Category: reflective clothing

Two free zones were organized this Saturday in Charente-Maritime. The principle: on a day, we wear reflective clothing lay down what serves us more and we recover what we need. The aim is to raise awareness about the re-use of objects.

The union organized this Saturday two free zones in Charente-Maritime, one in Royale, the other in Saint. This is the sixth edition in the department. A free zone is like a flea market or an empty attic except that there is no transaction, no exchange of money or barter. During this day, everyone gets what he wants and gives what he wants. The one who comes empty-handed can also leave with business.

The objective of these days is to raise awareness of re-use and the fight against waste, because many objects are thrown away at the waste dump when they can re-use. Volunteers in safety vest help to deal with the things. According to Merle, communication and prevention manager, “it is impossible to pick up items at the waste disposal center, it is prohibited and dangerous, so we thought that organizing free zones could raise awareness So that they could see that the objects they no longer needed served others.”

According to the mixed union, re-use and repair make it possible to avoid 13 kilos of waste per inhabitant per year.

“An extraordinary idea”

In Saint, among the people who made the trip in this free zone installed in the multipurpose hall, there is Jean who comes for the first time. A friend told him about the concept; he has a hard time believing it: “I find this extraordinary idea, it questions me and I am curious so I come to see if it is true”. And that’s true, Claudine can confirm it. She has come for three years to recover “what she needs and no more”. Claudine arrives with a list a head, this time she searches for children’s books and clothes.

Next to the room where all the stuff is gathered, the clothes, the books, the knick-knacks, there is a line of cars and people who come to lay down what they no longer want. The young woman “loves the zones of gratuity”. She brings every year the things she does not need any more so that they have “a second life” and then she goes to hunt for her and for her children.

To manage these free zones, on each site, there are about sixty volunteers, all in fluorescent reflective vest. The associations are integrated into the project because they want to make them known. According to Merle, “It is to tell people, the objects you get here; you can buy them all year round in solidarity shops at very low prices.”

The Thanksgiving holiday and the weekend of Nov. 1 are marked by significant traffic flow. The security forces will control the road safety. When you need to go out, wearing a reflective vest is better than the dark clothes; it can make you be visibility and be safer.

On the occasion of Thanksgiving holiday and including November 1, traffic flows are important on the roads department. Morbihan prefecture called road users with the greatest vigilance, strict compliance with the rules of the Highway Code and adopt a responsible and prudent behavior, adapted to the weather and traffic. The move to winter time and the possible degradation of weather conditions in the autumn increase, in fact, the risk of road accidents.

Tighter controls

Throughout this period, the police thus remain at a high level traffic controls operations – including unmarked – to punish dangerous behavior (alcohol, drugs, speeding, and failure to respect the rules of priority or distances safety, use of mobile devices …) and protect lives. It is the responsibility of everyone to travel safely during this weekend traditionally accident-prone. The road safety major operation “See and be seen”, launched in 2015 by the gendarmerie group will also be extended from 31 October to 11 November 2016 on the entire department. Like last year, this transaction will allow police in safety vest, during roadside checks, educate vehicle operators, whose condition does not allow safe movement (lighting, wipers…), the risks they face. After the operation, the drivers still do not respect these safety rules will be fined.

Advice

Make sure that your headlights are in order (properly adjusted) and in good working order Turn-your headlights when the light of day decreases or when road conditions are bad Clean your windows (including side) both inside and outside, regularly check the condition of your wipers and tires have handy sunglasses. Be vigilant with respect to other road users who are less visible at this time of the year cyclists, motorcycles and pedestrians on public roads must always be seen by motorists and wear reflective clothing. This rule is especially fitting for schoolchildren on the way to school

“We join the business with pleasure,” quietly said Bertrand wearing safety vest, a resident of Donnemarie-Dontilly, the Crossroads near the Croix de Toulouse, in the forest of Fontainebleau, yesterday afternoon.

With friends, he is part of the twenty volunteers came to the call of the collective A short walk to a great approach to collect waste. Equipped with a reflective vest, armed with gloves, armed with pliers, the volunteers filled trash bags butts, cigarette packs, plastic scraps, and cans. “In January, we picked up a ton with 100 people within 3 km!”

“It is important for the education of children, very sensitive to this approach,” says Magali, came from Moissy Cramayel with her two toddlers. “We must teach them the right things to make available to it,” added Kevin with reflective clothing.