Tag: Hi vis vests

23 ads at school walk training in Ziebach

The horror for every mom: The children stand obediently at the crosswalk, wait, the car stops, the car behind them too, the children go, suddenly both vehicles overtake a third car from behind – regardless of pedestrians or crosswalks. Incidentally, this scene actually happened in the middle of Ziebach. But it was not Mama who watched, but the police. Kids even wore yellow safety vests with reflective materials – clearly visible from a distance as a school walk training.

“I was shocked”. Admits frankly traffic cop Franz Mayer. “This has never happened to me during school-leaving training for preschool children.”  the kindergartens are always allowed to cross the crosswalk with their hi vis vests. Franz Mayer waits at the edge, on the other side she receives an educator.

Many drivers do not follow the traffic rules

“We do this training every year with kindergartens in the Inn valley,” explains Mayer, who does this together with his colleague Roland Minter. But this year, the two noticed especially that many drivers do not follow the traffic rules. Because the stating: If a pedestrian waits at a zebra crossing, the car must hold compellingly.

If it drives anyway, it costs 80 Euros and a point in Flensburg. A total of 23 motorists alone during the school exercise disregarded this rule and took the children’s right of way.

Before the May weekend, they handed bikers reflective vests

In connection with the upcoming long weekend, in May, the Pavia Police Headquarters together with the Municipal Office organized an action called “Safe cycling picnic “.

Soaring temperatures and beautiful sunny weather have caused many of us to leave our cars in garages and change into bicycles. For the sake of cyclists’ safety, policemen from the road club together with the Municipal Office organized the campaign “Safe cycling picnic “.

On Friday (27 April), the policemen from the road route appeared on the streets. Shovels passing on two-wheelers received reflective vests, and kids additionally shone their wristbands.

The aim of the activities is the improvement of safety on the roads of unprotected road users by increasing their visibility. The vest’s founder was the Municipal Office. Safety clothing vests were made by the head of the Road Traffic Department – poke.

The drivers of the two-wheelers did not hide their satisfaction, confirming the usefulness of such actions for security.

Pedestrians and cyclists are called unprotected participants of the movement. They are named so because during an accident they cannot count on protection of security systems, which are located erg in the car (belts, airbags, or even the body itself). As a consequence, it also means that accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists usually end tragically. They do not have much chance against cars. Unfortunately, it often happens that they do not care about their own safety, but rather is the perpetrators of accidents.

Hi vis vests greatly increase visibility, and thus our safety on the road. It should be borne in mind, however, that the reflective vest does not release from the obligation of proper lighting and bicycle equipment. The long May weekend favors the organization of family cycling trips, so it is worth going to take care of safe travel.