Tag: reflective vests

No safety vests for conductors NS

NS does not intend to equip conductors with a safety vest. Those were suggestions after Monday showed that NS in the new tender for these vests had entered the ability to accommodate increasing the number to 10,000. Initially only the replacement of 700 vests Safety & Service employees. But NS says that such a margin is normal.

 

This allows the rail carrier know in response to the tender. According to NS is the standard that a contract shall include the possibility of ordering higher quantities than are needed. “Should there be need vests in the future, this train does not launch new tender to acquire the armor.”

 

Safety reflective vests

Now it’s wearing only employees engaged in security at NS Such vests and need to be replaced. Therefore NS Monday issued a tender for the new vests. It initially pinpoint the replacement of 700 jackets, but also includes the ability to deliver accommodate up to 10,000 employees’ from the second delivery year or when changing safety. “NS stressed, however, in a reaction to have no plans as well to equip conductors with a safety vest.

 

These vests with reflective tape protect the V & S employees from attacks by weapons and physical mewled. Verde let the carrier know aggression to counteract in other ways, such as shutting down the stations with turnstiles, the deployment of field agents and extra surveillance. Moreover, the carrier will improve public safety by from June on nights after 22:00 standard two conductors on the train and mobile V & S teams on the other nights.

 

Police will distribute reflective vests and belts

Pedestrians and passengers two groups of people, which in those days would turn the attention of police in Olin reason in both cases is the same: to be more visible. Reflective vests today 15 to 17 hours will be handing police a passenger in the passenger seat on the road at the entrance.

 

“In vehicles because in most cases is the only reflective vests drivers. Other participants did not, and so are often in danger when they move, for example in traffic accident site, “explained Olin police in safety vest.

 

According to her, more and more tragic accidents, which could often be avoided just that, if a person moving at dusk or in darkness have seen enough already from afar. If pedestrians can wear reflective tape on hand, it will be a greatly help.

 

“You will, together with representatives of road safety and traffic patrol handing pedestrians in Olin Street on Thursday,” said Lucie. The reflective belts handed out event was held by her between seven and eight o’clock in the morning.

The police fine nocturnal pedestrians without reflectors

When walking along the road outside the village at night or in poor visibility must have people wearing reflective vests or belts. The amendment to the Road Traffic Act, which imposes the obligation, acquired while efficiency this year on February 19, fine for this offense, the police began with the advent of autumn.

 

If it is now a pedestrian without reflector caught that it was in poor visibility along roadsides in a place where there is no public lighting, can receive fines up to 2000 crowns. Until recently, these policemen and pedestrians only spoke to them at roadside checks handed out free reflective tape.

 

Most of it ignores

Awareness, however, was not very effective. As for Tuesday’s press conference, said Head of Road Safety Ministry of Transport Martin Parson, most pedestrians ignore this new obligation or has reflective elements badly set. “From 1 to 24 October, there killed 56 people on the road, three more than in the same period last year. Of this, 13 pedestrians killed, “the director of traffic police Tomé.

 

Meanwhile, if the walker equipped in reduced visibility the reflective element of safety vest increases the distance at which the driver can recognize it, up to 200 meters. And that gives sufficient time for the driver to react in time and safely avoid pedestrians. The reason why she was required to wear reflective elements enacted is the fact that in the years 2012 to 2015 died on Czech roads total of 523 pedestrians – 303 of them at night.

 

Buy it without problems

“People mistakenly think that the reflective elements must be only in the dark. But it is not accurate, because clearly labeled and must be in the dark, such as at dawn or after sunset. The fog is advisable to have with you yet light source such as an electric torch, “recommended the pastor. Take the reflective elements can, for example, stationery, sporting goods stores are often even at the supermarket, in a newsagent, a post office and a gas station.

 

Price Reflective tape is usually between thirty and forty crowns. Even cheaper are Internet e-shops that offer them ever since fifteen crowns and reflective vests for adults from 100 CZK. It is necessary, however, to amount to credit for the service, which is often higher than the prices of the reflective element. Pedestrians who fail to comply with the obligation imposed by the law, not only threatens fines.

 

“They should also remember that without reflective material products run the risks that they will also have to pay some medical or other costs incurred in connection with a traffic accident,” said Roman Boesky Team of road safety.

Reflector at night – so you see the light

It’s dark, suddenly appears a cyclist on without wearing safety vest, you put out an emergency stop. The cyclist continues unchecked, you sitting with a beating heart behind the wheel. To experience something Hamburger motorists often: Because nearly 40 percent of the cyclists in the dark without light are traveling. It is not always made lightly. At the other extreme: bike, the same one driving disco with flash all-round flashing lights in rainbow colors. Here you can read about the rules there are and what is allowed.

 

What is allowed?

According to Road Traffic Licensing Regulations bicycles must have a white headlight and a red tail light of at least three watts and six volts. The light intensity of the light must be ten lox or more. “The beam must be at least tilted so that its center only half to five meters is as it leaves the spotlight,” said police spokesman Ulf the optimal setting.

 

The rear light must be at least 25 centimeters above the ground attached. In addition, reflectors (front white, pedals and spokes yellow, red at the rear) required. Admitted are also white reflective strip on the tires. Since 2013 bikes must have no more Dynamos. That is, lights are allowed plug – but only if the said reflectors are mounted. Furthermore: so Dirk Lau ADFC Hamburg “For cyclists the behavior duty also daily operational carry remains”.

 

Are there exceptions?

On road bikes under eleven kilos reflectors are not required.

Can I install additional lighting?

In principle, only the prescribed lights and reflectors may be attached. Colorful disco light and other effects are prohibited. Given also the popular power belongs saving flashing. “But when the lights in accordance with the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations, each wheel can be individually” says Lau. However, should not be blinded to other road users.

 

How expensive it is, when I’m driving without lights?

Theoretically, the light must always be switched on. Who plug lights; these must always have and at a control also can turn during the day. If one is without lighting the way, threatens a fine of 20 Euros. If one risks in addition other, there are 25 Euro. And if by an accident occurs with damage to property, even 35 Euros.

 

What should I look for lighting fixtures?

Racing cyclists need rather far glowing, narrow light cone. Mountain bikers and city cyclists better use a shorter, but wide floodlight. Who has many stops at traffic lights on his way, should install a lighting system that brings from start-maximum brightness. All lights must be approved by the Federal Motor Transport Authority. These lights can be recognized that they have the following characters: a wavy line, behind a “K” and the test number.

 

Dirk Lau ADFC still has a tip: “When buying LED lights should make sure that you can mount the bracket easily. The lights you take with usually when you park your bike. It is therefore important that the lamps can be easily removed. ”

 

What can I do to be seen well?

Lau holds a “with the legal regulations appropriate lighting” sufficient. “No cyclist must ride as a flashing Santa Claus in the winter,” he says. “Road safety is increased by adjusting the speed, especially motorists, not by safety vests or flashing bicycle helmets.” Who wants to play it safe, but can wear reflective vests or bicycle helmets.

Reflective vests for motorcyclists – a new quality

On the streets, we see more and more motorcyclists equipped with reflective elements such as safety vest or belts. Most often, unfortunately, are products of poor quality – for cleaning work; the application of a motorcycle is simply uncomfortable and often poses a threat.

 

On the initiative of motorcyclists create new products. To our store they were just a vest and reflective strips to the company Hen Visible. Reflective are made from materials 3M. As one of the few do not lose their properties in contact with water, and it is in poor weather conditions good visibility is paramount. Life jackets are made of perforated material so the wind flows around us while driving, and on the back is not formed balloon. Also included is a wide range of adjustment and long Velcro to prevent of the product while driving. Eliminated large plastic clamps that in case of accidents pose a threat to the driver of the motorcycle. This has all been tested and tuned by motorcyclists every day moving in a reflective vests and belts.

 

These reflective vests for motorcyclists are at the moment one of the most elaborate elements protective clothing motorcyclist in order to improve visibility. When using the highest quality materials we failed to keep an affordable price.

Is it worth it to have something like always with you and raise your safety and peace of mind? This question and leave you.

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.

Officers checked the driver with reflective vests

On reflective vests vehicles at Wednesday’s event focused transport traffic policemen. Drivers checked at the Ostrava section of the D1 motorway. They wanted to highlight the great increase in the number of people who were not on this traffic artery killed by another vehicle.

 

Mandatory reflective vest had in controlled vehicles for all drivers. “Some of them but she could not at first find it,” said the editor of CT under which police recommend that this safety feature should chauffeurs under the seat or in a door.

 

“Police in safety vest recommend that drivers in cars should also lead to the passenger,” said Rader. He pointed at the same time increase the number of persons who were this year on Czech roads withheld another car. According to police statistics, that is 95 people.

 

Most offenses committed by Poles

Most offenses on the D1 motorway Moravian-Silesian region have to his credit this year Polish drivers. Poles were also fined more than domestic drivers. This stems from police statistics, which previously provided the Silesian police spokeswoman.

 

By November of this year at the D1 highway in the MSR police recorded 3302 violations. “The Czech driver had committed 1,332 of them. 1,400 road traffic offenses committed drivers from Poland, 571 offenses were committed by other foreigners, “the spokeswoman said.

 

Two Polish drivers in reflective clothing in the November inspection exceeded the rate of more than 50 kilometers per hour. In ten other cases crossed the Polish driver the speed of 30 kilometers or more per hour, sixteen exceeded the speed limit by less than thirty kilometers per hour, as well as four driver’s Slovak nationality.

 

A serious accident in the region last year caused the Polish driver. Despite the red light drove a truck laden with plates at the railroad crossing. Barriers him imprisoned and then into his truck crashed train. Three people survived the accident. The Court considers that the Polish driver imposed a penalty of 8.5 years.

Volunteers wear safety vests are at the service of their village

Momentum seems to be born, pushing people to give a “helping hand” occasional village. These do not sulk-pocket savings in terms of labor.

 

They progress heads lowered in the tall grass, the steeple of the village piercing the sky away in this marshy area of ​​the valley or along a rolling county. They are generally identifiable by their fluorescent reflective vests and gloves, and hang a trash bag still too heavy. They erase the shame from tirelessly behind the perpetrators of illegal waste deposits, and do it for nothing. They are simple villagers taking things in hand, and a little over rural municipalities that are struggling to cope, as confesses Olivier Citron.

 

Washing machines, tires, bottles…

The mayor knows it can count on the action of the Exona association, which, twice a year, cleans the campaign, as will be the case on 3 December: “The town does not directly appeal to them, they are independent, but I have to admit that their action relieves municipal employees who could not make it to pick up.”

 

Pick up, but not just that, it’s also that fact, once a year – next time Saturday, March 11 – At the All ages association. “It’s now been two years since we organize this kind of beaten. It is from 15 to 20 pickers, and I would say that in the space of one morning, we subtract the nature around 300 kilos of rubbish, “says the President Martine. Some 90 glass bottles, not to mention plastic ones, but pieces of washing machines, tires … “It’s impressive, filled an entire trailer before sending it all to the dump. ” “That’s why we only accept children wear safety vest accompanied” says Martine, on behalf of his association, believes normal “this small gesture towards the village,” happy to provide garbage bags.

 

They repair the village

A village solidarity equally appreciable therefore, and also Boulancourt (terraced town Seine-et-Marne side), but we will also find another form this time. Is not this that was held in July the first day? If, and it has gathered a dozen villagers and elected officials around mini-sites that list Chantal, Associate Mayor 160 inhabitants: “We mainly remade the bus shelter, that is painted, with mounting a wall in front with his glass to cut the wind and rain the students waiting since the early morning. A Way of the Cross, then in the nettles, was cleared and repainted, we punched a hole in the pavement and also quilted flowers … We for example, provided the paint, but it makes you realize savings at Workforce. ”

 

The delegate mayor evokes its scope of action: “A dormitory area, many leave work early to Paris and return late with reflective material at night; it was also an opportunity for them to meet, to invest a little in the life of town. I think this type of action could be developed in the future; it is also perhaps one of the solutions to budgetary problems encountered in rural areas. ”

 

There must also odd jobs to do there … City staff to troubleshoot. “Do not imagine that it is to work for people in their place, but it is true that it represents a significant helping hand,” says Chantal, grateful.

 

“A significant helping hand”

But it had been created as well as Augerville the mayor did not say anything when he praises the citizen service provided. “People swing their garbage in the woods, unscrupulous contractors toss their rubble, we find old doors or tires in the river, appliance along hiking trails … But, as it has have happened, are sometimes found an envelope with an address among garbage … “Out of respect flouted nature, Olivier Citron then called the gendarmes that provide a statement and initiate legal proceedings. What, no doubt, bring the offender in the right way? And relieve some of the unbearable task the volunteers of the campaign to rescue their town.

Illuminant with reflective material

“At the driver more space than the frame or on the running wheels is” noted on Friday a reader to post “Everything Is Illuminated” and referred to the reflective vests, available at the hardware store. He is absolutely right. In autumn and winter there are the cyclists in their own hands, to illuminate her silhouette in the dark in any form. This protects them and allows motorists often only to recognize them at all early.

 

Children get to school enrollment by the school or the German Traffic yellow vests or V-shaped luminous collar, they can coat the morning in the dark season. Your charisma is immense. And adults who are sporty machine often resort to neon-reflective vests. Depending on what date you drive, but the West is not necessarily the garment of choice.

 

This is now but no longer a problem. The fashion industry has noticed that more and more people with the wheel are traveling, and has responded. Since two or three years, is slowly improving, but continuously quote for daily commuters. There are beautiful bike fashions that are functional clothing, but not outer as such. The Jean producer has manufactured for the first time in 1895 Bike Pants. The trick is: The reflective jackets and pants are not only breathable, but also equipped with reflectors, which can fold out when driving the back or that appear when you roll up the trouser leg.

 

Commuters who cover long distances, the reflectors are not sufficient often. You access to sport jackets with reflectors on the arms and back. Some manufacturers equip their cycling jackets even with small LED light strip, such as here. Wolfgang has developed with the Institute for Reliability and Micro-integration high-tech jacket.

 

In the tissue red and white LEDs are integrated in the shoulder and back area. The lights are linked to the movements of the cyclist. They are controlled by means of a microelectronic system, sensors and control elements as well as switches and battery integrated into the jacket.

 

The circuit board is flexible and resistant according to Institute to moisture. You could even be washed in the washing machine, they say. In last year Wolfgang received for Sporty the Red Dot Design Award. Wolfgang wants to sell the jacket via a campaign early next year, by mid-year there will be the jacket also in stores.

 

Significantly cheaper and also very practical are reflective arm and leg warmers. They simply coat sleeve or pant leg. Which are much smaller driver bands – the modern form of trouser clip? They are made of truck tarpaulin, or giant cinema posters that hung at international film festivals on facades. They are wider than the classic trouser belts and have a Velcro which holds really well. For better visibility, a relatively large reflective stripe delivers. And who needs a bag, can now rely on models that reflect also. A model has been here on the blog presented.

Wrong reflector sewed problems with the safety vest

False start for the largest protective action that has ever existed in Germany: ADAC wanted to distribute nationwide 750 000. Safety vests to first graders at the beginning of this school year. In city and district court is probably not to think of a distribution before November.

During this and the next week the ADAC safety vests should be passed in the primary schools in the city and in the district court. But it is – for now – nothing. Klaus has all handover scheduled appointments in the Hofer primary schools – and already canceled again.

He said it is nothing else left, chairman of ADAC automobile club Hof said yesterday. Although the free ADAC safety vests already subject before in some schools, such as in primary school. But now you practically spend pro forma, in order afterwards to gather again and to the factory for repair, would be grotesque.

New handover dates not yet facts are clear. The city of Hof, consoles himself was, however, not affected alone. Nationwide to the west are distributed to 16,000 primary and special schools, he knows.

What exactly happened? The Franken post asked while referring to Nuremberg. Hildebrandt, traffic expert at the ADAC Northern Bavaria, says first: “Actually, nothing serious to the West.” However: “A reflective tape does not comply with the European standard on the nameplate.” Therefore, now run a large product recall, finally, many west had already been delivered to the schools. The official handover should take place within a week of action.

He regretted that the issue of security in the West City and County Court now delaying, on the other hand wants the ADAC let the reflective strips to the West but only sew new. “Move the handover dates only,” he promised. The revised with prescribed reflective strips safety vests to be sent to the schools again between 15 October and 9 November.

Trigger for the delay has been, according to Hildebrandt a voluntary, additional quality testing of the West after their arrival in Germany. One of the reflector strips did not meet the high requirements of the European standard in all respects. For everything else, he refers to the homepage.

“The Protectors indeed serve an important protective function, the partners of the action… But want to achieve the best possible safety standards. Schools that have received safety vests are asked not to this issue. The already delivered West will be picked up by the DHL again” is to be read here.

The reflective vests were produced under the direction of CWS, clothing supplier of the ADAC road patrol in China. To ensure the quality of the West, CWS had early taken extensive precautions to certify the west and prompted a quality assurance and on-site inspection.

“The West existed here numerous tests and the final full test,” it says in the statement on the website. They were made of absolutely contaminant-free and durable material, and be free of advertising.