffic deaths occur among motorcyclists. In Cameroon in general, and in the city of Douala in particular, the figures for motorcycle accidents are becoming more and more important because of the lack of knowledge on the part of drivers of these two-wheeled vehicles in terms of road safety. Still across the national triangle, 70% of the causes of traffic accidents are human. “Motorcycles face higher hazards than cars and other vehicles. In fact, the reduced size and less stable nature of the motorcycle, the potholes, the uneven heights between the tracks and other irregularities or objects expected on the road pose a serious threat to the safety of the motorcyclists, “Kimono observes.

 

The boss of the brewery apartment company Diageo group was speaking during a sensitization session for motorbike drivers organized by its structure on Saturday, October 14, 2017 in Douala. The event chaired by Kim Noun Nana Thierry, secretary general of the Littoral region and representative of the governor in the proceedings room of the company based in Basso district, gathered more than a hundred drivers residing in Douala. Guinness Cameroon SA also took the opportunity to give these carriers reflective vest. According to the boss of Guinness Cameroon, this is an effective tool for reducing the risk of accidents because it allows day and night for the person riding the bike to enjoy greater visibility on the road.

 

“Your commitment is proof that we can count on Guinness Cameroon,” said Willy Kenner, president of the motorcycle drivers of Douala 5th district. The latter took the opportunity to call the brewery to accompany of Douala in the process of obtaining driving licenses. While recalling the importance of the mode of transport by motorcycle in the city of Douala and in the remote areas, the secretary general of the Littoral region called the beneficiaries of these chasubles to make good use of it. “These chasubles are not just clothes. I invite you to make good use of it to reduce the accident rate in Cameroon, “said Kim Nana Thierry.

 

In five years, Guinness Cameroon says it has already distributed nearly 200 thousand high visibility vests to motorcycle drivers in Cameroon. “We are trying to do our best to assist the state in this effort to secure the road,” said the CEO of Guinness Cameroon. Throughout his speech, he has repeatedly called on motorcycle drivers to avoid any alcohol consumption when they are called on to drive. The representative of the regional delegation of the Littoral transport at this event hailed this initiative which frames according to him with the objectives fixed by the Ministry of Transport.

 

Students to cross safely with wear safety vest

If there are qualified people to estimate the dangerousness of the pedestrian crossings near the schools, it is the “yellow reflective vest” that are responsible for crossing the street to schoolchildren and college students throughout the city. Myriad Uterus has been crossing students for more than 5 years at the edge of the college of the school city. It allows students to cross the Avenue to reach the buses parked at the Rhine-Danube esplanade.

 

Find our complete file on the security around the schools in the Republican this week, available in newsstands or digital version by clicking here.

“I received training by the Municipal Police of Armanda. From the first day, we are confronted with the problems of the field. During the training, I was taught how to position myself to get the students to cross safely. I always position myself on the same sidewalk as the kids. In addition, the officer in safety vest is regularly monitored by the municipal police services, to verify that it complies with all the usual precautions.

 

College students are used to following his instructions and waiting for his agreement to cross. “Children are not too much of a problem. Some high school students prefer to cross alone because they are tall but in general, each crossing is secure, “says Myriad Uterus.

 

If she crosses the children in groups to be visible and to guarantee them greater security, she herself runs into the dangerous behavior of the motorists. “Almost every day, I see drivers accelerating in this area, especially when a train arrives. It’s a street where people drive very fast. Sometimes, some motorists force the passage. “A few days ago, a car passed while I was still in the middle of the road.”

 

Yet the agent is very easily recognizable, his yellow vest and his “light saber” red, allowing him to stop vehicles. But she wants to point out that people, who are used to it, drive carefully.

 

The yellow vest is soon mandatory for delivery men

Like motorists, drivers of a two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle will be required to wear a high visibility vest when traveling.

 

As of January 1, 2016, all drivers of a motor vehicle with two or three wheels (motorcycle, scooter …) or a motor quadricycle not bodied must have a high visibility vest commonly known as “yellow vest “. Professionals who use these means of locomotion in the course of their work (couriers, delivery men …) are no exception to the rule. Indeed, they must have this vest on them or in storage of their vehicle (net, trunk …). In addition, they must wear it before leaving their vehicle in case of immobilization on the roadway or its surroundings following an emergency stop.

 

And be careful, the driver who does not respect these new obligations may be penalized. The non-possession of the reflective vest will be liable to a fine of € 11 (up to € 38) while forgetting to wear the safety vest when getting off the vehicle following a stop emergency will be sanctioned by a fine of 135 € (up to 750 €).

 

However, by exception, the police court may decide to charge the employer the payment of fines. In fact, given the circumstances and working conditions of the driver (the pressure exerted by the employer to shorten delivery times, for example), the fine may be paid, in whole or in part, by the employer.

Be careful therefore to provide your motorcycle two-wheelers with a safety vest from next year!

False employees in yellow vest steal works of art

A duo of vandals seized a dozen mosaics of the street artist Invader in broad daylight.

Who are the smart guys, wearing a fluorescent yellow vest, flanked by a large ladder and rolling in Mercedes “who pretend to be agents of the City of Paris” and come to pick up in daylight the works of the street artist Invader?

 

The question stirred Twitter. Some Parisians, believing that the City was at the origin of this initiative, were offended. Pierre, twists, adds: “2 possibilities: it is about residents who asked to remove it, or they are thieves.” The controversy went back to Jerome Comet, the mayor (PS) of the thirteenth, who knows the artist well and whose works are particularly present in the borough, as well as at the Hotel de Ville.

 

For several days, this funny crew has been seen attacking the famous mosaics that bloom on the walls of Paris, representing the little guys “Space Invaders” inspired by the video game of 1978. And who can resell expensive… The procedure is peculiar: one of the false agents in yellow reflective vest, perched on a ladder, seeks to take off the work, the other, down, eventually answering the questions of passers-by, like “We are from the City”! When their job is over, the duo goes back to Mercedes!

 

“At no time was it asked to remove these works”

“At no time was it asked to remove these works,” said one of the spokesmen of the Paris City Hall yesterday, who says on the contrary “in total support to Invader” . The pseudo agents in fluorescent vest have also by the look of the agents of the DPE (Directorate of cleanliness and water) who dressed in green, ensure the cleanliness and maintenance of public space.

 

“These flights are a problem, regrets Jerome Comet. Moreover, boulevard Saint-Germaine, at the level of Odeon, a condominium, proud to have on its wall a mosaic of the artist, protected it by putting a glass anti-theft! In Paris, many of these works on the walls are incomplete. People are trying to take off without success. The artist, who cannot complain because he sticks his mosaics at night, masked and most of the time without permission, uses, by design, glues more and more powerful!

 

Road safety: mandatory yellow vests for bikers

In recent days, a new accessory is featured prominently in the product line for two-wheelers: the safety vest. Mandatory for motorists since 2008, it is now essential for drivers of mopeds, motorcycles and scooters. “This is a classic vest as motorists have in their vehicle for a few years now,” says Stephen Brooches, manager of a store in Limoges in Haute-Vienne.

From 11 to 135 Euros of fine

 

There was no increase in sales of this vest to wear in case of accident. Offenders are subject to sanctions: 11 Euros fine in case of absence of reflective vest, and 135 Euros if they do not wear it after an emergency stop. A new obligation is that does not please bikers. On the professional side, some have already equipped their scooters.

 

Safety vest is mandatory for the safety of drivers

They have been mandatory since 2008, for the safety of drivers. However, according to a study conducted for the Enterprise Rent-A-Car rental company, one in four French citizens does not have a safety vest or a pre-signaling triangle in their car.

 

Karl Lagerfeld had promoted it in 2008, but 9 years later, 24% of French people still do not have in their car the famous yellow vest, to use in case of emergency. This is the result of a study Optimum Institute / Enterprise Holdings, conducted for the car rental Enterprise Rent-A-Car. However, in case of incident, the driver must wear this vest before leaving his vehicle, to be sure of being seen by other motorists.

 

Priority in the event of an incident: getting safe

With the yellow vest, the legislation also imposes the presence in the vehicle of a pre-signaling triangle, to indicate to other road users the presence of a car stopped on the side of the road. But again, the French do not seem better informed. 22% of respondents say they do not have a triangle in the passenger compartment.

 

“In emergency situations, the priority is to be safe, to have a yellow vest and a pre-signaling triangle,” recalls Christophe Raymond, director of studies at the Association Prevention Router. road, stop as far as possible from the roadway, put the life jacket on and take all occupants to the right, then secure the incident site, placing it 50 meters upstream of the vehicle, or before a turn “.

 

135 Euros fine in the absence of vest or triangle

On highway, Christophe Raymond advises to pass quickly behind the barrier, to get in safety. As the vehicle is immobilized on the emergency stop band, it is not necessary to install a pre-signaling triangle. In the absence of the reflective vest and / or the triangle, the offending motorists risk 135 Euros of fine. Note that the driver must also have a breathalyzer in the cabin.

 

Police and insurance distribute yellow vests

Monday, October 23, 2017, in Lemieux, insurers and police distributed safety kits, including a yellow safety vest, to prevent pedestrians and cyclists, more vulnerable to winter time.

 

On Monday, October 23, 2017, police and insurance agents settled in Place, from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm, to distribute safety kits to pedestrians and cyclists in Lemieux. “Our goal is to make prevention with the most exposed users,” says Karina, mutual insurer of Poitiers. Inside the kit: a yellow vest, a reflective bracelet, and a prevention plate. All bag with a reflective band.

 

This distribution takes place this week because “every year, in the weeks following the transition to winter time, accidents increase by 40% for pedestrians”. In fact, the night arrives earlier and makes pedestrians and cyclists less visible. The National Federation of General Insurance Agents Associations and France Bleu distribute 10,000 kits and reflective vest in “the prefectures and sub-prefectures of France”.