The amendment will become effective probably in the spring, says Transport Minister Dan at the start of a campaign to increase pedestrian safety. Reflective tape of safety vest will give out and the police. It promises that even after the introduction of new obligations will be people rather than negotiate is fine.
Pedestrians will probably not be required to wear on roads in poor visibility reflective elements since January 2016 as proposed by the Ministry of Transport. “It could start paying roughly the spring,” he expects Minister Dan. Amendment of the traffic on the roads, which contains the news, namely awaiting third reading in the House, then it still will be considered by the Senate and must be signed by the president.
Ministry or its BESIP organization today launched a campaign to improve pedestrian safety on the roads at night and low visibility. They include TV clips actor Zeneca vice, in which the treated pedestrians to use reflective elements.
“By the end of next year they will be presented in schools and other places half a million,” said the head of Martin BESIP pastor. On the campaign is earmarked about thirty million of loss prevention fund.
Around a hundred deaths on Czech roads, according to the Ministry fall on pedestrians and cyclists who were not seen. “When we first went without reflective tape, we had to occasionally jump back from the road; otherwise it would seriously threaten collision with an oncoming vehicle. When we then put the tape driver suddenly started giving signs of a change of direction and was able to even slow down. That’s because of us known much earlier, “says the pastor.
Reflective tape will give out and the police. “Novella we while allowing to fine pedestrians without reflective elements fine, but rather we are to make the police pedestrians sharply. In practice, it might look as though a police patrol that the road outside the village at night sees a man without a reflective tape, for him to stop, speaks to him and gives him a tape, “says the chief of traffic police Tomas.