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Safety vest keep you’re safer on Thanksgiving holiday

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

Volunteers wearing safety vest clean the roadsides

“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.

After Gas Car Explosion Fire Departments review their protective clothing

August 15 last year, when in Rohlstorf the gas tank of a crashed car exploded and ten firefighters were injured, showed once again how important good protective reflective clothing for emergency responders. The volunteer fire departments were then in many places already into the years having come and pants checked and replaced.

 

Other fire fighters like Jan, fire chief in bulk, want the trade fair “Inter protection” be used for further information about modern protective clothing to June 13 will be held from 8th in Hannover. The fact that the purchase of expensive protective clothing is something completely different than times just briefly go into a store and buy a pair of jeans, Segeberg firefighters is the example of the bath significantly. “In master’s theses are written. For years we breed already about what is the right protective clothing for us. We must not forget, finally, that such a purchase a large financial expenditure, “says Bad Segeberg fire Chief Mark Zielinski.

 

Not only that range of manufacturers is great – the price. The cheapest protective clothing (jacket and pants), which may be used exclusively for the technical assistance is to have for 500 Euros. On average, however, the municipalities with 1200 Euros per protective pants and associated safety jacket for firefighters are. Up the price segment is open.

 

“Only protective clothing that fits properly can also protect reasonable. Are the sleeves too short, it may cause an injury, “says platoon leader Sven (39), which is also active in the ABC-train the District Fire Brigade Association. Three years took he and his colleagues Fire Department until they had decided on the sand-colored protective clothing from the Austrian manufacturer.

 

“The color we have chosen because of the better day visibility and because it soot and other contaminants are much more visible,” said Ehmke.

 

Nearly all manufacturers equip their garment made with membranes welded to the outside, rainwater not let in. However, the reflective strips were always a problem. Most companies use this plastic, which is manufactured without appropriate membranes. The downside: Among the reflective strips Condensation collects.

Many other factors play an important role in choosing the manufacturer. One factor is the color. The ABC-train the District Fire Brigade Association had chosen years ago for the color red to be recognizable as ABC train immediately. Only this particular field of use, the signal color is red but not reserved. Currently, the Bad Segeberg firefighters toying also with the red of the ABC-turn in which the vehicles of Bad Segeberg firefighters are painted. Fire chief Mark Zielinski: “Decided we have not yet. But for me firefighters are red. ”

 

Wahlstedt relies on visibility

For train drivers Sven (39) has the sand-colored clothing use Wahlstedter firefighters the advantage that contamination and damage are much more visible than in darker turnout gear. Three years has got the military needed to choose a manufacturer and this color. To protective clothing, it differs only in the outer reflective fabric.

 

Firemen Red for NBC train

Robin (22) carries the red turnout gear the ABC train of Segeberg District Fire Brigade Association. It was purchased several years ago, when almost all fire departments were still equipped with blue protective clothing. Meanwhile, the Volunteer Fire Bad Segeberg has his eye on the jackets and pants in the traditional “Fire Department Red”.

Blue is the color of Rohlstorfer

Fire chief Stephan Kuhn (35) has chosen with his comrades blue turnout gear for firefighters Rohlstorf. The injuries of Rohlstorfer firefighters at the LPG accidents have shown the importance of protective clothing for the task forces. The accident prompted to check their own equipment and renew for many municipalities and fire departments.

Safety for children

In the front of the Second Precinct, oversight of school transport sector, at which time recommendations for the safety of the children were given, was performed. Not only let children wearing reflective vest for enhance their visibility. The school bus must meet a number of basic requirements, so you can be current and mobilize the smallest of home, plus the role of parents is essential, since they must be fully aware of what is required and when opting for a service or other, opt for safety for their children over all things.

The Commissioner of the Second Police Station, Mayor Moraga wearing  reflective clothing, said regarding the audit in the commune “is performed with the goal of delivering security for all children who are transported daily in the commune and its surroundings; Before this issue is critical that parents and guardians are informed of the measures to be taken to perform optimally busing.”

As watchdog and educational role to publicize the measures to be taken both carriers as well as parents and guardians to exercise adequately the busing within them are that at the time of vehicle audited one logo with which it is established that they have the requirements as enrollment in the National Register of School Transportation, drivers should have professional license class A1 or A3 and safety conditions as strobe light or retro reflective tape on both sides, or a fire extinguisher. In addition, parents have a fundamental role to enforce aspects as travel time not to exceed one hour, maximum capacity allowed for children or two adults who attend if they go more than 5 preschool children.

Reflective jacket here is what the law

Not responsible for manslaughter the motorist who, outside an urban center and at night, hits a pedestrian who does not wear a reflective jacket. This is the orientation repeatedly established by the Supreme Court. The Highway Code states that, outside urban areas, pedestrians must circulate:

  • In case of carriageway in both directions of travel, in the opposite direction to that of the car.
  •  In the case of single carriageway in the direction of traffic, on the right margin with respect to the direction of vehicle operating conditions.

From half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise, pedestrians on the carriageway of roads outside the towns, without public lighting, must march along a single row.  No rule, however, imposes to pawn wear a reflective vest.

The only obligation is triggered only for the motorist and cyclist. In the first case, in particular, the braces or reflective vests must be worn by drivers of cars parked on the road, outside the towns, at night or in poor visibility conditions. It is mandatory to wear them when you go to fix the delta after a fault or if you leave the car stopped on the emergency lane.  The obligation applies not only to the driver but also for any passengers.

The fact that no provision of the Highway Code requires the pedestrian to wear at night and outside urban centers, the reflective jacket does not mean that this behavior can be considered, albeit legitimate, even prudent. In fact, it is extremely likely that the pedestrian, in poor visibility conditions, cannot be seen by the driver and invested. In such cases, according to the Supreme Court, the motorist cannot be charged with murder, but always that his driving style is considered prudent and respectful of speed limits.

The driver must – on time underlines the jurisprudence – ask yourself in a position to anticipate and avoid the accident. This means respect not only the rules of the road, but do everything to avoid still critical events that may cause damage to third parties.

Being, however, ahead of the car, a pedestrian, the danger, it is certainly a situation impossible to predict, and, on the roads in the middle of the night, completely hidden from the darkness, does not remain on the side of the road in order to avoid such high mileage, even to avoid.  So, in such cases, only if the pedestrian was wearing reflective clothes the driver can be held criminally responsible (the investment, it is foreseeable and avoidable with the light signal), otherwise it is exempt from all criminal liability.

My daily in the House are fighting to preserve freedom

This year’s second amendment, last year we approved four amendments to this Act and three the year before, so that within three years the nine amendments to this Act and the Minister in his opening speech said that officials are already hard at work on another amendment. An example of how we roll those laws and how to absorb or cannot keep ourselves when Mr. Deputy Kwela in safety vest says that for offenses is one year limitation period and we have already approved the change for two years. And how then has to confess that citizen if we do not know what we approved and that the change is one hundred per cent, from one to two years.

It’s maybe look like it, but we do every day in the Chamber of Deputies are fighting to preserve freedom. Yesterday it was the smoking ban. Here today we have two amendments, which seek greater freedom, but thus also for greater accountability. Firstly, the proposal of Mr. Deputy Junes, who proposes in accordance with a number of European countries – I read in the second reading the list of more than twenty European countries, where it tolerates low alcohol borders with cyclists in reflective clothing. Yes, this increases freedom, but it also increases the responsibility of cyclists. We as a club we support this proposal because it goes in the right direction.

The second proposal, which in turn increases the freedom and responsibility at the same time, the proposal to increase speeds on selected sections of highways. What did not support, it is the proposal of Mr. Kwela deputy. Let us put it directly: this proposal increases the risk of corruption. A mistake happens to everyone. Let us remember the fate of the previous amendment. Mr. Minister, presumably after consultation with the police, here asserted a right of veto for the Police of the Czech Republic in evaluating road construction. Government rejected most of our amendment, we launched it in order for us to focus the Senate had this bad design section gave away; the minister changed his mind and, in principle, easily passed the Senate version of the previous amendment. Today, if we approve the proposal of Mr. Deputy tow, the same course. Even if it accidentally went through, and I believe that not according to the appearance, because they acted colleagues from many clubs, and now, leaving aside any club solidarity, but when we look at the content and the proposal to increase the risk of corruption, to increase the powers of citizens taking that freedom.

I hope that the Minister will have a negative opinion that this time the police who so love – logically wants more and more powers have a veto here, here, have the right to hold driving licenses etc., but we see it in the polls. These are the things I think really that limit or restrict the freedom of each of us. It is not a technical matter. We should all consider … (The noise in the hall, Mr. Deputy waiting.) Thank you. … How often you want the rules changed. How often do we submit amendments and approve them. Because – and I do not want to talk about those who commit an offense or evade solutions offense proceedings. But if we change it three or four times a year, so we really can justly require everybody to know? To watch, if you happen Deputies and the Senate again they did not get a good idea and in March, June, September and December, four times changed the rules? I think it’s not a good way and we should, if possible, to limit the number of amendments to this Act. Over the last three years, nine novels! It’s just not normal. Eight and ninth is going, Mr. Chairman Social Committee is of course right.

So I firmly believe when we vote on the amendments that will support the camp who defend freedom and reject the camp, which disproportionately increases police powers, and not me, not to forget those reflective vests for deer. Reflective piping, reflective vests, to me, not did the word. Bad idea, bad deal. Indeed, if it declares, so I want to see the enforcement of this obligation. Not that there will be written somewhere – and not the police that will actually solve cases that threaten someone, whether that road users are a threat to himself or anyone else. Or put on some poplins journey, which very often says allocate, and there are to choose from. And he will say – but sir, yours reflective element is not as great as it should be. And the man will say: Well, it seems to me that it shines. He says: No, it does not shine. And we will be more work, because it is such an easy job, check reflective vest, it is much more difficult than being physically present, misaim camera physically in those places where really there’s any traffic problems or traffic accident. Because most: attendance is the physical presence of police officers on the road, or technical design, narrow lanes in the city, giving the islands there. What those drivers voluntarily leads to the fact that I take off my foot off the gas. And not those cameras chop ten thousand shots per day, and then created the incredible queues at the infringement proceedings. Thank you.