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Reflective vest – “road safety is a priority”

The inhabitants of the town of Moray have decided to stand up to those who do not respect the limits in a very curious way.

 

Speeding is a very serious problem that occurs on the roads around the world. In our country, according to figures from the DGT, more than 300 people die each year in accidents in which speed is a determining factor. On freeways and motorways, fixed and mobile radars keep drivers who step on the accelerator too high. However, things change in rural areas, where a national road crosses the town and, although the signs mark 50 kilometers per hour, drivers do not hesitate to exceed this limit.

 

Faced with the inaction of the authorities, the inhabitants of Moray, a small village in the extreme north of Scotland have decided to end this situation. The neighbors, neither short nor lazy, have decided to put on a reflective vest in the main street of the town and point these hairdressing devices to some cars.

 

The objective is none other than to intimidate the reckless drivers who exceed the established limit of 60 miles per hour stipulated (about 96 kilometers per hour). Therefore, these, when they see the reflection of the vest, decide to step on the brake and slow down to confuse them with police carrying a strange device in their hands.

 

“It really is very dangerous, the speed that reaches the cars to cross Hope Man is very serious, especially when children go to school,” explained Dennis Slater, council member of the town, the BBC. “We do not like to go out on the street with hairdryers and high visibility vests, but we are trying to show that it is a desperate situation,” he adds.

 

After the measures adopted by the residents of Moray, the Scottish police wanted to come out with a statement to reassure the population, in which he assures that “road safety is a priority” for them, and more in that area.

 

Motorcyclists’ safety vests will patented

The portends legislators approved with 43 votes in favor, 13 against and 1 abstention a regulation that foresees that the motorcycle drivers who circulate in the City must wear in the reflective clothing, compulsorily, a sticker with the number of the patent of the wheeled .

 

The Legislature approved with 43 wills in favor, 13 against and one abstention. A modification to the Code of Traffic and Transport and to the Regime of Faults referred to the circulation, by means of which they looked for that motorcycle drivers that circulate in the City must wear a compulsory self-adhesive sticker with the number of the vehicle’s patent.

 

The regulation states that “in case of transporting a passenger, he must wear a reflective vest that has printed on the front and back the domain number of the motorcycle” and provides economic penalties of 5,000 pesos to those who fail to comply with the regulations and disqualification to drive from five to 10 days.

 

For his part, the author of the proposal Daniel assured that “this project does not violate any constitutional right” and explained that “the initiative has two objectives: the first of them is to contribute to security road, and the other is to promote public safety.” “This proposal can help to lower the rates of crime, probably not the only measure that makes the situation better, but will contribute in that same direction,” he said.

 

 

Cyclist denounces motorcyclist harassment

The citizen Giuliani Cantor denounced that she was a victim of street harassment when she was on board her bicycle with yellow vest going to the Asunción waterfront to train. The woman has been cycling for four years for health reasons and it is the first time that she has experienced such a thing.

 

In a conversation with R800 AM, he explained that he was on Mexico Street and Av. Maris Lopez, on the afternoon of last Friday, when a motorcyclist went ahead and took advantage of him to disrespect him. “He gave me a spanking and he slit on a motorbike, when he left he turned around and smiled at me as if mocking what he did. He can have a mother, a daughter and friends, “he said.

 

The man aboard the bicycle had a helmet and reflective vest, but the vehicle did not have the sheet, so his identity is unknown. The woman regretted that the National Police does not comply with its work to prevent it from circulating without the respective documents.

 

He continued telling that he was terrified when he received the spanking, because, with the speed in which the motorcyclist was going, it was a very strong blow. “I never touched something similar; I sat crying in the street. Of course, nobody came to ask me what was wrong, nor did any driver decided to follow the person, “he lamented.

 

In this sense, he went on to say that, many times the citizenry is very indifferent to robberies that take place on public roads, whether a woman or a man is the victim. “Come as something normal or maybe they think ‘better not get into this’. People are very indifferent,” he criticized.

 

When she made her case known, she received numerous samples of support and advice, such as that she should be accompanied to train, for example. “They tell me not to go out alone, but I must have the freedom to leave. Many are very afraid of going out alone; we have to go out as for the war. Many girls even stopped pedaling because similar things happened to them. Our irresponsibility as women is that we often keep quiet, so I urge you not to shut up what is violence, “he said.

 

Lastly, the police in safety uniform clarified that in making his case known, he does not wish to sow fear or divisions, but rather to find a solution to the problem. “I do not enter into feminism or machismo. What you have to do is talk about these cases, so that society is not in different. I am sure that not everyone is like this man, “he said.

Police find 556 people for not wearing a reflective vest

The regions with the most infractions were Tarapacá and Los Lagos. The penalties reach $ 23 thousand. From the Congress they request urgency to legislate on obligation of the use of this pledge. From the Region of Arica to Magellan, the norm that forces the wearing of the reflective vest in the safety kit of all motorized vehicles inspected, according to data given by Carabineers to the National Traffic Safety Commission.

 

More than eight million controls carried out Carabineers during 2016; of these, 556 people fined for not complying with the regulations, with the Tarapacá and Los Lagos regions leading the ranking of infractions (168 and 128, respectively). Fines taken range from $ 9,200 to $ 23,000.

 

It should remembered that the measure had a controversial debate; both in the authorities and in social networks, for the obligation to be yellow, made of fluorescent material and have bands of retro reflective material with a width of not less than 50 mm.

 

The deputy Leopold Perez noted, “Although the infractions are few compared to the total number of audits, it is noteworthy that a high percentage is concentrated in regions such as Tarapacá and Los Lagos. He talks about the need to spread awareness campaigns in all corners of Chile. ”

 

At that point, the parliamentarian urged the legal initiative to make the use of the reflective vest mandatory. “I requested a balance, because it is necessary that we know the impact that this measure has generated on people and I want to insist that it is not enough to keep it inside the car, the vest must be used.”

 

The president of the Commission of Transports of the House of Representatives, Mario Vinegars, indicated, “If the fines are few, it is because the immense majority fulfilled the spirit of the norm. Several of us suggested that the measure by a legal modification, to give it strength, but I think that although it is important to process it, I do not think it is urgent. ”

 

For the public affairs manager of Automobile Club of Chile, Alberto Escobar, the figures “coincide with studies we have done in the regions of Los Lagos and Tarapacá, which show that they are rather refractory to road safety regulations, not I know if because they are more relaxed. In general, the numbers seem good to me, considering an automotive park of more than four million cars. ”

 

Regarding the obligation to use the security garment, the expert indicated, “it is interesting, but it would take at least a year, and if we are going to dedicate that time to a project, I would push the idea of the automated infraction center, so that we have electronic control of the speed.

Keep the road safety is also keeping your safety

It read that slogan of the General Directorate of Traffic that imprudence behind the wheel was paid, and more and more. The truth is that this announcement could well apply today in a literal sense. The efforts of the authorities to reduce traffic incidents have reduced the data, but unfortunately, cases continue to occur. If the accident rates have reduced, it is due to the sanctioning measures implemented. Do you know why you may suffer a loss of points or a fine of substantial amount? They will know habitual cases, and others not so much but punishable. They can be up to 6000 Euros, with loss of permission and even years of imprisonment.

 

According to ‘ABC’, with the entry into force of the card by points, Spanish drivers intend not to suffer significant corrections. Today, many are sanctioned without loss of points for circulating with the “dirty” or worn license plate, which prevents their reading; do not use the reflective vest when leaving the vehicle; do not carry spare wheel or circulate without the corresponding lighting. It does not mean loss of points but a sanction of about 200 euro. Pay attention. Granada became the city with the most fines per driver.

 

It is a city full of traps. With regard to the issue, it should be noted that the loss does not mean driving with the expired or unfavorable ITV (200 Euros) or with the negative ITV. In the latter case, the penalty amounts to 500 Euros. Also stresses that using the bursts of light with the vehicle in front is punishable with 80 Euros. With 200 Euros and the loss of two points of the card, anyone who circulates with children and under twelve as passengers on mopeds or motorcycles fined. You can even withdraw your permit for three months. Similarly, the stop or parking in a lane reserved for public transport vehicles would be punishable by such amount.

 

200 Euros and three points less will involve the use of a mobile phone or any device that distracts attention from the road; the non-use of the safety belt or a change of direction in areas that are not suitable for this purpose. The latter can also mean the withdrawal of the permit for three months.

 

With the same amount and the loss of four points will be sanctioned the driver or companion who throws to the road or in its vicinity objects that may cause fires; overtaking incorrectly; endangering cyclists; prevent the overtaking of another by increasing speed or performing reverse maneuvers on freeways or highways.

 

Finally, the loss of six points of the card can give for breaking speed limits, with penalties that can reach up to 500 Euros. Stresses that in case of exceeding 60 kilometers per hour of the speed allowed in urban road or 80 in interurban, the offender sentenced to prison terms of three to six months in addition to the corresponding fines.

 

In addition, if you refuse to submit yourself to a routine control, you could even impose prison sentences of half a year and deprivation of the right to drive from 1 to 4 years. Drive with inhibitors for the radars, 6000 Euros, 6 points of the license and withdrawal three months. Be careful and respect traffic regulations, keep the road safety is also keep your safety.

 

 

Safety equipment for cyclists to ride safely

From November 6 to 9, there will be a national awareness campaign for cyclists “Cyclists, shine! About the theme of lighting – It’s about convincing aficionados of the 2 wheels to equip themselves properly at night to ride safely.

 

Without a lighting device, the cyclist substantially increases the risk of being the victim of an accident. The recall is far from futile because many cyclists neglect their lighting or think they are well equipped when it is not. At night, “you have to see and be seen”.

 

From Monday 6th to Thursday 9th November, Amiens, in partnership with the Prefecture of the Somme, the Municipal Police of Amiens, the prevention service of Amiens Metropolis and the agency launch the operation “Cyclists shine”: Tips on best practices, attitudes, and safety equipment suitable for cycling at night will be on the program of the event.

 

Stands will be set up in the city for the occasion, with an information point on the mandatory equipment of the cyclist, a repair workshop, the distribution of free vouchers for a technical control at the agency, visibility kits (reflective vest, reflex reflectors, fluorescent armbands, lamp set, etc.).

 

A new step towards the safety of field workers

Priority for many construction companies, safety found itself at the heart of collaboration between Air Liquid, Bourges Construction, CEA and Suez. Grouped together in a collaborative innovation laboratory, the aptly named “Ideas Laboratory”, they have developed a range of connected equipment. The goal: to adapt to the new uses of the operators, while guaranteeing their work safety in the best conditions.

 

While it is certain that craft companies are still lagging far behind in deploying the Single Document, employee safety remains a priority for all. The Institute for Research and Innovation on Occupational Health and Safety had also published at the beginning of the year an awareness guide for the attention of small and medium-sized businesses in the construction industry.

 

Going even further, four partners unveiled April 28 the result of two years of work. In fact, at Ideas Laboratory, the Air Liquid gas specialist Bourges Construction, CEA (a technology researcher) and Suez, an expert in resource development, have developed a set of connected safety equipment intended for operators in the field.

It is thanks to collaborative work and the pooling of knowledge that the various partners have been able to develop new connected sleeves. In addition, these devices are attached to the forearm and interact directly with their wearers.

 

The terminal allows “to guide, inform and accompany employees in real time on the ground,” as indicated by the four partners. Stakeholders “thus benefit from an innovative device to communicate, collaborate and optimize their efficiency, while keeping their hands free, whatever the weather conditions”.

 

The group also specifies that the sleeves connected have already been tested and that the employees of the various partners should gradually be equipped. At the same time, Air Liquid, Bourges Construction, CEA and Suez are also thinking about the design of other tools such as “a reflective vest equipped with sensors for analyzing the air”, “glasses with an integrated camera”, or still “safety shoes for relocation”.

 

 

Too many cyclists circumnavigate their safety

In winter, it is not only cold, but dark. At the time of going to work or college, the sun is not always up and at night, at the time of debauchery, it is sometimes already lying down. This early December was therefore the ideal time to carry out the operations that took place Thursday and yesterday before the colleges.

 

The police station had put the package by hiring a dozen officials under the command of Major Luray, head of the public order and road safety unit, as well as officials of the municipal police of these three communes.

 

And the result is edifying: on the two days of this operation of road safety very targeted, since concentrated on bicycles, 60% of the 62 cycles controlled, were not in conformity. The drivers of these two-wheelers have all received convocation for a subsequent presentation of their bikes after compliance. All except one, who won the pompom, since it was verbalized for crossing red lights in the red phase, on a non-compliant cycle, with a phone held in hand. “The total …” sighs Major Luray frowning.

 

“I am surprised by the lack of information from these two-wheelers. So we gave them an explanatory leaflet to drive safely, but also yellow vests for the purpose of being seen by other road users. These control operations will be renewed periodically “, warns the police still reassured by the” very good reception reserved for the agents by the schoolboys who understood that our operation was made for their security “. As for the heads of institutions, they applauded with both hands this intervention beneficial for all and could see that in the corridors, the students spoke only about that…

 

Mandatory equipment

Reflectors (retro reflective devices): red in the back, white in the front, orange on the sides and on the pedals. Wearing a certified retro-reflective vest is mandatory for all cyclists (and passengers) traveling outside the city, at night, or when visibility is insufficient, especially in the event of fog like the one that envelops Agent in recent days. The Code la route applies to cyclists and other users. Each offense is punishable by a fine.

 

 

 

Work takes precedence over child safety

Twenty parents of students donned their yellow waistcoat in the cool early morning Wednesday, December 14. They were in front of the entrance of the nursery and elementary schools of the Sources to protest the glaring insecurity around the settlements. A few meters from them, the works, which will give a new face to downtown, began a few days ago.

 

No lights and lack of protection

To join their class, children must take a small path and reflective tape along the site. “They are not safe, despairs Sandy Tense, mother of three children in school and member of the association of parents of students. The diggers run right next to the playground. Mud and pebbles managed to get in! In addition, the public lighting was removed to allow the launch of the work. “In the evening, it is dark early, and we have to walk on this path where the holes are numerous,” says another mother. The mistresses must distinguish us from afar, in the dark, so that our children can go out. The single exit is also a concern in the event of an incident in the school, or as part of the plan.

 

A door that does not close and the children are outside

The big problem is precisely in terms of security. At first, the pupils had to return to the schools, the time of the works, by an adjacent gate… which did not lock. “Children have been found outside of school,” continues Sandy Tense. At this age, they are not aware of the danger, so do not wait for an accident to happen, the reflective vest is necessary. The problem was finally solved this Thursday, December 15…

 

The academic inspector came to the institutions to try to understand the situation. And his recommendations are simple: obligation for the site manager to close the approaches to schools by the beginning of the school year in January, otherwise the work will be halted. Open to discussion, the site manager will also try to stop the machines during the hours of entry and exit in the establishment, and to shift the activity on the site during nap time of children.

 

 

Should Safety jacket be made obligatory?

It’s a vital choice! The survival time at sea can be multiplied by ten thanks to the safety vest. Should we then make it mandatory in the manner of the car seat belt and the two-wheeled helmet?

 

Nearly 100% of the people killed by a lifejacket this summer along the French coastline have been saved. If the topic is regularly discussed within ministries, the project to make the wearing of this safety equipment mandatory is postponed from year to year. In 20 years, wearing lifejackets for boaters or professional buoyancy clothing has more than doubled. Awareness campaigns, sensitized generation, improved ergonomics, equipment prices down. The number of equipped users has steadily increased. While mentalities have largely evolved on the subject, there still remain brakes and recalcitrant. Especially on sunny days or festive outings, where group dynamics tend to dissolve good habits. Overall, the maritime authorities observe during their regular checks at sea more than half of boaters equipped and relatively little total absence of safety elements on board. But the right vest is the one you wear on your back, not the one who sleeps in the inaccessible trunk!

 

Is it necessary to make its use obligatory? Some boaters who took the fold do not see any problem. “The seatbelt has been successful in bringing down the number of people killed on the roads. Why would not it work at sea? The gendarmes are not behind any motorists either… “Another story from Admiral Frederic Maurice, delegate departmental SNSM in Finisher.” The wearing of the reflective vest is obviously a good thing (especially during trips in the appendix) but we must trust the marine sense of users,” tempers him. “The sea remains and must remain one of the last spaces of freedom on earth. Should we try to over-regulate it? France does not have the means to enforce this obligation at sea. So let users enjoy the sea as they see fit! “.

 

On the other hand, no ambiguity for the volunteers of the SNSM perfectly equipped with each of their interventions. It is still among practitioners sailing that the vest is sometimes desired. But for fishing, no visible evolution, always as many pro fishermen with nothing on their backs, out of habit, feeling safe not too far from the coast. However, the regulation is without appeal concerning the fishermen-sailors, since a decree of 2007. “The wearing of the integrated buoyant garment (adapted to each type of fishing) is obligatory during the fishing operations, for the work on the bridge of at night, in reduced visibility and bad weather, by way of an annex and if the commander so requires according to the circumstances “, remembers the regional fisheries committee.

 

On the side of state action at sea, the subject is in the hands of the mission of boating and water recreation. The three maritime prefectures of the French seaboard have already expressed their wish to make the wearing of lifejackets or buoyancy safety clothing compulsory. But the measure is hard to impose, even if the rescue operations remain free and the search time at sea of a yachtsman not equipped is incommensurable.