Tag: safety vest

How many safety vests needed in a car?

Every driver must have a safety vest in his car. This is not mandatory for passengers but still recommended.

 

In France, the fluorescent safety vest with reflective tape is part of the mandatory equipment to have in the car since October 2008, in the same way as the pre-signaling triangle. The yellow vest must bear the CE mark of the European Community.

 

The Highway Code says:

 

“The safety vest shall be worn by the driver before leaving the vehicle, at night and during the day, whatever the visibility conditions, following an emergency stop”.

 

This obligation only applies to the driver of the car. It is not necessary to have a safety vest per passenger, even if it is recommended for the safety of all.

 

What is the fine if I do not have a safety vest with reflective material?

In case of absence of safety vest in the vehicle, you risk a fine of 135 euros, minus 90 euros (contravention of fourth class). You may also verbalize if your vest is not easily accessible from your seat. So prefer to store it in the glove compartment rather than hide it at the bottom of the trunk.

 

However, unlike a rumor launched on the Internet, you do not risk anything by putting your yellow safety vest on the dashboard on the sidelines of the protest against the fuel increase of November 17, 2018.

Roadshow on the security campaign of the ADAC Foundation

The ADAC Foundation is strongly committed to greater safety and visibility on the road and calls in the context of the “security action” to already actively practice the way to school with the children.

 

With the enrollment soon begins for many first graders a new and exciting period of life. Part of this is to master the way to school with all its challenges and to cope with different traffic situations.

 

The ADAC Foundation has put together ten tips that parents can use to help their children become self-employed on their way to school.

 

Practice the way to school several times before enrolling.

Explain why attentive behavior on the road so important is.

Point your child to danger spots.

Explain the dangers of increased collection and delivery around the school.

Train how and where to cross the road properly.

Explain why it is better to use pedestrian crossings and traffic lights use.

If possible, form small groups around the way to school

to master together with other children.

Allow enough time for the way to school.

Let your child wear bright clothes.

Through a safety vest with reflective tape or other reflective clothing

Children are even earlier and better for other road users visible.

Roadshow on safety action – Have fun and knowledge for children and adults

The successful roadshow on the topics of safety and visibility will once again be on the road to children’s and street festivals throughout Germany this year. At five hands-on stations, the children can learn a lot about road safety and give free rein to their creativity in designing a safety vest. Adults can also test their knowledge about safety and visibility.

If you have no safety vest in the car, you have to pay

Motorists must expect a fine from July if they have no safety vest in their vehicle. However, there is no obligation to carry – the Ministry of Transport points to personal responsibility.

 

Many road users in Germany must expect a fine of 15 euros from 1 July, if they have no safety vest in their vehicle. As reported by the “Saarbrücker Zeitung”, the Federal Ministry of Transport, led by Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), has fixed the amount of the fine in a new regulation.

 

According to the information must be carried in cars, trucks, tractors, and buses in the future, a safety vest sew-on reflective tape. Motorcyclists are excluded from the new rules.

 

Motorists should wear the reflective vest in the event of a breakdown or accident. However, according to the report, the new regulation does not provide for any obligation to carry. Instead, the Ministry “on the self-responsible action of road users.” The Federal Council had already decided in July 2013 the warning waistcoat. The carrying of a warning triangle has long been mandatory in Germany and in other EU countries.

 

In other countries higher fines

With the revision of vest Germany is now following the example of many European states. However, in other countries significantly higher fines are due than in the future in the Federal Republic, and their road users must also wear the safety vest with reflective material if it comes to an accident or a glitch.

 

For example, road users in Portugal are fined between € 60 and € 600 if they are caught without a warning vest. In Italy, violations of this nature are punished with at least 35 euros; In Spain, not wearing costs around 90 euros.

He walked in dark clothes without reflective elements: a pedestrian was shot down near Yekaterinburg

Yesterday, May 3, at the 53 kilometers of the Ekaterinburg-Polevskoy highway in the late evening, the driver of a VAZ-21214 car knocked down a pedestrian who was walking on his way in dark clothes without reflective materials or safety vest.

 

Behind the wheel of the car was a man born in 1937. In a sober state, he was driving at a speed of 55-60 km / h. In the middle of the roadway, in the opposite direction, I saw a pedestrian, braked sharply, turned the steering wheel to the left, but did not manage to get away from the collision.

 

Currently, on the fact of an accident, traffic police officers are checking. As a result, a pedestrian was injured and was hospitalized.

Airbag vest Hit-Air, a successful equipment

“Le Figaro” donned a biker airbag vest from the brand Hit-Air, in order to analyze its functioning and relevance. Equipment offered at a rate of 495 euros.

 

The Japanese company Hit-Air has marketed the first airbag safety vest for motorcyclists in 1998. The company today claims the title of the market leader, and even equips all bikers French law enforcement. Their range of products includes airbag vests that can slip over any outfit, as well as jackets with a directly integrated airbag.

 

We tested the simple vest, which represents between 80 and 90% of the sales of the manufacturer. Customers probably seduced by being able to place it over winter or summer gear depending on the season. The integrated airbag jacket is not as versatile, but it avoids to forget the vest at home by accident. The builder recommends a check of the vest and the gas cartridge (if it has not been used) from 5 years of seniority.

 

The Hit-Air system uses a cable that connects the vest to the bike. When the wire detaches from the vest, the airbags deploy in 160 milliseconds. The cable should be placed vertically, preferably hooked to the seat. If the wire is attached too far forward or backward from the driver, airbag release may be delayed in some situations. So that the vest does not inflate at all times, and that it triggers well when one is in danger, it will take a load of 30 kg to unhook the strap of the vest.

 

The time has come for us to put on this equipment, and to undergo an airbag release. First good point: the vest is lightweight, and should be forgotten quickly enough. Without giving us time to prepare ourselves mentally, Hit-Air teams unhook the cable of our vest. The gas passes from the cartridge to the airbags instantly. Our human senses, in any case, could not detect any latency between the moment when the cable was removed, and the one where we took the appearance of the Michelin Man. The transition is surprising, but not brutal. Inflated in this way, we feel protected, particularly in the cervical area that will be preserved by a real cushion of air.

 

According to the manufacturer, during a shock at 50 km / h, the energy of the impact is divided by two in the back, and three in the cervical. After an accident, it will be possible to reuse the vest if it is in good condition. If it is damaged, it will be covered by the insurance as a helmet. This device is charged 495 euros, and a gas cartridge is worth 25 euros. It is certainly not cheap, but it will be argued that spending money on our security is certainly not the worst investment.

Has the economy become more important than the safety and animal welfare?

Now we are in the season that is probably the worst for the track staff on our race tracks. Plus degrees one day, freezing the other. Snowfall, rain, and frostbite that cause every trainer to lie sleepless.

Lots of water on the course and despite attempts to get rid of the water masses after race four. It was considerably better on some parts of the track. On the run, however, the water was quickly back in place.

The picture above I took after the last race. Driving in the third and fourth tracks of the rally one wanted to avoid.

By the way, it was enough to be an interviewer on the track to be dirty from head to toe.

Ove A: “I hoped they would set up”

All the coaches testified of the same thing. Couldn’t see anything during the race. One had to try to listen to the sound where the other horses were.

Several felt they should be canceled during the race day.

They didn’t do them to fuck. They didn’t do it as bad losers. They did it because they were very scared.

I was just waiting for an accident myself.

Mats Djuse to attack after the victory: “Just to cancel”

Criticism was hard on the stall hill from coaches and coaches. Many thought that the track staff should have done in some other way.

It is possible that the assets were right. But it is also possible that they were wrong.

The track staff can at least not be raw because we have a very strange spring in central Sweden.

But without knowing how to take care of a course, it is possible to state that the course was not good. It was lousy. But apparently good enough for the banquet veterinarian to release the horses.

Now it is not just the Östersundstravet that has been hit by bad paths just this time every year. But there is no greater comfort when it does happen. Now we were in Jämtland this Wednesday lunch when coaches said it was deadly at work.

You chose to continue the race day and it went without accidents. Thankfully.

There is a caretaker controller and checks all horses and coaches before the race. It should be a safety vest and the wagons should be full. The horses should not be equipped with anything illegal.

Everything should be so careful. After all, security goes first.

Then they go out on a trotting track with life as an effort.

The path answers: “Get to that criticism”

Strangely, it was also when a coach chose to stroke his horse because he did not want to risk a new fork band injury. The verdict would be a 10-day start ban. In my ears, it sounds wrong with punishment when one considers that the injury risk on his horse is great. Shouldn’t trainers who guard their horses be hailed instead.

After discussion, the starting ban was lifted. Thanks for that.

It sometimes happens that competitions are canceled. You who follow the path know that it is not commonplace. It can happen when the spring thaw causes a risk of drowning or when the fog is dense. Yes, Boden set up a few years ago when it was minus 32 degrees.

I wonder which sport will continue its competition day when the active say that the arena is deadly? It is possible that there are some even if I do not come on someone’s straight arm.

Svensk Travsport is so clear that animal welfare and safety are the most important in our sport.

But is it not that the economy has become more important than both animal welfare and security?

If we ignore the economic. Who thinks it had competed clearly on Östersundstravet this Wednesday?

The DGT proposes new lighting solutions to reduce the number of accidents

The DGT does not satisfy its desire to reduce the number of accidents on Spanish roads, this time incorporating new elements and reflective materials that improve the safety and visibility of pedestrians at risk.

The number of deaths on the roads of our country was reduced in 2018 considerably, but the 1,180 deaths is an intolerable amount for the DGT. To achieve the reduction, the body considers new solutions.

In motorways and highways, 303 people died, of these, 20% were out of the vehicle, due to breakdown or accident. That is why they are considering new methods of lighting safety that allows the visibility of pedestrians on these roads.

Insufficient traditional methods

As vehicles are incorporating new assistants and technologies, safer driving systems can fail, so in case of risk we must resort to traditional signaling and safety promotion methods, but these must also be insufficient or be outdated

Reflective vests and safety triangle

As a result of the deceased being out of the vehicle, some would wear the obligatory safety vest, while others would not, and at any moment of negligence, imprudence or risk they were run over.

These triangles or vests with reflective tapes may not be fully effective, also dependent on the situation in which the driver is and thus reducing the visibility of these.

Likewise, both the Ministry of the Interior and the DGT are working to incorporate devices that alert of a risk situation with a higher rank. The only thing we do not know is whether they will replace traditional ones or adapt to them.

Be cautious in situations of risk

This new lighting security system that wants to incorporate the DGT is known as Help Flash, similar to a siren since it has a rotating light like that used by emergency services.

The Help Flash system would have a range of 1 kilometer so I would call the attention of drivers who might come a little absentminded. In turn, in the case of secondary roads where the speed is limited to 90 km / h, there would be an improvement in safety.

Light change in emergency vehicles

Consequently, this new incorporation would bring a change in the vehicles of emergency services. A change in their usual yellow or orange lights for blues like those that the police incorporate, within a period of two years.

In the new security format that the DGT wants to incorporate, it is detailed that Help Flash must expand a high visibility yellow light and have an autonomous power supply. However, we still do not know how far this idea of implementation will go.

Yellow camisoles for the youngest

The day-care centers in Berber and Goldenrod have been equipped with yellow safety vests for their walks.

Berber / Goldenrod l The action of the Public Insurance Saxony-An halt (SA) is now in its third year. Since then, around two dozen day care centers have been equipped with bright safety vests with reflective tapes nationwide. In the town of Trickster, two facilities were added: the day care center “Glottis Embarrassed” in Goldenrod and in Berber the day care center “Sonsofbitches”.

District director as the initiator

SA District Director Frank Meyer, responsible for northern Saxony-An-halt, was also the initiator on site. His idea for action arose when one day he drove by car in a place near a kindergarten group. Although there is a road safety campaign of the ADAC with safety vests for first graders, until then not for the youngest in kindergartens.

In Goldenrod and Berber, Frank Meyer and SA branch office manager Calf Doppelgnger each handed over a set of 25 safety vests to day-care centers. Not to take home, as Meyer noted. If children walk along the streets during their care period, they can strip the west. “Friday we are always on the forest day,” reported in Berber Kit director Nadine Schneider. Right on the doorstep of the establishment runs a busy country road.

The action is also supported by the police. “I’m thrilled,” said the Trickster regional area official Diet-mar Hart-wig. He accompanied the children as they crossed the provincial road, where the children now better attract the attention of motorists.

“With the reflective clothing, we also want to give all motorized road users a signal to always pay attention to children and to take into account,” said Calf Doppelgnger.

Reduce the risk of accidents

“We want to counteract the increased risk of accidents, which are exposed to the youngest inhabitants of the country on the road, by the highly visible warning vests something effective,” said Frank Meyer. Because children are quickly overlooked by motorists, they are more likely to be accident victims than other age groups. According to a traffic accident statistics of the Ministry of Interior accidents in Saxony-An-halt every ten hours a child and sometimes injured.

In its statute, the SA committed to charitable work. This also includes the promotion of traffic education for children. For example, the SA has been supporting a corresponding painting and drawing competition at elementary and special education schools in the state for 26 years.

Tear gas in front of the arena

Nemeses and the Yellows: An innkeeper closing his brasserie for the day warns the guests in front of the Black Block. His colleague in another restaurant initially thought the move was good, but now it was too much. The owner of a shop selling precious bullfighting devotional items does not think to lock up, and our hotelier has heard nothing of impending riots.

This changes when the old town becomes a staging area during the Saturday afternoon. For a while, the “gilet jauntiness” and the black uniforms of the CRS, the companies Republicans DE Security, perform skirmishes around the arena. Stones fly, trash cans burn, the scenery reminds of May 1st festivities in Nuremberg. Only come here no emergency vehicles, the streets are too narrow.

The Muse DE la Romania – one of the most beautiful places to study ancient life, a world-class presentation – closes in the tumult, the arena is also locked. On the square in front of it stands a sculpture of the famous matador Christian Montesquieu, called “Anime II”. He holds his metal cloth in the wind, a dumb Ola.

The police drive the protesters into the old town, and perhaps the reflective fabric wants to lure the officials in the confusing network of streets, squares, passages. There are some slightly injured and a few arrests, hardly any material damage. Obviously, the protest is not directed against local business people.

The yellow vest with reflective tapes is also a camouflage for democratic enemies

An international flamenco festival opens on the weekend in Nemeses. The vernissage in the early evening is canceled for security reasons, the premiere will take place later. We go down the alleys to the food, which two or three hours before were wrapped in acrid mist and echoed off the boots of the CRS. The restaurant is called “Impressive”, the unforeseen, unexpected.

Later, the bars are busy again. It is cold, but many guests are sitting on the Boulevard Victor Hugo, which leads from the Madison Carrie to the arena. The shop windows of the banks are broken, thrown in and sprayed: “Le capital Crest Du cacao” and “Velours!”, Thieves.

The safety vest with the signal color can cover anybody, no matter which color, it is also a camouflage for democratic enemies. Will the “tenth act” bring more people to the streets next Saturday, is it a small revolution?

The official’s fire cartridges in the streets. You can easily get caught between the fronts. Cite, bite, says a policewoman. We take a hundred meters to the entrance of our hotel at a run. The gas etched in the throat, tears in the face. Cite, bite! The yellow vests will not be forgiven that fast. Not even the global problems that they tackle by force, because politics fail in their eyes.

A reflective tour around the province is underway

Today, the students of the General Education School in Gemological in the Greece district received reflective tapes.

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

– Today the children got sets with four reflective materials. These are two wristbands that can be put on your arm, leg and two pendants, which you can attach to your backpack or keys – said Tomas Godzilla 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 this safety is the most important thing for their lives – said Atalanta Tomcat, the director of ZSO.