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12 things that you must keep in your car all winter

We have compiled a list of things that must travel with you in the car throughout the winter.

Winter is often associated with snow, Christmas and mulled wine, but, unfortunately, with the arrival of cold weather and snowfall, there is an even greater risk of car breakdown, the possibility of wallowing in mud or entering a snowdrift. Since this week in the UK is dedicated to road safety, we have compiled a list of things that should always be with you, if there is an incident on the road.

Warning triangle

According to the rules of the road, if you have a broken car, you must install a triangle on the road at a distance of at least 45 meters behind your vehicle on the same side of the road. If you do not have an emergency stop sign, you must use other warning devices. This is necessary to warn other drivers and prevent road incidents.

Spare wheel

Even if you do not know how to change the wheel, the reserve should always be with you. There is always a good driver who will help to do this.

Contact information of the insurance company

In the event of an accident, you should always have the telephone numbers of your insurance company at hand, because, at such times, time plays a decisive role.

Reflective jacket

In winter, it gets dark quite early, so it is very important that other drivers see you while you are trying to fix your car. It is important to wear reflective clothing sew on reflective tapes.

Charging for mobile phone

After a long working day, the phone may be discharged, so you need to take care that the car has a charger, with which you can charge the phone from the battery or cigarette lighter.

Water

Water is needed for drinking if the breakdown takes a lot of time, and it can also be used to replenish fluid in the radiator or windshield compartment.

Bars

This is a small snack. As in the case of water, the bars will be useful if you get stuck in a long traffic jam, a snowdrift or the car breaks down.

Money

You should always keep a small amount in the car in order to hedge yourself if there is no ATM nearby.

Waterproof jacket/windbreaker or raincoat

At this time of the year, rain or snow is the norm, so if the car breaks down and you have to look under the hood, then it is better to throw on waterproof clothing.

Blanket

It will be very appropriate in a situation where in winter you need to wait for a tow truck, as well as passengers will not freeze while you are trying to start the car.

Flashlight

Although most phones have the function of a flashlight, nevertheless, just in case, you need to keep this device in your glove compartment.

Spade

Many drivers underestimate this tool, and in vain, because on a snowy road a shovel may turn out to be anything but a magic wand.

The news that marked the weekend

Mobilization of thousands of French against the cost of living, the Canadian prime minister criticized for his weak use of French in Singapore and Pap New Guinea, and the Parch Quebecois takes stock of the last campaign by promising to talk again about independence. A short summary of the news that marked the weekend.

The “reflective vests” are mobilized in France

Thousands of Frenchmen have donned the yellow reflective jacket they must keep in the trunk of their car to protest against the carbon tax that increases the price of fuel. Beyond this tax, however, many people in the Hexagon cannot afford the cost of living. They believe they are abandoned by the public authorities. The demonstrations, sometimes violent, made more than 400 wounded.

Trudeau criticized for his French in Asia and Oceania

Opposition parties in Ottawa clamor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the lack of use of the French language during Ottawa’s stay in Singapore and Pap New Guinea. The Prime Minister has multiplied statements in English only. French occupied a fair share. The APEC summit in Oceania was also marked by sharp tensions between China and the United States.

Br-exit, again and again, Br-exit

The days of Theresa May at the head of the British government may be numbered. The Conservative Prime Minister must submit her draft Br-exit agreement to Parliament. The Labor opposition has already announced that it will vote against the proposal, and members of the Conservative Party have also suggested that they may be in the wrong, which would likely result in Ms. May’s departure.

The 10 things that cars cannot miss

Ordinary maintenance or emergency management. Getting ready to help drive away stresses. Here are the accessories that you should keep close at hand. A couple, on the contrary, are mandatory…

The reflective jacket

Let’s start with what is obligatory (then we will see what is optional, but useful: the reflective jacket with reflective material.) As the Highway Code says, it must be worn by drivers of vehicles stationary on the roadway, out of the inhabited areas, at night or in conditions of poor visibility, when you set the triangle after a breakdown or to replace a tire or in other cases still. The obligation also applies to passengers, if they get out of the car. The driver who “forgets” to wear the jacket is liable to a fine ranging from 41 to 169 Euros and a 2-point cut on the driver’s license If, on the other hand, the passenger is caught, outside the car, without a jacket or a reflective vest, the penalty is only pecuniary. So it can be worn before leaving the car.

The triangle

In the safety kit required by law, in addition to the reflective jacket, there is the triangle. It must be exposed (at least 50 meters from the car), both during the day and at night, in case you stop on the roadway due to a breakdown. The absence or non-use of the triangle involves a fine from 36 to 148 Euros, in addition to the deduction of two points from the license.

Power cables

The low battery is one of the most common problems in a car, so the power cables become unavoidable, because they help to “resuscitate” the car and get back on the road.

The spare wheel in perfect condition

Whether the car is equipped with the “wheel” or a real spare wheel, it makes little difference: they must be in perfect condition. the right pressure. Whole. Speech different – but up to a certain point – for cars equipped as standard, instead of the spare wheel, the repair kit, containing a compressor, the can of sealing liquid and everything needed to make a temporary repair. From time to time it is necessary to check the kit to check the efficiency of the components.

A first aid kit

You never know when a first aid kit might be needed, so keeping one in the car is always a smart move. Hoping, of course, never having to use it. They are easily found, from supermarkets to the same service stations, and can be more or less “rich”. It goes without saying that this kit must be kept under control: something can be scarce. Something can expire…

A tool kit

In case you need to make small repairs, have a basic tool kit – wrench, pliers, alien wrenches, screwdriver, pipe wrench and cable ties – will allow you to solve the situation quickly and easily.

A scraper

The scraper only serves in winter, it’s true: when you find the car covered with snow and ice. But it is good to always keep it in your car, because the alternative is to regret not having it in case of need. Woe is to use hot water or alcohol to defrost the glass: the thermal shock could have serious consequences…

A torch

Today all smart phones have an app for the flashlight, but certainly none of these can beat the efficiency and functions of a real flashlight. Which can serve on many occasions, even read maps and documents in the dark.

The fire extinguisher

It may seem exaggerated, but it is not. On the market there are facts for the car, small and easily scalable. The cause of a fire can be an accident or an electrical problem or the overheating of the catalytic converter. It is best to keep it handy, under the driver’s seat. If this is not possible, it can be kept in the trunk, but fixed for good, so that it is easily reachable when needed and does not fly on all sides when not needed.

Work gloves

From the replacement of a rubber to the assembly of the chains, to the control of the oil level (that forces to put the hands in the motor to reach the appropriate rod). There are many opportunities to protect yourself (not just from dirt). There are many types and prices for work gloves.

Duisburg fire department gets new service clothes

The city is investing two million Euros in the new firefighter’s uniform. The outfit is lighter and better equipped.

It is sand-colored, around 500 grams, and thus noticeably lighter than its predecessor and it is even better equipped: The fire department Duisburg has presented their new safety clothing. The approximately 1000 forces of the professional fire brigade and the volunteer fire department are to be dressed in the coming months gradually with it. In the end, the city will have paid around two million Euros for the complete exchange. But this is a worthwhile investment, said fire brigade chief Oliver Titman: “This latest generation of protective clothing takes us far ahead.”

Art mist swells out of the access area to the fire station in Alt-Holmberg. This fashion show ambience is desired. Because out of the smoke five firefighters enter the open air. Four of them introduce their new safety gear to visitors, including OB Siren Link. Michael, Head of Technical Services and Logistics at the Fire Brigade, introduces the differences between precursor and successor model point by point.

The color change from dark blue to sand-ocher first becomes apparent. “The lighter reflective tape ensures better visibility of colleagues in action,” explains Michael. In addition, the jacket has a sewn-on rescue handle, on which a college can be pulled away from a dangerous spot in case of injury”, describes the equipment expert.

The new reflective jacket is significantly shorter than the original outfit that has been used over the past 20 years. “It is much more comfortable to wear,” Makita describes her impressions. She has been with the volunteer fire department for two years, is currently undergoing training as a professional firefighter and belongs to those who show visitors the new clothing.

Like all of her colleagues, Makita also had to go to a fitting in order to adopt the new wardrobe to the respective body measurements. With two of these uniforms, every firefighter force in Duisburg should be equipped at the end. Per copy about 900 Euros are due, says Michael. “So the new one is not more expensive than the old equipment.” After the Europe-wide invitation to tender, the offers were examined in more detail by five manufacturers. “We tested everything thoroughly,” emphasizes fire brigade chief Titman. Ultimately, the Swiss company was awarded the contract.

Thanks to a sewn-in chip, clothes of Christophe and Sebastian (both 33) are now personalized. The two twins from Oberhausen have been working for ten or nine years with the local fire department. Her first impression of wearing is also positive.

Minister Schultz van Hagen wears ‘safety jacket’

Why should not you look stylish in the construction industry as a woman? This is what traffic minister Schultz van Hagen must have thought. She did not wear a shapeless, reflective jacket on a working visit, but a ‘women’s reflective jacket‘: an orange, reflective blazer.

Rug invented the jacket because she was bothered by the lack of female clothing in the construction industry. Because a normal road worker’s coat, that really does not stand. “Then I would wear a jacket like that in size S and it would still be too big, it just did not look like a skirt,” says rug to RTL Niue’s. That’s why she asked for feminine clothing. “Then I was offered a pink overall and helmet, but I do not like that.” And there was no other thing.

That’s why she came up with the ‘cute ladies’ safety jacket’. Rug: “This is a symbol of” you can also be a woman in the construction industry. “And then you do not have to hoist yourself in a garbage bag.” The jacket is also fitted. “We women have a waist,” says rug. “At least let’s see them, and that waste is often hard to find for men in the construction industry!”

Rug gets a lot of enthusiastic reactions and gives the coat especially to women she meets in the construction sector, but also to politicians. In December, she gave him, together with Bookend Nederland-chairman Maxim, as a gift to traffic minister Schultz van Hagen. She has the coat in her car and carries him on working visits, such as yesterday.

The jackets with reflective fabric are for sale at Vermin from Nijmegen and cost 89 Euros each, excluding VAT. They are really only meant for companies, but, let the company know, if a private person comes along and wants to have the coat, that is not a problem.

Rug sees several possibilities for her safety clothing, in addition, to use in construction. “You can wear it on King’s Day or if the Dutch national team plays, but also for ready over’s it’s much better than the big standard safety jackets.”

Compulsory reflective vests in Ireland

At the beginning of 2014 in Ireland, there will be a regulation that obliges all motorcyclists to ride in a reflective vest both during the day and at night.

In France, it ended with nationwide protests, in which other road users joined. The government withdrew from the idea, offering instead compulsory wearing by the motorcyclists’ reflective wristbands. Now the Irish authorities have made it clear – all motorcyclists will have to wear reflective vests, regardless of their attitude to this piece of clothing. According to the authors of the bill for obliging users of two-wheelers to take care of their own visibility, it aims to reduce the number of fatal accidents involving motorcyclists. Unfortunately, as usual in the case of regulations created by bureaucrats, two facts were not taken into account: the first is the material of which the vests are made – artificial fibers block the airflow and can cause overheating. The second is motorcycle clothing, which is increasingly equipped by the manufacturer with large reflective elements, sometimes covering most of the surface of the body of the rider. So what is the point of putting a vest on a reflective jacket?

Sentences among the interested are divided – some believe that the vest will actually help to see and identify… the goal they are for some drivers. Others argue that not having a hi vis vest will be another pretext to punish their mandates. Once again, a situation is created in which the citizen is to the law and not the right of the citizen. And it’s hard to resist the impression that the issue of compulsory visibility of a motorcyclist is slowly, but inevitably heading in our direction…

Safety vest and reflector make the children more visible

In Hilden, Monday, 37 preschool children were made fit for traffic. Because many people are attracted to dark and they are poorly visible.

Only last Friday it happened again – a six-year-old boy was hit on the way to school in Warmers by a car. He walked carelessly on the street and was seen too late by a driver. Luckily, he was only slightly injured. Nevertheless, the police took the case as an opportunity to make the parents of schoolchildren once again to draw attention to the fact that the children should wear brighter and reflective clothing.

The purpose is also followed by the series “Glitter in the Dark”, which stopped at the Caritas day care center on Monday. Thirty-seven preschool children between the ages of five and six were playfully prepared for the road – especially in terms of colors and reflectors.

“It’s amazing how few children wear reflectors.”

“I can see Finn’s jacket best,” cried the children, as they stood in the darkened dining room of the daycare in jackets and winter boots and the beam of flashlights fell on the bright green of the winter jacket. Other kids thought it best to see Thales’s jacket – a light purple model with reflective stripes.

The group of Finn and Thales is the third, which is guided by the program of the traffic guard on this day. “That’s a very good group,” says Andrea from the kindergarten – she means both the colors of the clothes and the attention of the children. Karoline Starch-Schmitz, managing director of the traffic department, agrees. In contrast, it is surprising how many children still wear dark or black jackets. “It’s amazing how few children wear reflectors,” she says. The problem is especially the parents, who draw their children too dark clothes. “Parents attract children like little adults.”

Also in this group, there were some dark blue or black jackets. Light, reflective jacket is so important, says Karoline Starch-Schmitz. The accident figures with children had gone up. That is why the children should be sensitized. Therefore, you could also put pressure on the parents. “We can hardly reach it otherwise.”

The police fine pedestrians without reflective vest

Police officers in the Liberec region are starting to pay fines to pedestrians who do not have reflective vest at night outside the village. They have only been alerted to the obligation introduced this February. The fine on the spot can go up to two thousand crowns, in administrative proceedings ranging from 1,500 to 2,500 crowns.

“Within the region, we have imposed around forty penalties for this offense. Most often at the rate of two hundred crowns, “said Jan, Chief Commissary of the Police Service of the Regional Police Directorate of the Liberec Region. Preliminary statistics show that pedestrian accidents have been lost in the region this year. This is 19 accidents less than in the same period last year.

In the case of accidents caused by pedestrians, the decline is even more pronounced. This year they could walk in 27 accidents, last year for 49. In sections outside the municipality to which the new law mainly aimed, the number of clashes with pedestrians also dropped. Outside of the village four drivers walked this year last year, seven last years. Tapes of various shapes and colors can be seen in cities where pedestrians would not have. “We have found that pedestrians pay attention to their visibility in the village,” confirmed the spokesperson of the Liberec police Vladimir.

Preventive actions are also helpful

According to her, the preventive and repressive action is also influenced by the decrease in the number of road accidents involving pedestrians. “We focus on the visibility of pedestrians. However, it is unambiguously to say that the decline has occurred because of these activities, it is not possible, “said Spokeswoman. The police organize a series of events focused on the visibility of pedestrians who move on an unlit street beyond the village in the dark, dark, in heavy rain or snow. However, patrols during these events do not only give fines but also reflective tapes.

“Recently we have registered a large number of pedestrians who are properly equipped with reflective elements. At recent events, we usually find only pedestrians who are not out of the village in the prescribed manner, “said Jan Freezer. This is why patrols distribute reflective tapes to pedestrians in municipalities and explain their advantages.

Police officers teach older pedestrians

A similar traffic-prevention action is planned for the first half of December in the region. “We will focus on older pedestrians, for example, at shopping centers. We will also give them shopping bags with reflective elements, “said the spokesman of the Czech police Ivan. “ In cities, people should not be forgotten in the elements. When a car crashes a pedestrian, it hurts the same way in the city as in the village, “the spokesperson said. MF DNES and BESIP recently tested reflective tapes and found that they were very different. Retro reflection, the best of them was the worst 60 times. The test showed that the yellow tapes are better than red.

“Ideal is white and silver, where no color is applied to dampen the reflex,” explained Lukas of the 3M technology company that is engaged in the development and production of reflective materials. The tapes handed out by the police as part of the project “We See” got the mark 1 and in the test, they achieved the second best result.

Scientists will prepare another diode jacket

According to experts, it is best to put the tape on the ankle. “The lights of the car shine from the bottom and illuminate the tape on the ankle before the wrist,” explains Martin, head of BESIP. Even better are LED tapes. Scientists at the department of clothing at the faculty of Textile University of Liberec have long ago developed a jacket that has built-in diodes. The jacket is mainly designed for cyclists who can indicate a change in direction. The flicker diodes on the back can be seen for up to four hundred meters, and pedestrians can wear the jacket.

“There have already been hundreds of pieces sold,” Kodak, a spokesperson for the Technical University in Liberec, said. Massive expansion of the reflective jacket so far hinders the price of around nine thousand crowns. “Our scientists are already preparing the second variant of the model, the price will be reduced to five thousand,” the spokesperson Kodak said.

What standards should cyclists meet

In a pedestrian crossing signposted as such, the cyclist in reflective jacket cannot cross it transversely (not even to make a turn or a change of direction). If you want to cross to the sidewalk in front, you will have to get off the bike and take it on foot; in that case, it would have priority of step because it would stop being a cyclist to become a pedestrian.

It will only have priority if it is traveling by a bicycle lane or by a marked passage for cyclists.

– The cyclist in reflective clothing must ride in the center of his lane, like any other vehicle. This is done because in urban environments the cars parked on the sides could suddenly open the doors and favor a collision. In addition, the cyclist can turn left or right (signaling) conveniently to his destination.

– The assumptions in which cyclists have priority of step with respect to motor vehicles are established in Article 64 of the General Circulation Regulations, are the following:

When traveling on a bike lane, pass for cyclists or shoulder marked properly.
When to enter another road the motor vehicle turns to the right or left, in the permitted cases, and there is a cyclist in its vicinity.
When circulating in a group, the first one has already started the crossing or entered a roundabout.

– In addition to the above assumptions, article 59 on intersections states that “even when it has priority of passage, no driver shall enter with his vehicle at an intersection or in a pedestrian or cyclist pass if the situation of traffic it is such that, predictably, it can be stopped in a way that obstructs the transversal circulation “.

– When traveling at night, it is mandatory to use front light and rear reflector on the bicycle, as well as a reflective garment on the part of the cyclist.

– The other mandatory rules for drivers are also for cyclists, including BAC (yes, you can be fined if you go by bike drunk, although you will never lose points if you take an administrative penalty).

Northwave winter jacket uses reflective fabric

Summer really starts and Northwave is already wearing a new winter coat. The Italian brand is rightly proud of the new DV stretch membrane in the Arctic Reflective Jacket.

After a hopefully fantastic bike summer, you have to prepare yourself again for a cold Belgian winter. Northwave wants to respond to this through a new collaboration with event fabrics. The Italian manufacturer will use the latest event membrane technology, called DV stretch, in the Northwave Arctic Jacket, which will be on the market in October.

The Arctic Jacket offers protection and comfort thanks to the windproof DV stretch membrane, which is used in the three-layer BP Puma laminate from ITTTAI, which is exclusively able to make fabrics with DV stretch technology. The BP Puma laminate covers the entire front and back of the jacket to provide good protection from the wind, to breathe and to stay elastic. The reflective fabric can stretch 35% and return completely to the original state. In addition, Northwave uses Lombardi fabric, a very soft and open material, under the arms to better match the body.

DV stretch uses event’s Direct Venting (DV) technology, which means that the membrane is air-permeable and has a porous structure so that heat and sweat can pass directly through the membrane. Moreover, DV stretch is windproof and water-repellent. “This combination of benefits is ideal for aerobic sports such as cycling,” says Chad Kelly, Global Product Manager at event fabrics. “Cyclists generate a lot of heat and moisture that has to be removed quickly by clothing, but they also need essential protection from wind and weather.”

The Arctic Jacket is in the ‘Be Visible Be Safe’ collection from Northwave, which is designed for maximum visibility and safety, which is especially important when the days are getting shorter and it is faster dark, foggy or rainy. There are also reflective Pixel details in the jacket. This unique technology allows reflective elements to be printed directly onto the fabric so that a larger part of the jacket can reflect. They are also softer than normal reflective elements. They are in this jacket on the neck collar, the sleeves and back.