Month: November 2016

Warning vests for private vehicles

In Germany the warning reflective vest is not mandatory equipment for private vehicles. However, the TÜV always recommends wearing this protective clothing in case of breakdown – not just in the dark season. The reflective material is seen from a distance of 150 meters. People without a warning vest are only recognized by drivers when they are only 80 meters away.

 

To ensure that the vest is quickly accessible in an emergency, it should be stored in the interior, preferably in the glove compartment, under the seat or in the side pockets. When the safety vests are open in the interior, they can age faster due to the sun’s rays. The luggage compartment is less suitable for accommodating the vest. On the one hand you have to run around without protection around the car to get to the vest, on the other hand it could be hidden there by luggage.

 

Approved in Germany are vests in red, orange and yellow, which comply with the norm 71 DIN EN. For children, there are also other colors with the marking DIN EN 1150. The reflective waistcoats are available from approx. Not only two Euros for example at the ADAC, but also at many petrol stations or in accessories workshops.

Safety vest – So children are seen even in darkness and bad weather

The cold season begins and it brings mainly cloudy and poor visibility with it. Children are on the road to the most vulnerable road users. They are particularly vulnerable if they are not sufficiently “visible” to other road users.

 

To be seen better in rain, fog or twilight, children should wear bright, high-contrast clothing. The trade offers – pretty handy – even jackets with reflective tape on. For jackets or west without incorporated reflectors reflective designs can subsequently ironed for little money. Also good choices are reflective bands that can be worn around wrists and ankles, and if necessary can be applied quickly and find any jacket pocket.

 

For children who are traveling by bicycle, there are even bicycle helmets that shine. Should not be forgotten, the control of lights and reflectors on the wheel, which are used frequently in the dark season. Because: Especially with the battery after a long summer, where the lights were not needed, suddenly empty.

 

The school knapsacks have also reflective areas. If these are with stickers, they do not serve the traffic safety. The classic mounted on jacket or bag, are often lost. This has also Ulrike, principal of elementary school found: “tear off quickly.”

 

Therefore, there is for the first year of school for several years now bright yellow west from ADAC hooded. They are not only quite loud and clearly visible on a few meters distance from other road users; they also have reflective strips and look pretty from. The following is the I-males. “The vests are cool”, the students have found. Class teacher Cornelia has distributed the fluorescent jackets a few days ago in its class. Almost all of the 20 children are wearing the reflective vest every day. The traffic safety training at the elementary school they become real little traffic detectives. And so it should ultimately be in the best case.