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HORA ON SKI AND SNOWBOARDS!

The ski season has already begun, but let’s take a look at some tips from this fashionable world …

Even on the slope, you can look great and at your own pleasure, that is, according to your favorite colors, styles, and comfort.

What do you need and what can you do without?

There is plenty of choices, each one looking for how and what makes you feel comfortable, especially to keep your clothes warm. Jackets and trousers are classic, but for someone, the brand will be the ideal overalls. Below we wear a sweater or a thermal jersey. A great option is the termo short or long sleeve t-shirts. You can use your underpants or just warm ski boots, then you will really feel warm. Complementary is the important elements for ski outfit, such as ski goggles, gloves, corsets, and scarves. Yet beautiful and becoming caps prefer to leave under the slope and think of your safety with a helmet.

Do not forget about the visible elements

Colors, colors, colors! And patterns too, let us see them! Those who are not afraid, so bold, do not miss it! At least, however, think of reflective materials, these are now commonplace in most sportswear. They will be what you want for the day!

Especially at night, pay attention to safety! It is best to wear reflective clothing or clothing with reflective tapes.

Do you prefer a more elegant style? Why not!

Elegant style can be found in these colors: white, beige, black, bronze, gold and silver, which are often supplemented with fur. And it does not really matter how well you can ski. In the mountains, you can enjoy the walks and the beauty of nature, where you can perfectly dress this outfit.

Car and walking

When confronted with a car, the pedestrian has little chance of avoiding injuries. Modern technology, however, gives you the chance to prevent pedestrians from being hit by a car. These are systems that detect the presence of a pedestrian on the road in time.

Not every pedestrian realizes that in some situations he becomes a participant in road traffic – especially when crossing a street or street. According to the regulations, pedestrians on the marked crossing have priority over the vehicle. At the same time, it is forbidden to go directly in front of a moving car. However, the driver is obliged to be particularly careful when approaching the pedestrian crossing.

The regulations allow the pedestrian to cross the road outside the crossing if the distance from the nearest such place exceeds 100 meters.

It can only do this if it is sure that it will not hinder the traffic and drivers will not be exposed to sudden braking. In addition, crossing the road outside the marked pedestrian crossing is obliged to give way to vehicles.

The pedestrian also becomes a participant in the road traffic, when he uses the road outside the built-up area in a situation where there is no sidewalk.

– In this situation, the pedestrian can move the left side of the road, thanks to which he will see cars approaching from the opposite direction – explains Bradshaw Pulaski, Skoda Auto Skoal instructor.

The presence of a pedestrian on the road outside the built-up area is a threat that becomes even more dangerous after dark. Despite the fact that the pedestrian sees the car approaching, it may be invisible to the driver, especially when a different vehicle arrives from the opposite direction. In the brightness of its headlights, the silhouette of a pedestrian at the edge of the road blends with its surroundings.

– A walking night wearing a dark outfit is seen by the driver from a distance of about 40 meters. However, if you are wearing reflective clothing with reflective tapes, it becomes visible even from a distance of 150 meters – emphasizes Bradshaw Pulaski.

That is why the regulations impose on the pedestrians moving along the way after dusk the obligation to have reflective elements.

The issue of pedestrian safety is extremely important for car manufacturers. Until recently, systems protecting the weakest road users were offered in the equipment of higher class cars. Currently, they can also be found in the cars of popular brands. One of such systems is the Pedestrian Monitor, a function that was included in the standard equipment in Skoda Karoq and Kodiaq. It is an emergency braking system in case of detecting the risk of collision with a pedestrian. Pedestrian Monitor uses a radar that scans the area in front of the car. The advanced algorithm processes the received signals and at speeds in the range of 10 to 60 km / h, the system can recognize the risk of collision with a pedestrian and react on its own.

In this situation, he first warns the driver of the danger and finally automatically applies the brakes. At speeds above 30 km / h, a warning message appears on the instrument cluster display.

However, this type of solution does not absolve the driver from caution, while pedestrians moving after dark on the road outside the built-up area to be better visible should wear any reflective material.

21 cyclists are out of order with lighting

Does the Aarschot police also know that in addition to bicycle lights there are a lot of fashionable and cool fluogadgets or reflective material to be extra visible?

For example, rucksacks with reflective fabric or fluorescent covers to do over your backpack, fluorescent or reflective ankle and bracelets (which also exist with integrated LED lights), fluorescent helmets or helmet covers, reflective tape in different colors (to bring your backpack, bike or jacket with you) to pimp), reflectors for your bicycle spokes, etc … Or you can also just choose a fluorescent jacket. Ugly? Can be, but in the meantime, different clothing brands have designed their own trendy fluffy coat. Super clear and super nice at the same time: yes you can!

The light on the bike can save lives

The traffic educators of the police controlled the illumination of the cyclists at Frankfurter schools. They gave valuable information to young people.

Especially in the dark season, you cannot float without functioning lighting on the bike in mortal danger. Then you need to carry reflective material. Therefore, the police inspection Further started in cooperation with the Hamburger roundabout the action “safe way to school” in Further.

Just after half past eight, it’s starting to get light. The first children arrive at the school center in Furthest with their bicycles. The two traffic educators of the police, Dominique Hem and Matthias Kraft, stop the cyclists, who are initially surprised why police are in front of the school.

One of the first is Christina Miller, who drives every day from her place of residence Syllabary to the Gymnasium. The lighting works perfectly and otherwise, the bicycle of the 13-year-olds is safe for traffic. “That’s how it should be so that it is perceived by other road users in the gloomy morning hours,” Hem and Kraft, who serve sweets as a small reward for safety awareness, are happy.

But it does not take a long time, and then the first “traffic offender” has joined the police. For an eleven-year-old boy, the complete lighting is out of order. Kraft quickly recognizes that the connecting cables are not plugged into the front lamp, and wants to provide first aid. But even after proper installation, it remains dark. “There seems to be some other defect,” Kraft says, handing the student a checklist. Caution money is waived, but the bike must be demonstrated immediately to the police after the defects have been rectified.

At the same time, the same action takes place in Registered in front of the middle school. There, the traffic officer Stefan Schedar and his colleague Warner Frontman are in action. “We even had the case that a teacher with unlit bike came to school,” says Schedar after the end of the action. Frontman adds: “The caretaker had behaved very well, cycling four times to his workstation and even wearing a safety vest.”

The traffic educators explain what a safe bicycle should look like. Prescribed are two independent brakes, a bell that should not be too quiet, as well as non-slip and firmly screwed pedals, which are equipped with two pedal reflectors. In addition, a lamp and a white reflector are mandatory at the front, as well as a red tail light and a red reflector at the back. Four yellow spoke reflectors, so-called cat’s eyes must be fitted in the spokes, with alternative reflective tapes being allowed on the tires. A dynamo is no longer mandatory. Since 2013 lamps with battery or battery operation have been approved. “Without this equipment, a bike may not be used in traffic,” emphasizes Ham and adds that according to the road traffic licensing regulations, the lighting must also function during the day. The lighting system is particularly susceptible to interference: cable connections tear easily, bulbs burn through, the dynamo runs hard or does not work, battery or battery are dead. Therefore, the two spoke reflectors per wheel and the front and rear reflectors are particularly important, they guarantee a minimum of visibility, even with unusual lighting or wheel stop. “Especially with children, a colorful pennant is recommended, because they are often seen only very late due to their size,” adds colleague Kraft in view of the fact that of course on all trips good visibility is important, not only on the way to school.

Although not mandatory, highly recommended is also a bicycle helmet. Julius Govt from Further was the best example of this. The bike of the ten-year high school student is absolutely safe and he always wears his helmet. Stefan Schedar explains why a bicycle helmet makes a lot of sense: “The helmet absorbs up to two-thirds of the energy that would impact directly on the head in a crash without a helmet, which means that helmet wearers are less likely to have serious head injuries such as skull fractures or cerebral hemorrhages comes “. In addition, modern bicycle helmets are equipped with reflectors, which ensure that they are better seen by motorists in the dark.

In total, around 50 cyclists were checked on Monday morning. Ten of them had no lights on the bike. Matthias Kraft also knows that there is not always a technical defect: “In some cases it was the case that the students follow the motto ‘I can see, so the others see me too’ Of course, this is a fallacy, because it is especially important at twilight that the weaker road users in relation to the car turn the lights on to be seen even better.

Holidays: the most important safety

“The most important in connection with the beginning of winter holidays are safe to access to the place of rest of children and young people and all those who accompany them,” said Minister of Infrastructure Andrzej Adamczyk.

In the parking lot at 7 national roads, the Minister of Infrastructure and the Chief Inspector of Road Transport participated in the control of coaches commencing this year’s campaign “Safe holidays 2019”.

From Saturday to January 27, there will be holidays for students from the following provinces: Pomeranian, Lesser Poland, and Greater Poland.

The minister reminded that the 16th Road Transport Inspectorate, apart from the normal activities on national roads, pays particular attention to the safety of children who are going on vacations and holidays.

“The checks are not intended to restrict drivers and bus owners, but the aim is to ensure that the buses are in a proper technical condition, do not pose a threat to other road users, and especially to the passengers they drive” emphasized Minister Adamczyk. “It is important that drivers who manage these buses meet all the standards have the appropriate qualifications, certificates, they were not overtired, which is extremely important and they were in an absolute state of sobriety” he stressed.

He added that today entrepreneurs already know that no bus, which children and young people go to winter grounds and return from them, cannot have faults.

“Parents who send their children to rest should be sure that they will safely and safely come back from this rest,” stressed Adamczyk. Chief Inspector of Road Transport, Alvin, said that inspectors will control coaches until the last days of holidays in all provinces.

“Checks will be carried out at the bus departure site, fixed checkpoints will be determined or checks will be carried out on the main communication routes, as here,” said Alvin. He added that parents who want the vehicle to be checked should contact the Provincial Road Transport Inspectorate in advance.

Buses will also be controlled in holiday resorts. ITD inspectors throughout the winter holidays will check, among others technical condition of vehicles braking and steering system, their correct lighting, tires. “These vehicles often go to mountainous terrain, weather conditions are variable. Carriers, drivers, the more they should make sure that the technical condition is all the more perfect,” said Alvin.

A year ago, during the holidays, the Road Transport Inspection inspected 1,300 vehicles, 53 registration documents were stopped, 21 coaches (about 1.6%) were in a very bad technical condition and a driving ban was issued. All drivers were sober. Inspectors imposed 296 criminal penalties.

Alvin reminded that drivers should be rested and respect the permissible working time, and if they are going on a long route, have an alternate. Daily, the driver can drive a maximum of 10 hours twice a week, on the other days of 9 hours, and after 4.5 hours of continuous driving should take a minimum of 45 minutes break.

Małopolskie Province Governor Pieter Wick said that in 1300 facilities in Małopolskie, children and youth from all over the country will be resting. “Holidays in Małopolskie will last the longest because our landscape values and tourist offer is so attractive that all of Poland is coming here for holidays here,” said Wick. He appealed recalling the recent tragedy in the escape room that the guardians and parents would pay attention to how they spend their children’s time.

The Deputy Marshal of the voivodeship, Lukasz Smock, said that the advantages of Małopolskie make everyone go towards the winter capital – Zakopane. “Resorts, Highlanders are prepared to receive guests, young people, tourists, and the slopes are snowed” said Smock.

Adamczyk appealed to entrepreneurs dealing with transport, drivers and all persons who go on an individual vacation: do not hurry, let’s drive safely, equip the cars with car seats and everything necessary to transport children, keep the sense on the road.

On Saturday morning, the Minister of Infrastructure handed over to all drivers who had no control, handed a plush crocodile – an ITD mascot, and the children received reflective vests with reflective tapes, armbands with reflective materials, and scarves.

The control is successfully passed by the coach, which the children of the parish of St. John the Baptist. “It just so happens that we’re being inspected every year in the same place.” Today, we smiled. “said the sister who looked after the children. “The control is standard: as soon as the bus is operational, there is nothing to stress,” told journalists driver Stanislaw Rosenberg, who has been involved in the transport of people since 1992, but for the first time, he was honored. He stressed that when the coach door was closed, he was fully responsible for passengers.

County dresses in neon yellow

So far, two kindergartens have been equipped with safety vests. The children are now a bit safer if they move in the public traffic area. The county of Oldenburg has taken care of that: He dressed all 42 girls and boys in safety vests. The neon yellow vests with reflective materials financed out of the pot for traffic regulations offenses (fines), thus ultimately by traffic offenders.

Upon request, you can also equip other daycare centers in the district of Oldenburg with safety vests, offered Siegfried Blum, head of the Road Traffic Office in the county house. The first corresponding request had its authority recently received from the kindergarten. As desired, the Waldburg lettering was also printed on the garments.

The Kita has now received the second delivery, “because there is no logo yet, these vests remained unprinted. Both deliveries would have struck together with about 500 Euros to book,” said the head of the authorities.

That the money is well spent, is synonymous for mayor Hedwig Wise out of the question. Especially in the dark season, it is important to be seen.

Siegfried Bloom hopes that the investment will send a message to the parents, an incentive to wear jackets with reflective fabrics or safety vests. “What good does it do to me when the gravestone says,” He was well dressed, but you could not see him, “Bloom pointed out.

Together with his colleague Marion, the head of the department gave a brief overview of the preventive measures financed from the pot for fines. Overall, it goes annually by about 30 000 Euros.

One area of application: safety training for young drivers, whereby the district assumes a very substantial part of the costs.

Another field is driving safety training for seniors over the age of 65, which, for example, shows what has changed in traffic law and in half-hourly driving, tests point out quirks that have crept in over the years. Also, the loan of the rollover simulator of the city-Oldenburg road safety or traffic-educational measures in schools with the money from the fines pot is made possible.

The police are appealing: 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 elements in a manner visible to other road users. The regulations provide for an exception, according to which a pedestrian can move outside the built-up area without retro-reflective vests at dusk if it is on a road intended for pedestrians only or on the sidewalk.

The use of reflective materials 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 would be in the field of car headlights and 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), therefore 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.

You care for health – be an example!

Do you like to run? Use reflective elements.

You love – take care of security!

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

Live – think!

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

The police announces increased controls on the New Year’s and New Year’s roads

Similarly to Christmas, also on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s, the police will watch over the safety of the participants of the movement, striving to ensure that all those who set out for meetings and games safely reach their destination and return to their homes as safely.

The police remind us that if we decide to drink alcohol, we should remember that it is imperative to refrain from driving. In 2017, police carried out nearly 18 million checks revealing 109,405 drivers under the influence of alcohol. So people who break bans and drunks sit behind the wheel of the car, cannot feel unpunished. The probability of revealing such an act is large and possible very serious consequences.

Never choose a car as a driver for a party where you want to drink alcohol.

If you are hosting a party where alcohol is served, take care of the safe return of motorized guests.

Do not make fun of the non-drinkers and encourage them to drink toasts.

If you are a passenger, never get in a car with a driver who has been drinking alcohol. Stop him so he does not drive the vehicle.

Being a pedestrian, apply the special precaution when crossing the road. Before leaving the house, attach reflective materials or reflective fabrics to the clothing.

Police want to sensitize parents, children and road users

Three policewomen are increasingly in and out of schools in Alpena and Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde these days. The goal is to sensitize parents, children, and road users. Especially at the elementary schools, where the first graders have been on the road since last Thursday.

The dark and wet season is coming up and unfortunately, there are still many school children with dark clothes and without reflective vests on the way. That should change. Therefore, three policewomen from Alpena Jessica Wicks, Judith Helmet and Vanessa Schroder have considered an action. In the coming days, they will be present at various class care sessions of the first graders in Alpena and Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde and will point out the danger in a short lecture. Reflective snap bands which made from reflective materials for the beginner learners, which will be presented to the parents in the class care sessions, were purchased together with the Mariachi Kris.

But not only dark clothes without reflective fabrics can be dangerous for children, but also if there are no child seats in the car. But the behavior of parents who bring their children to school by car should also be addressed. Unfortunately, it is more common for parents to park on the sidewalk, for example, to let their children out. They hinder other children walking to school and sometimes force them to change the street unnecessarily.

Hazard lights on the bus – walking speed on both lanes

But the police will continue to pay attention to traffic violations. A very common mistake of motorized road users is driving past a bus with the hazard warning lights on.

If a bus driver activates the hazard warning light, the bus may no longer be overtaken until it has stopped. Only when the bus is stationary, it is allowed to drive past at walking speed (about 7km / h) and sufficient distance. This also applies to oncoming traffic, if the opposite lane is not structurally separated. Even at stops outside closed towns and holding bays, the regulation must be followed.

Unfortunately, for example, you can regularly observe road users in Alpena at the station who drives past the buses at 50km / h. If they get caught by the police, threaten up to 70 € fine and points in Flensburg.

Holidays on the route: should the mandatory insurance policy be printed?

New provision shed light on this issue. What can the authority ask the driver of the vehicle?

With the arrival of the End of the Year Festivities and the Summer season, from the Road Safety Executive Unit (UESV), from the Public Services Secretariat, drivers were informed that it is now possible to travel throughout the country with the proof of insurance digitally, so it is no longer essential to take the printed payment slip. That is to say that it is valid to take proof of payment of the policy in digital form, in any electronic medium, such as cell phones or tablets.

The National Superintendence of Insurance and the National Road Safety Agency also recommend downloading the “My Safe” application on cell phones (in the search engine it is found as “Meguro”, all together and with lowercase letters), with which you can check if the insurance of a patent is valid.

However, if the insurance does not appear as current in the application, the system may not have updated that information yet. In this case, they recommend asking for the policy on paper or in a PDF or photo file, which can be displayed from a mobile device to the authority that requires it.

Mandatory elements in the car

Article 30 of the new Road Safety Law of Mendoza states that vehicles will meet a minimum number of requirements, among which are carrying fire extinguishers, beacons, reflective vest with reflective tape and first aid kit, that is, a basic safety kit.

The fire extinguisher must be located in an accessible place inside the vehicle and that does not represent a risk to the driver and the passengers. It must be manufactured, maintained and controlled its cargo, which has a due date, according to the specifications of the IRAM standards.

The two beacons must have a triangular shape and can be replaced by a flexible or rigid cone with retro-reflective bands no smaller than 55 cm high.

The reflective vest may be of any color and must possess the retro-reflective bands with reflective materials in conditions.

Another element is a first aid kit, which must be located in an accessible place, in good condition and transportable.