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Mandatory reflective vests from September 1

From September 1, every pedestrian walking after dark outside the built-up area will have to wear reflective clothing or a headband.

 

According to statistics, about 1,000 pedestrians and cyclists die in Poland on dark roads every year. From September 1, everyone moving around at dusk along roads in the unconstructed area will have to have visible reflective elements. Janus from the slip road in Soups should be extended by unpublished areas, including built-up ones, because many municipalities cannot afford sidewalks and illuminate the village all night long.

 

From the beginning of next month, however, we will be looking closely at pedestrians walking on roads outside the city. At the beginning, we will be instructing those undisciplined, but then punishing the seats – says the deputy head of the traffic department of the Soups command. What are the mandates? The new provision on the need to wear reflective vest is not yet included in the tariff. Until this happens, we will issue fines on general terms, from PLN 50 to PLN 100 – he adds to the poke. However, it is not about the level of seats, but about the safety of pedestrians. Many people note that in the minds of pedestrians and cyclists, especially those of adults, there is no need to wear reflective vest.

 

There is a terrible fashion for black. People rarely ask for reflective vests. When I order yellow or red panniers for a bike, they lie for months, and customers ask for dark ones – says Mikoyan from the bicycle shop, where you can buy reflective elements. The local government was planning to take care of the reflective education. At the meeting in the City Hall, representatives of the office, municipal guard and neighboring municipalities, police, organizations for the disabled and the elderly took the floor. They talked about statistics. In addition, so far, the words ended, because the Arabesque association, which initiated the action, did not receive ministerial money. It is different in rural communes, where the risk of an accident on an unlit road is much greater.

 

There were tragic situations with us. Near a village administrator died on an unlit road, and at the exit from the national six to Starry the car hit a cyclist. Fortunately, it has already managed to win the construction of safe descents – recalls Pewee Lewandowski from the Community Office in Dominica. We have been campaigning for the safety of our children a year ago, together with “Goes Somoza,” where all the first ones were given high visibility vests and comic booklets, we urge the elders to wear flares, distribute them at festivals and harvest festivals to tell the pulpit about road safety.

What you need to know when cycling on the public road

The Romanian police in safety vest recall the rules that cyclists have to respect on the public road. First, in order to drive a bicycle on public roads, you must be at least 14 years old. It is not enough, however. You need to know the traffic rules and be adequately equipped.

 

If a road is provided with a special track for the circulation of bicycles, it will be driven only on the respective track. Traffic of other road users on the bicycle track is prohibited. Bicycles, when traveling on the public road, must be run in a single row. When cycling PE, do not cross the road to pedestrian crossings! Motorcycles are forbidden by bicycle. You are prohibited from cycling on public roads covered with ice, ice or snow. During cycling on public roads, bicycle drivers are required to have their identity card on them.

 

How do you have to equip your bike?

In traffic on public roads, the bicycle shall be provided with an effective braking device, with a suitable, functional steering system with audible warning system (the fitting and use of vehicle-specific audible warning systems is forbidden). In addition, at night, the bicycle must be equipped with white or yellow light in front and back with red light and at least one visible, reflective vest, reflective device of the same color. At the same time, the bicycle must be equipped with elements or devices that, in turn, form a continuous, fluorescent-reflective circle, orange, fixed to the spokes of the wheels.

 

Other Obligations:

Bicycle drivers are prohibited:

– To travel on marked road sections with the sign “Bicycle access”;

– Learn how to drive bicycles on highways;

– To run on the sidewalks, unless they are equipped with special tracks for them;

– To move without holding at least one hand on the handlebars and both feet on the pedals;

– To move while under the influence of alcohol, products or narcotic drugs or medicinal products with similar effects,

– To keep on board a vehicle or to be towed by another vehicle or pushed or pulled by a person in a vehicle;

– Carry a person other than the child up to 7 years only if the vehicle is fitted with a special support and when the vehicle is built and / or equipped specifically for the transport of other persons;

– To transport or to shoot any objects which, by their volume or weight, interfere with or endanger the driving of the vehicle or the movement of other road users;

– To run on alleys in public parks or gardens, except when they do not interfere with pedestrian traffic;

– Run at night or when visibility is reduced without meeting the equipment requirements.

– Run with technical failures on the braking systems or on a vehicle not equipped with a buzzer;

– To run on lanes other than the one near the curb or more, unless, before the intersection, it must fit properly to make the left turn;

– Run without wearing fluorescent or reflective clothing, from leaving the evening until dawn or when visibility is reduced;

– Drive the vehicle without keeping the wheels in contact with the ground.

For failing to fulfill these obligations, you are liable to sanction! Comply with the law, for added safety! “

City police officers teach children prevention and security

Crime Prevention, Traffic Education, and Safety are introducing the work of the City Police, its police officers and crime prevention assistants. This and much more was the content of a series of lectures that the Municipal Police in reflective vest organized for the pupils of the second to fifth grades at the Elementary School. Discussions with school pupils and students have proven to be an effective form of prevention for several years.

 

The lectures were divided into three sections. In the first one, the children were introduced to a crime prevention assistant who explained what the assistant’s work is. Another area covered the work of the police officers and the explanation of their work, when children could see and “hitch” the equipment of the city police. The most interesting ones were, of course, handcuffs, a radio, or batons. In the last round, the children responded to basic questions about traffic education and road safety. For the right answers, they received small gifts as a reward.

 

Each of the 300 children covered by the lecture got a reflective hand strap or a briefcase with the City of Program logo to increase the safety of people on the road. These reflective accessories are mandatory after the amendment to the Road Traffic Act from February 2016: a pedestrian if it moves outside the village under reduced visibility on the side or edge of the road in a place not illuminated by public lighting must be clearly visible.

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.

How big and where the reflective element should be

The amendment to the law, which commands to wear reflective elements in reduced visibility and out of the village on unlit streets, does not quite say how, where, and what size reflective elements are to be.

 

“You do not have to wear a reflective vest. Just a good complement of retro reflective material of distinctive color (yellow, light green, orange, etc.) that is visible to other road users. Ideal for example is a reflective strap placed on the leg or hands (ideally on both limbs) towards the road. You can carry your belt comfortably in your pocket or bag, where you do not take too much space and use it when needed. For example, a reflective element that is part of the clothing, the backpack or the bag is sufficient if it is sufficiently visible to other road users, “the Ministry of Transport writes on its website.

 

Simply put, in theory, a reflective element might be enough on the jacket sleeve two inches two inches. The Decree states in what situations the elements should be worn, in what weather, but not their particular form and location on the body.

 

What threatens you when you are invisible?

If police officers see you in a badly illuminated location outside of the village and you have no reflexive element, theoretically you may be facing a fine of up to two thousand dollars. “There is a fine ranging from zero to CZK 2,000 per block, from 1,500 to 2,500 CZK in administrative proceedings. Instead of granting sanctions, however, police patrols will talk to people and give them reflective tapes and bags to keep the law from breaking and moving safely on the road, “the Ministry of Transport said. The diary was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Taco police Dagmar. “Initially, police patrols will, if they see unmarked pedestrians, highlight the validity of the amendment to the decree, agree, if possible, distribute reflective tapes,” she said.

 

Even though you have to put these straps on the limbs so that you can turn them over in the winter months and see them at the same time, it is not only by the police. “We are perceiving pedestrians as being beneficial by reflexive materials on the street. Vehicle traffic police patrols are currently equipped with reflective tapes, and in direct service, police officers unloaded unmarked pedestrians. The amendment to the law, however, does not mean that the traffic police will massively fine all unmarked pedestrians. Although pedestrians will be involved in a misdemeanor, in these cases the police will, in particular, approach the understanding, explanation, preventive action, and pedestrian visibility by reflex tape itself. By the end of 2016, we assume that we will deliver up to 250,000 pieces of reflective tapes in this way, “said Tomas, Director of the Traffic Police Service of the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic.

 

The Decree could also remember the city

To wear a reflective element according to the pedestrian regulation is obligatory when moving out of the village under reduced visibility (not only at night, but also at dusk, fog, etc.) on the roadside or on the edge of the road in a place not illuminated by public lighting.

 

Thus, the decree deals with the movement outside the village, but also within the marked village and town we find little illuminated sections. “It is in many municipalities,” the police spokesman confirmed – for example, the section of Street, where a number of workers move to or from the evening shift in one of the races. And the decree should also apply to the pedestrian and cyclist trails, which are also several in Taco. “Although it does not specify this decree, it is still a road, so the reflective elements should be worn by pedestrians on pedestrian and bicycle paths,” added Giroux.

 

According to the recommendations of the Ministry of Transport, it is good to use reflexive elements where there is a danger that the driver cannot safely recognize the pedestrian. The aim is primarily to prevent serious and fatal accidents caused by the fact that the pedestrian was not sufficiently visible on the road. Between 2012 and 2015, 523 pedestrians died, of which 303 at night. In the last year alone, 72 people died, who were not seen at night. The driver, who meets the pedestrian in black at night, is about 18 meters long for an adequate response. At about 70 km / h, it is less than a second.

A year and a half with mandatory reflective elements

For eighteen months, pedestrians outside the village have to wear reflective vest. Do they do it? In addition, how did it show up in statistics?

 

It will be a year and a half from Sunday, when the pedestrians should start shining on our roads. On February 20, the following formula was added to the Road Traffic Act. “If a pedestrian is traveling outside the village in a low visibility on the roadside or on the edge of a road in a place not illuminated by public lighting, he is obliged to wear elements of retro reflective material placed so as to be visible to other road users. ”

 

It is just before 9 o’clock when we pass the sign indicating the end of Prague. We decided to see how the Czechs adhere to the law. True, the main season of all kinds of reflectors, straps and strips for clothes are gloomy autumn and winter. The law, however, applies without exception to the end of a fudgy summer. Is it dark or not? That is what we call when we are coming from Redoing towards – we meet a completely unlighted runner. Legislation reduces visibility by clearly distinguishing other vehicles, persons, animals or objects on the road. It is not just darkness, dusk or dawn, but also heavy rain, snow and mist.

 

From a statistical point of view, the new regulation looks promising. Perhaps for the first year of validity, the number of pedestrians killed in the night outside the village fell from 37 to 31, which is almost a fifth decline. It has certainly played a role in a massive communication campaign, warning about the possible consequences of invisible night walks. The parts of reflective tape are more prominent: “After the effectiveness of the law, we recorded a total of 24 killed pedestrians under reduced visibility. In seventeen cases, the pedestrian did not have a reflective element, “shocked Petra from the Police Presidium.

 

“Yes, I know I should have a glittering tape. I wear it in the winter, but it is not even dark now, “says the cross-country skiing we meet on the edge of the Alaska. At least he is dressed in a distinctive red shirt – but it would not help before the law. “After the introduction, we have advised that we will especially explain to pedestrians the meaning of this duty. At the same time, we warned that with the approaching end of the year, which is most risky for pedestrians, police would also be faced with block penalties for failing to comply with this duty, “explains Haven in safety vest.

 

Dangerously, however, not only pedestrians, but also drivers, behave in the dark. “Classical halogen headlamps are about a hundred meters long, so they have to adjust their speed. If we do not, we often do not have enough room for an adequate response. At the last minute, we are unable to react, “says Bezique chief Martin.

What documents can the PMT ask for road safety

Inspector Carlos in reflective clothing, from the Municipal Traffic Police of the capital, recalled what documents can be requested and are required to transit in a vehicle, in addition to the most frequent infractions of drivers.

 

To park badly or in prohibited places, like, for example, on the pedestrian strip, and to drive in state of drunkenness are the most common faults, according to the inspector Carlos, of the Municipal Traffic Police About thirty infractions per day are recorded for bad parking, which can cost three to 10 days, between about G. 300,000 and 780,000.

 

To drive alcoholic would cost from 10 to 20 days, between G. 780,000 and more than G. 1,000,000. The case of motorcyclists also has the same amount, depending on the infractions they commit. Parades said that there are cases and cases: people who drive without a helmet, sheet metal or reflective vest, for example.

 

Regarding the documents, he reiterated that the PMT could request driver’s license, municipal authorization, and green card of the vehicle, which is the driver’s obligation to have at that moment. Not having some of these is the immediate cause of retention of the vehicle in the municipal corralling until the papers are put in order and an amount is paid.

 

He added that the National Police in safety vest, in addition to the cedilla, could also request a driver’s license, because if the driver does not have it, this represents exposure to the danger of ground traffic. Finally, he insisted that the lights of the car or motorcycle should be lit while driving en route, either day or night, in the city or in the interior of the country.

Minister answers questions about the use of reflective vest

Do motorcyclists, cyclists, and pedestrians have to wear the reflective vest? It was one of the doubts answered by Andrés Gomez-Lobo in the DNA Test.

 

The Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Andrés Gomez-Lobo spoke with Andrea and José Antonio about the use of the reflective vest, whose possession in the car is mandatory from the first of January of 2016 that has just begun.

 

The head of the portfolio answered some of the doubts that have most resonated in recent days:

Why the yellow color of the vest?

“The reason for that is because it is a color that is very visible during the day” and “at night, what you see are the retro reflective bands that you have”, assured Gomez-Lobo.

 

Is the use compulsory, or only carry it in the car?

“You have to wear a reflective vest as part of the emergency kit, and this vest has to be accessible from inside the car’s cabin,” said the Minister, explaining that it is not necessary to hang it on the passenger seat, although it must be visible. It could be useful to show that the artifact is actually possessed.

 

Should motorcyclists, cyclists, and pedestrians use it?

“No, in the current normal, no, now, we always recommend that pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, who are particularly vulnerable on the tracks use a reflective element and hopefully the safety vest,” he said.

This is an aggravating factor for road safety

Lieutenant of Traffic of the Civil Guard and responsible of the detachment of To Corunna, Jose Manuel Lopez participated yesterday in the campaign of sensitization initiated. “The data are worrisome both at the provincial level and the Costa. At the provincial level, we have 10 pedestrians who died in 2016; six in 2017 and three so far this year. These are very worrying data because, in most cases, they were abuses in which the victims were not wearing something as simple as a reflective vest.

 

According to the head of the detachment in A Corunna, these ominous statistics are even worse in a rural like the Costa: “Population aging and dispersion act as an aggravating factor. People need to run their errands and have to go on general roads, with a great movement of traffic. These pedestrians, either walk, or vehicles that do not require a driver’s license, with the risk that entails.

 

This campaign aims to be an awareness of the need to follow the indications on road safety. “It’s no use having the reflective safety vest at home. You have to use it whenever you go out; it is the only way to be visible to drivers, because the risk of being run over is very high. If you add to that a poor public lighting, adverse weather conditions, and the use of dark clothes, the possibility of an outrage increases exponentially. ”

 

This campaign of the Provincial Traffic Headquarters in collaboration with the Civil Guard Traffic Sub-sector of a Corunna is carried out in all the detachments. In the province, A Corunna, Santiago and Ferrol, but it will be especially significant in cameras such as the Costa, in which almost half of those killed in the road network were passers-by without high visibility clothing.

The technical vehicle verification could be required in Chile

Oscar, director of Road Safety, indicated that in a police control of the neighboring country, they will be able to request the VTV ticket. It will also be necessary to bring the “pushchair” for minors and the reflective vest.

 

The director of Road Safety, Oscar, recommended to Mendoza to travel to the trans-Andean country to carry out the vehicular technical verification because in case of passing through a police control, it could be requested by Carabineros.

 

“The subject of VTV is stipulated in the Chilean Traffic Law and can be requested by Carabineros. This does not imply that they ask for it at customs, but it can be requested, “Declared Homolog. He also recalled that “it is mandatory to take the child protective chair” and “the reflective safety vest“. The fine, for not having the approval certificate, stipulated by the Chilean government, “is around 1300 Argentine pesos.”

 

“In Mendoza, the cost of verification is 500 pesos up” is depending on the vehicle in question. The director of Road Safety said that “there are five checkpoints, four in the Greater Mendoza and one in San Rafael” and took the opportunity to remember that “in the course of 2018, the VTV will begin to apply in our province.”

 

Regarding the vehicle controls that will be during the holidays, he commented that “both Christmas and New Year, there will be 25 operations, with 8 dynamic positions that will vary depending on the vehicle situation.” Finally, Oscar referred to the numbers of victims that occurred throughout 2017. “This year there were 189 deaths in traffic accidents, high numbers compared to 135 last year. Anyway there were two major tragedies that trigger the statistics.”