Month: April 2018

Minister answers questions about the use of reflective vest

Do motorcyclists, cyclists, and pedestrians have to wear the reflective vest? It was one of the doubts answered by Andrés Gomez-Lobo in the DNA Test.

 

The Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Andrés Gomez-Lobo spoke with Andrea and José Antonio about the use of the reflective vest, whose possession in the car is mandatory from the first of January of 2016 that has just begun.

 

The head of the portfolio answered some of the doubts that have most resonated in recent days:

Why the yellow color of the vest?

“The reason for that is because it is a color that is very visible during the day” and “at night, what you see are the retro reflective bands that you have”, assured Gomez-Lobo.

 

Is the use compulsory, or only carry it in the car?

“You have to wear a reflective vest as part of the emergency kit, and this vest has to be accessible from inside the car’s cabin,” said the Minister, explaining that it is not necessary to hang it on the passenger seat, although it must be visible. It could be useful to show that the artifact is actually possessed.

 

Should motorcyclists, cyclists, and pedestrians use it?

“No, in the current normal, no, now, we always recommend that pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, who are particularly vulnerable on the tracks use a reflective element and hopefully the safety vest,” he said.

This is an aggravating factor for road safety

Lieutenant of Traffic of the Civil Guard and responsible of the detachment of To Corunna, Jose Manuel Lopez participated yesterday in the campaign of sensitization initiated. “The data are worrisome both at the provincial level and the Costa. At the provincial level, we have 10 pedestrians who died in 2016; six in 2017 and three so far this year. These are very worrying data because, in most cases, they were abuses in which the victims were not wearing something as simple as a reflective vest.

 

According to the head of the detachment in A Corunna, these ominous statistics are even worse in a rural like the Costa: “Population aging and dispersion act as an aggravating factor. People need to run their errands and have to go on general roads, with a great movement of traffic. These pedestrians, either walk, or vehicles that do not require a driver’s license, with the risk that entails.

 

This campaign aims to be an awareness of the need to follow the indications on road safety. “It’s no use having the reflective safety vest at home. You have to use it whenever you go out; it is the only way to be visible to drivers, because the risk of being run over is very high. If you add to that a poor public lighting, adverse weather conditions, and the use of dark clothes, the possibility of an outrage increases exponentially. ”

 

This campaign of the Provincial Traffic Headquarters in collaboration with the Civil Guard Traffic Sub-sector of a Corunna is carried out in all the detachments. In the province, A Corunna, Santiago and Ferrol, but it will be especially significant in cameras such as the Costa, in which almost half of those killed in the road network were passers-by without high visibility clothing.

The technical vehicle verification could be required in Chile

Oscar, director of Road Safety, indicated that in a police control of the neighboring country, they will be able to request the VTV ticket. It will also be necessary to bring the “pushchair” for minors and the reflective vest.

 

The director of Road Safety, Oscar, recommended to Mendoza to travel to the trans-Andean country to carry out the vehicular technical verification because in case of passing through a police control, it could be requested by Carabineros.

 

“The subject of VTV is stipulated in the Chilean Traffic Law and can be requested by Carabineros. This does not imply that they ask for it at customs, but it can be requested, “Declared Homolog. He also recalled that “it is mandatory to take the child protective chair” and “the reflective safety vest“. The fine, for not having the approval certificate, stipulated by the Chilean government, “is around 1300 Argentine pesos.”

 

“In Mendoza, the cost of verification is 500 pesos up” is depending on the vehicle in question. The director of Road Safety said that “there are five checkpoints, four in the Greater Mendoza and one in San Rafael” and took the opportunity to remember that “in the course of 2018, the VTV will begin to apply in our province.”

 

Regarding the vehicle controls that will be during the holidays, he commented that “both Christmas and New Year, there will be 25 operations, with 8 dynamic positions that will vary depending on the vehicle situation.” Finally, Oscar referred to the numbers of victims that occurred throughout 2017. “This year there were 189 deaths in traffic accidents, high numbers compared to 135 last year. Anyway there were two major tragedies that trigger the statistics.”

Motorcyclists must wear reflective vest and helmet

The National Government made official this Tuesday, through decree 171/2017, the changes provided in the National Traffic Law to have a greater control of identification of motorcyclists and thus combat the “motorcycle.” The deadline chosen to implement the standard is June 15. The measure establishes, among other points, the obligation to carry the number of the patent in the helmet of the driver and his companion.

 

The resolution establishes in its first article that “the domain identification of the multivehicle, adhered in letters and reflective numbers, without matching the background color of the helmet,” and specifies that it must be placed on both sides of the protective garment. Then, it indicates that the driver’s companion “will have the obligation to use a reflective vest, with the identification of the domain both on the front and on the back.”

 

On this last point, he points out that “the color of the bottom of the vest will be pure yellow, sand yellow or orange yellow” and, in the middle of two horizontal reflective white bands, “will be printed in reflective white letters and numbers, the domain number of the vehicle.”

 

Also, the new regulations adds that “in case of not wearing reflective vest, the companion must wear garment with reflective bands or combined material (…), in addition to having adhered or printed legibly the domain of the vehicle that occupies”. In another article, meanwhile, states that “the obligation to wear the helmet and if necessary, the safety vest with identification, extends to the time of entry, exit and circulation inside the service stations, being mandatory use for the purpose of fuel loading.”

 

On the end of the decree and “for the purpose of optimizing motor vehicle circulation control operations”, the Executive Power invites the provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires “to determine in their respective jurisdictions the restrictions on motor vehicle traffic with two occupants in certain areas and / or on certain days and times “.

 

In the recitals, it is mentioned that “the massive use of motor vehicles throughout the territory of the Nation, and beyond the comfort provided by this means of transportation, its accessible acquisition and its economy, has facilitated in parallel the concretion of criminal acts on public roads, highly reprehensible by society “.

 

In addition, it is noted that “the implementation of these measures will facilitate both those affected, as witnesses, the security forces and the operators in safety uniform of video surveillance cameras, to identify the perpetrators of the crimes, and also enable greater visualization by third parties, in order to reduce the accident rate”. The decree, which “will enter into force on June 15, 2017”, bears the signatures of President Mauricio, the chief of staff, Marcos; and Ministers and Dietrich.

These are the characteristics that the reflective vest should have

From January 1 on all vehicles must be worn with a reflective vest, measure that seeks to reduce traffic accidents and collisions of drivers when they get off the car. Those who do not comply with the regulations will be committing a slight fault and will have to pay a fine that varies between 0.2 to 0.5 UTM.

 

In order to comply with the law, it is necessary to be clear about the characteristics of the vest that must be worn.

Characteristics of the vest

– Yellow fluorescent material

-It must have bands of retro reflective material with a width greater than 50mm

-The vest must be in a place accessible from inside the vehicle, so that the driver who gets off the car does so with this element.

 

According to the decree, these alternatives can be used:

-Two horizontal bands bordering the torso separated by a minimum distance of 50mm and bands that joins the upper band of the torso from front to back, passing through each shoulder.

-A horizontal band surrounds the torso, and bands join from front to back over each shoulder. The 50mm distance should also be maintained.

-Two horizontal bands are surrounding the torso, separated by a minimum distance of 50 mm. The lower part of the lower band must be at a minimum distance of 50 mm from the lower edge of the safety vest.

They get sneak in several places thanks to a reflective vest

Two young Australians have managed to sneak into the cinema, at the zoo and at a Coldplay concert, thanks to a reflective safety vest and a walkie-talkie.

 

Dave Allegretto and Sean Foster are two young people from Melbourne (Australia) who, after a night of partying, decided to put into practice the idea they had been planning. The goal was to try to enter free of charge in emblematic places of his city, simply wearing a reflective yellow vest and a walkie-talkie.

 

They told their story through Instagram, they explained that at all times they were afraid to be discovered but Dave and Sean managed to sneak into a movie theater, at the zoo and something they had never imagined … they went free to the Coldplay concert!

 

These young Australians managed to go unnoticed at all security checkpoints by wearing only a reflective vest and a walkie-talkie.

Councilor began to direct the traffic with wearing reflective vest

The solution is a traffic light, which would be operational next April. The councilor of Colima, Soledad Vial, was the protagonist of a curious fact, because she started to direct the traffic with wear a safety clothing because she could not wait to wait in a taco.

 

The problem was that with the passage of minutes he arrived at the personal place of Carabineers de Chile, who called the attention of the municipal official for breaking the traffic law. However, the authority, together with the neighbors, ignored the instruction of the police officer in safety vest, so legal action would be taken against him for misappropriation of functions.

 

Everything lies in the annoyance of her and the neighbors of Chicora Avenue, Algarroba Road, where, according to the councilor, the tacos are endless daily.

 

The solution is a traffic light, which would be operational next April. Meanwhile, the RN militant said she does not rule out wearing the reflective vest again if necessary, as she says, Carabineers does not comply with directing in transit as it should.