December 2017 - Page 2 of 2 - Reflective fabric

Vial Police conducts awareness campaign for SLP motorists

They delivered brochures and safety accessories to motorists. The General Directorate of Municipal Public Safety (DGSPM), through the Road Police Directorate, carries out an awareness campaign for potation motorists with the aim of avoiding accidents.

This morning, elements of the women’s group of the Road Police were deployed, offering a brief talk to the drivers who were circulating along the Cordillera de Himalaya and Cordillera de los Alps, and handed out safety vest and leaflets containing recommendations to avoid accidents.

The objective is to reduce the incidence of accidents due to negligence that are foreseeable, such as the use of cell phones and the consumption of intoxicating beverages while driving. Likewise, the use of protective equipment is promoted in those who are transported on board a motorcycle or bicycle.

Likewise, some accessories and souvenirs were given to motorists, for example, cyclists and motorcyclists were given phosphorescent yellow vests to reduce the risk of being victims of an accident.

Motorcyclists from Bucaramanga must wear a safety vest

Mr. Motorcyclist: although it is true that no ensign can punish him for not wearing the reflective vest during the day, that same agent will be fine if you fail to wear such clothing during the night. The mandatory use of the reflective vest, during the night shift, is a guideline of the Ministry of Transport. In Bucaramanga, the Traffic Directorate announced that it would redouble control operations.

In fact, the Directorate of Traffic of Bucaramanga gave them last year 3 thousand 897 parts to the same number of motorcyclists who obviated such requirement. According to the Traffic Director of Bucaramanga, Rafael Horace, the authorities can require drivers and their companions to use this type of garment after 6:00 p.m.

The Ministry of Transportation, in Law 1239, stipulated at least this by which he reported those motorcyclists and their passengers are required to wear this ‘fluorescent vest‘ during the night shift. “Motorcyclists must be visible when they drive between 6:00 in the afternoon and 6:00 in the morning of the next day, regardless of whether the visibility is poor or not,” replied the Traffic Owner.

The use of that kind of vest during the night “is not something capricious, it is a preventive measure to reduce accidents.” The official statistics revealed that last year, in 324 cases of motorcyclist accidents, drivers involved in such mishaps did not wear their respective safety vests. It is worth noting that, in the Santander capital, a motorcyclist who is caught during the night without that clothing will receive a fine corresponding to 15 days of the current legal minimum wage.

Would you know how to change a wheel?

92% of drivers do not perform technical operations by themselves such as changing brake pads, the cabin filter, or changing tires. With the return of the summer holidays, many vehicles are forced to change wheels due to punctures or blowouts.

It is important to change the tire at the least sign of malfunction. At the slightest suspicion of error, it is convenient to park the vehicle in a safe place where you can check the damage and change the wheel. For this process, it is necessary: reflective vest, triangles, spare wheel, and jack, key and anti-theft screw.

The change in ten steps

Stop the vehicle in a safe place.
Use the safety vest and place the triangles 50 meters from the vehicle (about 100 steps). They must be visible at 100 meters. Take out everything you need.
Loosen the nuts and use the anti-theft screw, if necessary. If you have a hubcap or bezel, you may need a tool and it must be removed beforehand.
Place the cat in the appropriate place. The manufacturer’s manual indicates the most appropriate place to place the jack.
Lift the vehicle until the punctured wheel does not touch the ground.
Remove all the screws and remove the wheel.
Place the spare wheel.
Put the screws and tighten them by hand.
Lower the vehicle with the jack until the spare wheel touches the ground.
Tighten the screws in their entirety with the key.

Once we have our wheel positioned correctly, we must check the tire pressure.

Also, keep in mind that if it is an emergency wheel, it can only be used until a new wheel replaces it or the previous one is repaired. The maximum speed cannot exceed 80 km / h. Then take back all the safety equipments.

Recommend measures to prevent traffic accidents

On the World Day in Memory of the Victims of Traffic Accidents, the Mexican Ministry of Health recommends respecting road safety signs, speed limits, avoiding alcohol consumption, using cell phones or other devices and not driving tired.

He points out that human errors are the main cause of road mishaps, so he also calls to check vehicles before going on the road, using seat belts, restraint systems for children and motorcyclists, wearing a helmet and reflective vest.

The World Health Organization (WHO) details that each year 1.3 million lives are lost in automobile accidents, and are the main cause of death for people between 15 and 29 years of age.

Respond to emergencies in roads and highways, Police dressed safety clothing, the personnel of the 68 ambulances is in coordination with the Security Secretariat of the entity and they are linked to the Control Centers, Command, Computation , Communication and Quality (C5) of Toluca and Ecatepec to provide greater prevention and care, to reduce the risk of disability among the injured.

The police detain a man with a bulletproof safety vest

The detainee was wearing a bulletproof safety vest under his shirt. Municipal Police conducted the arrest of José Gerardo M. M., for his alleged responsibility in the commission of the crime against federal law of firearms and explosives.

The preventive agents began a strong search operation in the neighborhood Orient, after answering a call to the community number of the Police Station of the Orient District, in which they denounced that a subject dressed in black and dark complexion had in his Possession of a firearm loading on his reflective pants.

With this information they located the man at the junction of Zaragoza Boulevard and Custodial Republican avenue, in that colony, who after inspection was found in his pants a .380 caliber firearm and two magazines supplied with five useful cartridges Each one, likewise, was wearing a bulletproof vest under his reflective shirt.

In his defense the defendant mentioned that he works as a security guard of a private company, however he did not manage to accredit any permission to carry the artifacts. After reading rights, Gerardo M. M., 38 years old, was consigned before the corresponding authority for his alleged responsibility in the commission of the offense against the federal law of firearms and explosives.

He died while walking on the SE-30 without any reflective element

The man who died on Monday morning after being hit by a vehicle in the SE-30, once past the Almelo Bridge and in the municipality of Camas (Seville), was walking along the causeway when the accident occurred. It ran over and did not carry any reflective element to warn of its presence on the road.

Sources of the Civil Guard have informed Europe Press that the deceased pedestrian, between 30 and 40 years old, was walking in a zone prohibited for pedestrians and did not carry any reflective vest nor did it carry any documentation on it, so it is not yet has been able to be identified.

Thus, and according to the same sources consulted, the events took place about 6.45 hours this Monday, when the driver of a vehicle that was driving to work could not dodge the pedestrian, who died on the spot. The driver, once the fatal impact occurred, suffered an anxiety attack.

The Civil Guard of Traffic in safety clothing investigates the causes of this sinister produced in the left lane of the SE-30, at the height of the output 20B, which caused traffic retentions in the area in the first moments, although later the circulation was restored.