Tag: safety vests

The project force motorcyclists to carry the helmets and vests

If the regulations are approved, drivers and accompanying persons must wear helmets and safety vests, carry identification in plain sight They displayed in the Legislature the new project on modifications to the Regulatory Decree of the National Law of Traffic, with which it looks for to diminish the attack.

 

PRO legislators presented the initiative after a first public presentation on March 9, in an event that was attended by the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullish and the head of Buenos Aires Government, Horace, between other officials. Changes in the Traffic Law seek to combat crime on motorcycles and identify drivers who circulate in the City.

 

With this, it seeks to regularize the situation of more than 7 million motorcycles and will require an identification with the patent number on the driver’s and passenger’s helmets, as well as a reflective vest that will help identify the latter.

 

From the officials they trust that the project will be able to be approved “in three months,” according to the Clarion newspaper. However, they must twist the will of some detractors to reach the 31 votes needed in the Buenos Aires Legislature.

 

Those who oppose the measure are mainly the motorcyclists themselves, at least those who use their vehicle as a work tool. On March 15, hundreds of delivery and courier workers demonstrated in the center of Buenos Aires to express their disagreement. They point out that the identification of helmets and patents will not solve the insecurity, that they are being stigmatized and that in addition thieves will steal motorcycles, helmets and yellow vests from them and then make the outlets.

The T-shirt is a bigger shield than the bulletproof vest

“I do not feel threatened on missions. The context of where we go is problematic, but we pay attention to security. We are not subject to any governments or funds as organizations, so our protection is that we are an independent organization. We can do what we want if we negotiate the conditions in the place where we want to help. If the local community respects us, it is far more shield than if we had bulletproof safety vests and armed guards, “says surgeon Tomas, host of Personalities Plus.

 

“We do not have one, we have a dozen MSFs with a logo, and that’s enough protection,” he adds and explains how the work of an international humanitarian organization, a longtime member, works.

 

“It is essential to negotiate the terms with all parties to the conflict. If we did not do that, we cannot work there. When there was a security risk at some point, we had to leave the mission, but it does not happen often. We work to ensure that people who respect us have free medical care, which is very well in the environment, and these people are very happy, “says the surgeon in safety clothing.

 

We cannot rely on family

“Sometimes we have a lot harder here, because we cannot rely on our family, friends and community. People, such as Afghanistan, carry this much more bravely. Perhaps more, North Africans are mostly in the line of battle, knowing that they will be going to school in the morning, and they may not count all of them in the evening.

 

There are people around who carried the weight with them. It is their native land, even though there are forty years of civil war there. They stay with warning vest because they have mutual support. We do not have it here. Oftentimes we forget about the family and the people around us and we have unnecessary burdens. At the same time, I think that the basis is the support, comments the physician working in the war zones of the different situation and the concept of the community.

 

I did not forget the dream

Tomas Sebeka started his work on missions at his 33 years of age. “I did not believe long after school, even after the attestations, and I did not think I could be of any benefit to the MSF organization. I needed to use my tongue, I did not think my surgical experience was enough to help local people help and pass on their knowledge. I have been working on it for a long time; I have been looking forward to it for a long time. Fortunately, I never forgot my dream when I finally left my first mission,” he remembers.

 

The British are protesting against reflective vests

It is specifically about reflective vests modeled on police vests used by officers of motorcycles who ride motorcycles. They have a characteristic cut and a black and white checkerboard. The main difference is Polite, instead of Police.

 

Where does this opposition come from? According to the initiators of the campaign, the use of such high visibility vests means that road users perceive motorcyclists as police officers, giving the fans of two wheels unjust forums. What is interesting is the petitioners stand… motorcyclists, and some of their arguments are alive borrowed from Monty Python. Ed Elliott representing people who have problems with vests claims that they “destroy the cool image of motorcyclists.” In addition, “motorcyclists are replaced on the roads by yellow minions” and “individuals using vests pretend to be policemen, and this is not helpful or wise.” The petition is directed to not just anyone, because to Prime Minister David Cameron.

 

What is going on? We do not know very much, but it is certainly another version of the British sense of humor understandable only for British islanders. We know with confidence that vests with the word (instead of the Police) and modeled on police safety vests are quite popular among Polish bikers. Do you have a problem with that?

 

 

Children in reflective vest join the police station activity

On Thursday (24.08) on the premises of the Pavia Police Headquarters in Katowice, the “Open Command Day” was organized, in which about 70 children took part in a half-camp, everyone of them received a reflective vest, organized by the Social Integration Association Victoria in Katowice.

 

The aim of this project was, as in previous years, to familiarize children with the specificity of the work of the police as well as to create opportunities for an interesting way of spending free time. During the meeting, the officers of the Juvenile and Pathological Team presented equipment that was on police equipment, such as clubs, shields, helmets and bulletproof safety vests.

 

The police officers presented the structure of the unit and the tasks of each division. The children had the opportunity to get to know different types of service uniforms, service levels, as well as the work of forensic technician who showed how the traces are secured at the scene.

 

In addition, officers in safety uniform conducted preventive talks with children on the principles of safe behavior in various situations, including while staying alone in the place of residence, contact with strangers and safety of water reservoirs and rivers as part of the action “I’m being safe … by the water.”

 

The obligation to wear reflective vests was passed

MEPs adopted a draft law that would impose new obligations on pedestrians. It is about ordering to wear safety vests after dark. Pedestrians who do not comply with the order will face a fine of up to PLN 3,000. zł.

 

According to data from the Central Police Headquarters, in 2012 there were 10.3 thousand accidents involving pedestrians. 1167 people died in them. Although the vast majority of such events take place at pedestrian crossings and intersections, a great danger is associated with the movement of pedestrians on roadsides in an undeveloped area. At night, it is virtually impossible to see a pedestrian on time, which is not wearing reflective elements. In 2012, there were 447 accidents, and 59 people died in them. There are many indications that soon there will be fewer such events. SLD deputies prepared a draft regulation that imposed the obligation to wear a reflective vest on pedestrians moving after dark outside the built-up area along roads where there is no sidewalk.

 

Why is it so important? Pedestrian, walking after dark without reflective elements, is visible from a distance of only 20-30 meters. If the driver travels at 90 km / h, he travels 25 meters in a second. It does not give you any chance of any reaction. However, if the pedestrian is equipped with a reflective element, the driver will notice it from a distance of 130-150 meters and will not have any problems avoiding it.

 

SLD deputies wanted the new law to promote safe behavior instead of becoming a whip on pedestrians, which is why they did not foresee penalties for ignoring the requirement to wear reflective vests. Paradoxically, however, it can turn against a pedestrian. As Gazette informs, the police intend to enforce the provisions on general principles, and pursuant to art 79 of the Code of Misdemeanors, a traffic participant who breaks the other provisions of the Highway Code or issued based on it, may be fined up to PLN 3,000. Of course, it is impossible to suspect that this will be a standard punishment for ignoring the requirement to wear a vest, but its amount will be discretionary and it will depend on the decision of the police officer how much we will receive.

 

It is also worth looking at the issue of adjudging blame for road accidents involving pedestrians. If the obligation to wear a reflective vest has been passed, the guilt or co-payment for the accident may be charged to a pedestrian who will ignore the order and be struck. However, if the deduction comes to the side of the illuminated road, the lack of flares will not matter to the police. The insurer to reduce the value of the compensation paid to the deducted pedestrian, however, can use this circumstance.

Bicyclists received fines and reflective news from police

The Road Police has organized a new ample action to control cyclists traveling on public roads, while police officers from the Prevention Department have also put in place a preventive action, in which reflective vests have been divided.

 

The action took place at the end of last week, between September 1-3. Specialist prevention specialists distributed over 60 reflective safety vests and told cyclists about the minimum measures they had to take to avoid casualties in accidents. As regards the action of traffic police officers, 192 fines were imposed, amounting to over 60,000 lei, some of them by bicyclists. Such actions are organized periodically due to the high number of accidents involving cyclists. Police statistics show that since the beginning of this year, 24 serious road accidents have occurred in Suave County with the involvement of cyclists, in 17 of them blame being exclusive of bicycle drivers.

 

Unfortunately, four people died because of these accidents, although there was a two-fold decrease in deceased persons over the same period last year. For whom he still does not know, the fines provided by bicycle legislation are particularly high. The minimum sanction is 6 points of fine, 870 lei respectively. So keep safety with reflective elements on road is very importance.

 

 

The FR reflective vest for drivers

Like most of the garments used today, the reflective vest sold made from this chemical material, which is highly flammable, but this also occurs with other products.

 

The professor of the Faculty of Chemical Sciences of the U. of Chile, José Romero Reyes, told 24Horas “all material is burned,” but that the difference lies in the time it takes some to be burned. “The most advisable thing would be to use cotton or wool vests, they will burn, but much slower”, explained the chemist.

 

“As a synthetic fiber, polyester burns much faster and sticks to the skin if exposed to high temperatures,” he added. It should be note that the reform approved to the Traffic Law, does not explain the material that the high visibility vest must have, but the components of it must possess. In this regard, the Executive Secretary of the National Traffic Safety Commission, Gabriela, told this website that “the fabrics used for its manufacture do not differ much from those used in common clothing, which would be exposed at the same risk of flammability as any other.”

 

NON-PROFESSIONAL USE

Although it may trigger consequences for the health of people, in this case the manufacturing material is not a relevant issue for the emergency management expert Michel. In conversation with 24Horas, De Herb said that the criticism for polyester “occurs out of context,” since the law was made so that the vest is worn for non-professional use. “It does not have to be greater or less flammable,” said the aforementioned, clarifying that the implement only fulfills functions to provide greater visibility. The Cohasset shares the assertion, since it accentuates the objective of the regulation, being the vest “an element to be visible” and not of risk.

 

REGULAR YOUR SALE

According to he added, one of the objectives should focus on improving the standard in the sense that the sale of safety vests that meet all the recommended characteristics is guarantee. That is why the expert emphatic in declaring that “the norm says that the tapes have to be seen, but nothing guarantees you that it complies with, for example, the size of these or other fundamental aspects, which generates an informal trade”.

 

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.

Warning vests should protect motorcyclists

“Seen – not to be overlooked” under this motto, the Association for Crime and Traffic Prevention would like to motivate motorcyclists to wear neon yellow safety warning vests.

 

Reutlingen. Although the accidents in the county of Reutlingen declined significantly, the motorcyclists were still over proportionally affected, police director Franz Lutz declared on Wednesday at the press conference to the start of the motorcycle season. 39 bikers and riders were heavy in 2009, twice as many easily injured. Two accidents were fatal for the cyclists concerned.

 

“We do not want to accept that,” emphasized Land Thomas Riemann, the chairman of the association. And because almost half of all accidents are involved in the motorcyclists, are caused by the other traffic user, because they overlook the cyclists, too late or misjudge their speed, the association now wants to intensify the “better recognize ability” of the bikers , This is to be achieved by means of the reflective safety vests. Unfortunately, the acceptance of the neon yellow jackets among the traditionally rather black dressed bikers so far quite bad, admitted Riemann. “Safety has to be sexy,” Riemann warned for a change in fashion awareness.

 

For Horst Porringer of the criminal and traffic preemption, the jacket has already proved its best. The passionate two-wheeled driver has worn the vest since 2009 and since then “has not had a single critical situation”. Even his colleague Matthias Spitzer, who used to be in the “fashionable black” – he was almost overlooked – swear by the vest worn over the normal motorcycle clothing.

 

Of course, does not want to be left alone with the West action. Because of the accidents caused by the bikers themselves, more than 90 percent are due to excessive speed, the speed controls should be tightened. To improve the safety of bikers, lectures are offered for motorcycling clubs. And in schools, the traffic safety mobile is again on the road, which is intended to make it easier for young people to enter motorized traffic. The roundabout guard also offers several one-day safety training courses for motorcyclists.

 

Participants are not only trained to better identify and avoid danger situations, they also learn how to cope with dangers in practical training. “95 per cent of all motorcyclists cannot have full braking,” says Dieter Sheffield, the head of the roundabout watch. Curving also risks many bikers are not aware of: “A motorcycle in an inclined position almost covers the width of a passenger car.”

 

ADAC safety vests: schoolchildren got vest

ADAC distributed with the Lord Mayor Safety reflective vest to schoolchildren. Start of the action at the community school Carl Schurz. Still in Germany, too many children are still in traffic. Particularly in the autumn and winter the accident risk increases, because the small traffic participants are often seen too late because of the morning darkness. This is why all school beginners in Germany receive a shining safety jacket.

 

Since mid-September 770,000 security vestments have been distributed to more than 16 700 schools across Germany. This is also the case on Monday at the Bonner Carl Schurz. Bonn’s mayor Jorgen, the board member of ADAC, Gird Blame, and the head of the branch letter Deutsche Post DHL, Heike Mars, handed over 80 safety vests to the first years.

 

Conductor Patricia Schulte’s opened the action: “We would like to thank the sponsors, a great action.” Nymphs added: “Every child is to be seen well, especially to the youngest that have been trained.” In 2012 6418 children under 15 years of age, 178 of them in Bonn died in road traffic. Ten children died; in Bonn fortunately none. “This is 15 per cent fewer accidents with children nationwide, but children died in the end, which is an incentive to continue our work,” says Blame.

 

Altogether, around 3200 high visibility vest are distributed to 58 schools in Bonn, and 175,000 are nationwide at over 3550 schools. “We’ve packed about 18,000 parcels for schools all over Germany, and we’re making a clear mark with strong, credible partners,” says Mars. At the end of the event, each child was given a group photo of colored pencils and balloons. The campaign has already been carried out in the fourth year by the “Yellow Angel” foundation of the ADAC, the BILD charity organization.