November 2018 - Reflective fabric

Security clothes? The trend of reflective jackets

In a very short time, the national singer Paloma Mami has achieved great popularity for her music linked to trap and reggae. However, the 19-year-old has also become a fashion reference for many of her followers on social networks.

It was the case of the look he used to celebrate his recent birthday, where he wore a particular orange and black jacket, with reflective fabric, very similar to the safety clothing used by construction workers.

Despite the divided comments generated by this garment, Paloma showed that it is at the forefront of new trends. This was advanced by the American fashion house Calvin Klein in his last fashion show, where he unveiled a collection inspired by the workers’ uniform.

Reflective clothing in yellow or orange fluorine colors have become an inspiration for fashion. The attribute of this type of garments linked to the urban genre consists of the striking of the tonalities and the oversize concept (XL garment).

British brands such as Pretty Little Things and Dolls Skill, have relied on this “working” trend to create striking neon designs. Apparently, they have become a garment that cannot miss in your closet during this season.

But the interpreter of Not Steady is not the only one who has surprised with a model like this. The singer Kanye West has also joined this trend, as they have shown in social networks.

No doubt you will steal glances if you dare to wear a look like that since finally, everything is a matter of attitude. You should also consider that when you go out to an event or party, you will be the first to find your jacket with reflective material in the dark.

Prevention campaign in road traffic

For the second time in a row, the cantonal police will participate in the MADE VISIBLE campaign of the TCS, the bf and the Fund for Traffic Safety from 15 November 2018. This coincides with the twelfth issue “Day of Light” and lasts until the end of the month.

With the darker seasons and shorter days, the visibility of each road user contributes to safety. From 15th November, the date of the 12th Day of Light, the Cantonal Police will actively support the “MADE VISIBLE” campaign of the TCS, the bf and the Fund for Traffic Safety.

By the end of the month, officials in the canton’s shopping centers will ensure a preventive presence to alert as many people as possible to the issue of visibility, especially pedestrians and cyclists. In particular, the police will be present at the start of the campaign on 15 November 2018 between 15.30 and 20.30 at the Fribourg Center. The population thus has the opportunity to discover the Virtual Reality game developed by the French police force, which encourages them to adopt the right behaviors through the emotions they experience through the game.

Close to pedestrians, bus stops, etc., special attention is given to the so-called “weak” road users, such as pedestrians and cyclists, to remind them that their visibility can play a protective role. Reflective fabrics on reflective bags and flyers are distributed with prevention advice.

Pedestrians, joggers

Bright clothing and reflective vests make you already visible at 140m, compared to 25m for dark clothes. The drivers will thus have more time to react.

To be seen at all times, be completely visible (360 °).

Do not fall on the road! Look for the eye contact before crossing.

bike-rider

Before getting on the bike, check the condition of the front and rear lights.

Is your bike well equipped? A white front reflector, a red rear, and orange pedals are mandatory.

Non-assertion of the entrance is the main cause of accident of cyclists; be visible all around (360 °) and show every change of direction clearly.

Laterally visible: equip the bike with reflective material for spokes or reflective tires.

Motor vehicle drivers

Before leaving, check the lights and direction indicators.

Always keep the lights, rearview mirrors, windscreen, side and rear windows clean for a better view.

Adjust your speed and lighting, day and night, weather conditions and visibility.

Turn on the light – even during the day!

Let your eyes control. A visit to the optician can save a life.

Snow and ice belong on a vehicle, neither on the windows nor on the roof.

With safety vest in the school

All first graders of the elementary school were equipped with safety vests from the ADAC in the first week of school after the exciting start to school life. Especially the students of the first class are at risk on their way to school, because they do not react in the street like adults.

Proper safety clothing is extremely important for the children on their way to school. Vice-president Marianne Ernst demonstrated in an impressive way how a person with a reflective vest which made of reflective fabric, despite dark clothing without any reflective material, is clearly visible as a bright figure. Naturally, all the students with the safety vests of the ADAC Foundation “Yellow Angel” tried the same and all agreed: “In the dark season, we want to be seen better and sooner on our way to school with these vests for our own safety!”

Afterward, all first graders boarded a school bus and practiced safe behavior before, during and after the bus ride. With this action teacher and school management of the elementary school wants to ensure that all freshmen arrive safely at school and back home.

Wear reflections

“Poor visibility caused by adverse weather conditions and early darkness causes that pedestrians on the road are not very visible to the drivers. Therefore, using the road when difficult conditions prevail on it requires increasing attention by both pedestrians and motorists of road traffic,” police officers call.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Road Traffic Law, pedestrians who move along the road after dark outside the built-up area are obliged to use reflective materials in a manner visible to other road users. An exception is provided in the regulations, according to which a pedestrian can move outside the built-up area without retro-reflecting elements at dusk if it is on a road intended only for pedestrians or on the sidewalk.

The use of reflective elements by pedestrians, especially in autumn and winter, when it is dark early and visibility is definitely worse, can save a life.

The reflective element should be placed in such a place that it will be in the field of car lights and it would be noticeable for drivers approaching from both directions (back and front). The car dipped beam illuminates the path asymmetrically (more light is directed to the right side of the road), it is recommended to walk the left side of the road (in the opposite direction to the vehicle traffic) wearing reflectors on the right hand or leg (from the direction of vehicle movement).

Outside the built-up area, the roads usually do not have separate pavements and are mostly not lit or are poorly lit. In addition, drivers develop much higher speeds than in the built-up area, and pedestrians in dark clothes, without reflections, unfortunately, are completely invisible to the drivers. Correctly worn reflective elements can save lives by walking.

Wear reflections – no gadgets!

When buying a reflector, pay attention to whether the CE mark has been affixed to it, the name of the manufacturer and the type of the product and whether the instructions for use are included. The lack of these elements means that it is a gadget – not a reflection.

Be visible – do not cover it!

Check if the reflective elements are not covered by, for example, a scarf, bag or backpack which made by reflective fabric.

You care for health – be an example!

Do you like to run? Use reflective elements.

You love – take care of safety!

Make sure your loved ones are visible on the road and use reflective vests.

Live – think!

Do not enter the road directly in front of a moving vehicle, including a pedestrian crossing. Wear reflective elements.

They have to protect their lives on the roads

It is a tool to protect cyclists or pedestrians. In the dark, in the fog or in the dark it is supposed to make them visible to the driver. This is to protect their lives. But most reflective tapes do not work the way they are. With extensive control, the CIA totally failed.

The results of this year’s Czech Trade Inspection (CTI) control action are sad – 90% of the checked reflective tapes and reflective vests were not right! The inspectors reviewed 37 types of reflective tapes and 33 law violations found.

CTI has focused on reflective tapes to protect consumers when moving under reduced visibility on the roadside or on the edge of the road in a place not illuminated by public lighting. The inspectors checked the fulfillment of the essential requirements – specifically photometric requirements according to the relevant standard, labeling requirements, including CE marking and providing additional product information.

The vast majority of products on the Czech market did not work. “Most of the deficiencies related to the CE marking and the retro-reflective properties, almost 90% of the controlled reflective tapes failed,” says CTO spokesman.

Retailers and distributors of dangerous products in most cases violated the law and received 27 fines of CZK 317,000. At the same time, the CTI banned the sale of non-conforming reflective materials or ordered the removal of the identified shortcomings.

At the same time, the Inspectorate recommends that consumers purchase such reflective tapes that have mandatory particulars such as the CE marking, manufacturer and product identifiers. Controls revealed that products meeting these statutory requirements at the same time had retro-reflective properties.

The Czech Trade Inspection supervised pedestrian reflective tapes

This year, the Czech Trade Inspectorate completed a control activity aimed at fulfilling the basic requirements for reflective materials. Specifically, these were photometric requirements according to ČSN EN 13356 (Article 4.2.2), reflective tape marking requirements, including CE marking and requirements for providing additional product information. Inspectors checked the purchase of such reflective tapes to protect consumers when they are moving under reduced visibility on the roadside or on the edge of the road in a place not illuminated by public lighting.

The Czech Trade Inspection Authority carried out an inspection of 37 economic operators – distributors. In total, 37 types of products were checked and deficiencies found in 33 of them, where reflective tapes did not meet the requirements of the standard on photometric parameters, the requirements for mandatory designation of specified CE products or did not meet other information obligations. In total, almost 90% of the controlled reflective tapes failed.

The Czech Trade Inspectorate imposed a ban on the distribution of some products for the identified deficiencies or ordered the removal of the identified deficiencies. 27 fines of CZK 317,000 were legally imposed as part of the control action.

The Czech Trade Inspectorate recommends consumers who use reflective tapes in reduced visibility to buy such reflective tapes that are provided with mandatory data, such as the CE marking, manufacturer and product identifiers. Controls revealed that products meeting these statutory requirements at the same time had retro-reflective properties.

They present in the Legislature a project of law to fight motorcycles

Carolina Piper, one of the promoters of the project, said that “as a victim and legislator, I consider that this law is important in its potential to combat a specific type of crime.”

The Cambiemos block presented today in the Buenos Aires Legislature a bill to combat the criminal actions of the ” motorcyclists “, which includes the placement of the patent number on the helmet, the use of reflective vest with the domain of the vehicle recorded and the prohibition of circulation of two in certain areas and schedules that municipalities must determine.

The initiative that seeks to stop robberies perpetrated by criminals carries the signatures of Buenos Aare’s deputies Carolina Piper, Manias Rankin and Martin Dominguez Yelp (Cambiemos), who prepared it together with Security Minister Christian Rotunda, who was in the presentation.

The proposal provides that motorcyclists must wear the helmet with the patent attached, wear a reflective clothing with the domain of the vehicle recorded – both the driver and the passenger – and the prohibition to circulate two in certain areas and schedules to be determined by each municipality.

In addition, service stations cannot sell gasoline to motorcyclists who do not have the regulatory measures established in the law, and those who do not will be fined.

“We have two important points in the project, one to take this job as something to deal with this type of crime that is violent and is one of the main concerns of the neighbors,” Rankin said at the presentation of the initiative.

President of the Security Commission of the Legislature, Rankin stated that unlike the City of Buenos Aires, where it is all urban, “we had to concentrate on developing a project that contemplates the particularities of such a large and diverse province”.

“That is why each municipality must submit to the Ministry of Security which are the geographical perimeters and slots where the use of vests with reflective materials and helmets are mandatory,” he added.

The legislator Carolina Piper said that “as a victim and legislator, I consider that this law is important in its potential to combat a specific type of crime.”

When he was vice president of the Legislature, Rotunda presented a bill to combat the “motorcycle”, which gave the City a specific legal framework on that criminal modality.

In turn, from Decree 171/2017, the national government stipulates that each province must establish its parameters to combat this type of crime.

In control, saturation and prevention operations in the province of Buenos Aires, more than 250 thousand motorcycles were sequestered so far and more than 22 thousand were detained for being in direct connection with a crime, whether due to bank leaks, drug dealing or assaults, assured the Rotunda press.

“Make yourself visible in traffic”

The days are getting shorter and it gets dark again sooner. Thus, the danger for pedestrians and cyclists in the road traffic to be overlooked. Bright clothing and reflective materials can increase visibility even at dusk, thus preventing accidents.

Especially at dusk but also in fog or rain, colors and details are less visible to the eye. So pedestrians or cyclists with insufficient light can be quickly overlooked. Even light clothing helps to be noticed sooner. It is even earlier recognized by the wearing of reflective materials such as reflectors, reflective vests, etc. because they illuminate very brightly by illuminating the car’s light even at a greater distance.

With the campaign “Make yourself visible in traffic”, the state police and the commission for accident prevention want to draw attention to this self-protection of the weaker road users. In addition, caps with reflective fabric will be delivered this year.

Reflectors in the dark provide safety for all road users

Children from the AWO autumn vacation already knew very well. They wear reflective backpacks, have reflective fabrics on their clothes and glowing pendants. This often gives them a lot of precedence over the elderly. Police chiefs of commission Joachim Tabatha and Michael Knap also stated this during their event “Safe and visible through the dark season”. For the first time, two road safety advisors shared their information with children and seniors.

The group room was filled to the last seat on Friday. In addition to the seniors from the district, the children of the AWO vacation leisure had come to hear what the traffic safety adviser of the police had tips for them. “Safe and visible through the dark season,” was the title. It was a premiere for Joachim Tabatha and his colleague Michael Knap, as they usually speak in front of children or senior citizens, but not before both.

So the children were allowed to tell first what they already know about safety in traffic and in the dark. And what was there surprised Joachim Sabbath, because the offspring already knew well? Already in the kindergarten, they have learned to cross the street properly and to provide with reflectors for good visibility. For while a pedestrian or cyclist with reflective clothing is already seen in 140 m distances, one recognizes a brightly dressed person only in 40 m distance and a dark-clad person even in 25 m distance, so that motorists often cannot stop on time.

But many seniors do not like to go out in the dark and therefore do not attach much importance to their visibility. A risk, as the traffic safety consultants, clarify. Around one-third of all accidents happen at dusk or in the dark and this can be the case in the winter in the late afternoon. Sight decreases very much in the dark, especially in old age. This increases the accident risk for pedestrians by three times in the dark, as they are often not seen at all or too late.

Even for adults, there are easy ways to provide the clothing with reflective material. The chief police officers presented jackets, reflective vests, an integrated flashlight, bicycle helmets, and a filament to sew into clothing. All guests received reflective shopping bags as well as pendants that can be attached to handbags. So equipped with young and older people are better seen in the twilight and darkness and are therefore safer on the road.

” Traffic 2018″ action is in progress

The “Traffic 2018” police action is in progress. Today officers are at cemeteries and on access roads to the necropolis, where they direct traffic. We will also meet them on the route, where they will control, among others speed and sobriety.

The action “Traffic 2018” started on Wednesday, October 31 and will last until November 4. Police officers not only have to control and look after security but also help people going to cemeteries.

“Traffic officers carry out activities aimed at limiting negative behavior on roads, ensuring their users a safe journey to destinations and returning home, and maintaining the flow of traffic.” inform police officers from the press office of the Provincial Police.

The policemen are at the cemeteries, at which there were changes in the organization of traffic and where traffic for vehicles was completely closed. “On a regular basis, they will adjust the intensity of activities adequately to the traffic volume and road conditions.” ensure the representatives of KWP.

During the actions on the roads, police officers will check, among others whether or not.

We comply with speed limits on access roads to cities;

We have belts fastened, and children are transported in car seats;

Drivers are sober;

The car is properly lit and we have turned on these lights;

The officers will also check the technical condition of vehicles.

Officers in the field will be more than usual. “In this particular period, police officers from the prevention and criminal departments will also be involved in increased security activities. The officers will patrol around the cemeteries and church areas. Police officers will also increase supervision by railway and bus stations as well as mass transport.” informs KWP.

Police officers also remind that when we go to cemeteries, we must remember about our safety.

Remember about safety

Remember, do not take more money with you than you need to the cemetery. Do not carry documents, money, keys or valuables in commercials, open large pockets of clothing. Purses, wallets, telephones, and ATM cards, as well as keys – should be hidden in the locked inner pocket of the clothing. Using public transport, always keep your purse or backpack in front of you and keep it in your hand. Do not leave your property behind the tombstones without proper supervision. Sometimes a moment of inattention is enough, for example, moving from the place of burial to water to flowers or going to the trash with rubbish to become a potential victim of theft. Let’s be careful when getting on and off the streetcar or bus. If possible, avoid squeezing and familiarity with people (in this case, let us apply the principle of limited trust).

“Pedestrians should also remember to behave safely on the road, especially in the vicinity of cemeteries. Crossing the road should only take place at marked pedestrian crossings or designated areas at this time. In the evening and night time moving along the road outside the built-up area we should have reflective vests. Reflective fabrics attached to the bag or fitted with reflective clothing). This will make us more visible to drivers moving along the road, and thus increase our safety,” police officers remind us and add:

Let us be kind and forgiving in this period. Let us be careful and proceed in such a way that everyone safely returns to their homes.