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At what time should the reflective vest be worn

Last Sunday the regulations began to work. However, the fines for cyclists for not wearing the reflective vest and the lack of a decree have generated doubts and inconveniences for users.

 

The law of road coexistence that began to rule this Sunday, November 11, has generated several doubts and some criticism from cyclists, who have been forced to get off the road and comply with some rules such as a reflective vest, despite that these provisions were already in force in the transit law.

 

According to what is established in law, it is the Ministry of Transport that has to issue a regulation with “the technical specifications of the safety elements for occupants of cycles, such as helmet, reflective elements, brakes, lights and other accessories of security”.

 

However, this regulation has not been issued yet, so that for the moment the provisions of the traffic law in this regard continue to apply.

 

What’s wrong with the reflective vest?

In article 6 of the regulations for bicycles established in Decree 116 of the current traffic law, “from half an hour after sunset, until half an hour before departure and every time the weather conditions require, the drivers of bicycles traveling on a public road must wear a reflective vest, harness or belt.”

 

That is to say, that its use is not necessary throughout the day, but only in the schedules established in the aforementioned standard.

 

Meanwhile, as for the other elements of security, while the new decree is not issued, what is stated in article 5: “every bicycle must be equipped with plastic plates or reflective tape on the front and rear edges of each pedal Likewise, these will be located on the front and rear forks or, in the form of a circular arc, on the spokes of each wheel, in any case, red or orange reflective material cannot be placed on the front fork. ”

 

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.

Reflective vests – it’s worth having one in the glove compartment

In Poland, passenger car drivers do not have to have them, but they should. They cost only PLN 7-10, and they can save a life. In most European countries, reflective vests are mandatory equipment for cars and trucks (in some also motorcycles).

 

From July 1, the obligation to wear a reflective vest was introduced in Germany. Its absence means a fine of 15 euros. The obligation applies only to the drivers of cars registered in Germany, but for the sake of their own safety, it is worthwhile to respect it also with us.

 

In countries where reflective vests are compulsory, they must be worn whenever the driver and passengers have to leave the vehicle, like as a result of a breakdown or accident, on a highway or other road – except of course parking lots.

 

Reflective vests with reflective materials are already valid in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic (applies to foreigners), Croatia, Finland (you can have reflective tapes), France, Spain, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary and in Italy.

 

The regulations are not uniform – in one country one reflective vest in a car is enough, in others, all passengers must have it. In some countries, this obligation also applies to motorcyclists and cyclists, if they travel on roads after dusk.

 

Reflective vests – better to have than not to have

So what to do with a vest when planning a trip abroad? We advise you not to look for loopholes and use the maximum variant – take as many retro-reflective vests as possible for the number of passengers traveling.

 

The reflective vest costs from 7 to 10 zlotys. You can buy it at every gas station, in supermarkets, on the Internet. Let’s just remember to meet the norm – reflective vests are allowed in 3 colors: yellow, orange or red-orange. It must also have 2 reflective tapes at the front and back.

 

When buying a vest, do not forget about children, in the event of a car breakdown or an accident, they will be particularly vulnerable. Reflective vests must be carried in the cabin of the car, and not – as most drivers do – in the trunk. The point is to be able to put on a vest before leaving the car.

 

We would also like to remind you: in the event of a breakdown or accident, a warning triangle should be put in front of the car, passengers should get out of the car not on the road, only on the right side, on the roadside. It is not allowed to stay on the road without having to go down to the side or the barrier as soon as possible.

Are you going to travel? Check what you must have in the emergency kit of your vehicle

That a simple incident on the way to your vacation does not ruin the picture. The triangle, the reflective vest with reflective tape, and the extinguisher are not the only safety elements that you should carry in your car.

 

Ready and loaded suitcases, children with safety belts and entertainment prepared for several hours, crackers for the road, full tank, precise pressure in the tires.

 

Is there anything missing to start the trip? Well, do not forget to have the complete and revised safety kit, given that in case of an emergency situation it could be the difference between solving the problem or having a day of discomfort or even disaster on the route.

 

The National Safety Commission (Conaset) raises in its document “Book of the new driver” in its version for motorists that always before traveling the visibility is verified in the front windscreens, the rear window, and the side windows, it is checked that the mirrors have good visibility and that the doors are closed.

 

In addition, call to check that you have all emergency devices, which are detailed below.

 

Extinguisher

Remember that the fire extinguisher must have a load, not be expired and be located in a place that allows it to be used quickly and safely if needed.

 

Spare wheel

The wheel must be in good condition and be complete (rim and tire). This, except in special cases of the regulation.

 

In addition, you must bring the necessary elements for replacement.

 

Reflective triangles

It is advisable to have two equilateral reflective triangles in your vehicle. These should be red and visible both at night and during the day. In addition, they must be made of reflective materials that will not be damaged in the event of an accident.

 

Reflecting triangles must maintain stability and if used, place one in front of and one behind the vehicle.

 

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.

Traffic will fine pedestrians without a vest on the shoulder

The Ourense society increasingly uses reflective clothing when it comes to walking, especially at night, along the roadside, roads, and tracks, according to the provincial traffic chief, David Llorente, who recalls that a few years ago “I do not know I saw practically nobody with this type of clothes to be seen before the drivers “.

 

But the provincial head of Traffic is not satisfied, especially when so far this year a pedestrian died when walking by the OU-504, on its way through Loiro, without making use of any reflective material. Pretend that no person leaves home to walk, play sports or walk through an area enabled to drive vehicles, without making use of the vest. This Thursday began a campaign (affects all Galicia) to avoid abuses. The initiative involves the distribution of 700 high visibility vests among pedestrians in the province, including pilgrims.

 

The campaign was announced in the Government Sub-delegation by its owner, Emilio González, who was accompanied by David himself and the captain of the Traffic Subsector in Ourense, Ángel Rafael. “The objective is to promote the use of reflective elements, giving protection to pedestrians and vulnerable groups, such as cyclists and motorcyclists,” said González, stressing that citizens when using a road on foot must “ensure that they are being seen by others. ”

 

During the past year, 14 people lost their lives when they were run over by Galician roads, three of them in the province of Ourense.

 

So far this year, another six were killed by a car on Galician roads, one of them in Ourense. To avoid more deadly abuses, the Civil Guard will distribute 400 vests, while the Provincial Traffic Headquarters will deliver another 300 in the different talks that it is carrying out in social centers, schools, neighborhood associations, and social groups to sensitize the population with the sinister ones

 

David recalled that Traffic agents can punish pedestrians who do not use the reflective vest on the road. In this sense, the captain of the Traffic Sub-sector stressed that it is not a matter of sanctioning anyone for the fact that “it is to protect pedestrians, that they do not go out on the road without making use of reflective garments,” he said.

Nine out of ten reflective tapes do not comply with regulations

Nine out of ten reflective tapes checked by the Czech Trade Inspection Authority this year did not comply with the regulations. The tapes most often did not meet the requirements for photometric parameters and did not have a mandatory CE marking.

 

Inspectors of the Czech Trade Inspection Authority (CTIA) inspected 37 kinds of reflective tapes and found 33 deficiencies. The Inspectorate imposed 27 fines of CZK 317,000 on distributors.

 

During the check purchase, they interested in reflective tapes designed to protect consumers when traveling in low visibility on the roadside or on the roadside in a place that is not illuminated by public lighting.

 

Based on the results, the CTI recommended to consumers who use reflective tapes in low visibility to buy tapes with the necessary data, such as CE marking and manufacturer and product identification data. The inspections showed that at the same time, products meeting these legal obligations were also reflective. The CE marking is a declaration that the product complies with all applicable regulations and has undergone all appropriate assessment procedures.

 

Huge differences in the ability to reflect light revealed two years ago a joint test of 26 reflective tapes MF DNES and BESIP. At first glance, the strips look virtually the same – light green, plastic, retractable. In fact, it is not the color of the tape, but the amount and density of the special glass mass that provides a reflection of the light in the tape. The test showed that the ability to reflect light is the best of the sixty times the last. Complete test results HERE.

 

“At present, it is a regulation that pedestrians moving outside the village in low visibility at the roadside must wear reflective material or reflective vest to make it more visible to the driver. The area of such marking should correspond at least to the dimensions of the reflective tape,” says Eva, Press Spokeswoman of UNIQA Insurance Company.

 

“It is best to place the tape on the moving parts of the body, that is, the wrist of the hand and the ankles of the foot closer to the center of the road, because the motorists will notice them,” he advises and warns that a pedestrian who does not have reflective equipment on the equipment can be fined up to CZK 2,000.

 

“In the dark, there is even three times the risk of killing in an accident than in the daytime. Of course, the greatest risk is for pedestrians, two-thirds of them die on the road in the dark,” concludes Eva.

In the Omsk region in the middle of the night, a pedestrian was shot down to death

A man was walking along the road in the Muromtsevsky district. The driver of the VAZ “top ten” did not notice him in the dark and knocked him down. The pedestrian died on the spot.

 

Today, at four in the morning on the Omsk-Muromtsevo highway in the Muromtsevsky district, a pedestrian was shot down to death.

 

A 42-year-old man was walking along the road in the middle of the night. Apparently, there were no reflective vests on his clothes. At this time, a 50-year-old driver of the VAZ “ten” was driving toward Muromtsevo. In the area of 214 kilometers of the highway, he knocked down a pedestrian.

 

According to the press service of the regional department of traffic police, the downed man died at the scene of the accident before the arrival of the ambulance.

 

On this fact is being tested.

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.

The parish Extreme Way of the Cross will take place in April

In the parish in Myszyniec, the Records for the Parish Extreme Way of the Cross began. This initiative based on the EDK model, which takes place all over Poland. This year, parishioners and guests will have to overcome 16 km.

 

The Parish Extreme Way of the Cross in Myszyniec has a much shorter route than the classic ones. participants will start on April 5 with the Gadomski family, towards the basilica in Myszyniec. It’s 16 km.

 

Important information:

Collection at the basilica in Myszyniec at 20.00 (parking at the St. Martin’s Hall), transfer by bus to Gadomski (under the monastic house).

 

Beginning with a holy mass at 20.30 in the church in Gadomski

 

The participants go walking, in silence, in groups or individually, along the route from Gadomski to Myszyniec. Surface: asphalt, gravel, sand. On the route, there are marked points: stations of the cross. He is considered individually.

 

Completion after midnight in the basilica in Myszyniec, where the last station will be cleared.

 

Return home on your own.

 

Enrollment:

From March 31 (Sunday) to April 4 (Thursday) in the sacristy and the parish office. At the registration, participants will receive a package: a book with considerations of the crossroad station, EDK key lanyard, and ticket for a trip by coach from Myszyniec to Gadomski (cost PLN 10).

Important: minors are under the care of adults.

 

Safety rules:

You need to wear a reflective vest and a mobile phone, it is worth taking rain clothes, good shoes, a flashlight, patches for abrasions. PEDK lasts several hours, it is good to have a thermos with a warm drink, energy bars or other easy to store food.