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Family trip by bike in Lower Austria

Nice weather, vacation and holiday season – ideal conditions to make a trip by bike. Whether alone, as a couple or with the whole family: exploring Lower Austria with all its peculiarities on the bike is fun and offers enjoyment for all the senses. It should be well prepared for the cycling trip to be a complete success.

Being on the road means doing something for one’s own health and protecting the climate and the environment. In addition, smart means of transport are an answer to lack of space and noise in cities. “On the one hand, the bike is therefore the perfect companion for everyday life, but on the other hand it is becoming increasingly popular and used in tourism too. Excursions by bike are also a real insider tip for the discovery of the beautiful Lower Austrian landscapes. “reveals LH Deputy Stephan.

Lower Austria’s diversity of natural and cultural landscapes makes Lower Austria particularly attractive for cyclists. The signposted cycle route network in this country is a stately 4,200 kilometers. In addition to the varied topography, it is above all the bike-friendly climate that makes excursions so pleasant.

“Important for a relaxing bike ride is a good preparation. In addition to careful planning with regard to the level of difficulty of the route and accommodation options, route planners and maps in particular should not be missing. “said Herbert, Managing Director of Energy and Environment Agency NÖ. Before you start, check the bike for a short while: inflate wheels, check lights and reflective vests, test and service brakes, gear shift and chain.

For longer cycling trips, it is recommended to use waterproof bicycle bags that can accommodate light breathable clothing, rain cover, breakdown tools and food. It is also important that the bike is roadworthy on the road. In addition to a white headlight and a white reflector at the front of the bike, the right equipment includes a bicycle bell, working brakes, a red tail light and a red rear reflector at the rear, yellow reflectors on the pedals and two yellow or white reflectors on the sides of the bike. And the cyclists also have to wear reflective clothing with reflective fabric.

For children up to the twelfth year of age, there is a helmet requirement in Austria. But even after the head protection is useful and recommended. A good helmet complies with the standard DIN EN 1078 for adults or child helmets of the standard DIN EN 1080 and has a hard outer shell and reflective materials. It is very important to buy a helmet that fits really well – even when the cap is open and the head is tilted forward and slightly shaken.

For cycling trips in Lower Austria, there are also around 900 textbooks at around 200 stations in 76 communities. The next bike offer is ideal for combining with public transport, as there are 49 stations directly at train stations in Lower Austria. If you have a Lower Austria Card, you can also travel for a whole day with a next bike for free.

Municipality of Rancagua celebrates World Bicycle Day

As part of this activity, 500 reflective vests were delivered free of charge to cyclists to improve their safety conditions.

The Day of the bicycle is celebrated all over the world and Rancagua was not the exception. The purpose of this data is to promote this alternative means of transport, economic and ecological, and to draw attention to the rights and duties of cyclists.

That is why in the framework of this celebration, in five strategic points of the city, municipal officials gave free 500 reflective vests with reflective tapes to all cyclists who walked from 7 to 8.30 in the morning, by bike lanes, as an element to promote safety.

Those who at that time were going to their places of work or schools, were grateful for this initiative that will undoubtedly provide greater security in their daily trips.

Rancagua has 54 km of cycle paths in the city, making it the largest interconnected network in the entire country, so the municipality has taken the commitment to deliver a secure network, interconnected so that all pedestrians who choose this means of mobilization can use them more calmly and safely.

For Raimondi, director of SECPLAC, “this activity was a success, since we have been pleasantly satisfied, we have confirmed that the cyclists are using our bicycle lanes and are becoming more and more concerned about their safety. Our challenge is to advance in this area, promote good practices and contribute to have a better culture around the use of the bicycle. “he said.

For its part, the cyclists who traveled this morning appreciated this delivery and the concern of the municipality. “It will help me a lot in my transfers. Now I can see the motorists and I can be calmer when I leave the house early to work at the center,” said José.

Meanwhile, another beneficiary highlighted how useful it is to have reflective materials on the bike. ” I thank the municipality for caring about us. “he said.

The bicycle is an alternative means of economic and ecological locomotion, beneficial for health and respectful with the environment, but it is necessary to raise awareness about the culture around it, with simple advice you can have a better coexistence and safety: always use helmet, reflective clothing, white front light, red rear light, respect the pedestrian and make use of the roads enabled for their transit.

When sewage pipe was broke

In the afternoon, there was a rupture of a sewage pipe at the intersection of the streets in 19 and 104, the workers wore safety clothing immediately went to the personal place of the area of Urban Sanitation to begin with the tasks of repair of the problem.

The fault, which probably originated due to the aging of the conduit that is about 40 years old, occurred in a pipeline of the primary impulse network that collects the liquids pumped by 4 of the largest lifting stations of the city and undertakes in The maximum sewer that conducts the liquids to the Effluent Treatment Plant.

Before the fissure of the pipe the liquid began to flow cracking the asphalt and finally sprouting to the surface. Before this, we proceeded to decompress the pipe diverting the liquids by other ways, to relieve the pipeline and get it to work with less pressure to avoid spilling liquids by the road.

The sector that suffered the crack of the asphalt was fenced with a fence, reflective tape and indicator signs and it will remain that way during the night because to carry out the works to correct the inconvenience it is necessary the sunlight, since it is an area of many interferences in the one that join a branch of the aqueduct, sewer collectors, underground conductors and a pluvial pipe.

First thing in the morning the workers who wore reflective vests will begin to work to repair the sewage pipe.

Reflective materials become an integral part of outdoor sports

With the rapid development of society and economy, people’s living standards are getting higher and higher. Food and clothing are no longer a problem that people are worried about. More and more people begin to participate in outdoor activities, such as tourism, mountaineering, rock climbing and so on. Then, along with the outdoor equipment has also been more and more popular, such as reflective vests.

Outdoor sports are a group of collective events held on a natural site, so In outdoor sports, most of them are adventure oriented, challenging and stimulating, embracing themselves and challenging themselves. Most of the people who participate in outdoor sports will choose a suitable outdoor sport equipment to protect themselves.

Most outdoor equipment will have reflective material, reflective tape is a very common security device. It can reflect the light at night and play a warning role to passers-by and drivers. The emergence of reflective clothing adds safety to outdoor sports.

Watch out for reflective elements!

The Office for Competition and Consumer Protection dealt with the issue of reflective vests and reflective elements that are to improve our road safety. Trade Inspection carried out a check for this purpose. What is it effective?

The inspection carried out by the Trade Inspectorate in the second quarter of 2017 showed that every second warning vest tested in the laboratory had a low luminance factor. This means the lack of adequate visibility of the user, which poses a threat to his health and life when he is moving on the side. In the case of reflective elements, no such irregularities were found, but there were objections to the instructions for use.

Most entrepreneurs have voluntarily removed errors. The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection initiated proceedings in five cases.

Kit has provided a number of advice to users on what to look for when buying and using reflective materials.

Watch out for gadgets. Companies often give out accessories that look like reflective elements. It is not known, however, whether they have appropriate properties, because they have undergone a conformity assessment procedure. Confirmation that the reflective element meets the requirements is the CE mark, placed directly on the reflector or the attached label.

Important information. Please note whether the manufacturer’s name and type of glare are on the packaging or label (1 – freely hanging, 2 – removable, 3 – fixed).

Instructions for use. It must be written in Polish. You will learn from it, among others how and where to fix the reflector, how to use it correctly, under what conditions do not use it and how to store it so that it does not lose its properties.

Be visible. Wear a reflector so that the headlights of the car illuminate. The lower, the better. Thanks to this, the driver will notice you in advance. Do not cover the back with a scarf or bag.

Right hand or leg. Fix reflective elements on the side of the vehicle movement. If according to regulations, you go to the left side of the road, wear a reflective band on your right hand or leg.

Check the condition of the reflective elements. If sewn on the clothing or backpack with reflective tape, for example in washing, replace it. If water got into the plastic reflective elements, buy a new one because the old one lost its properties due to the moisture.

Policemen handed out vests to pedestrians

Police officers from around the region distributed the reflective vests to unprotected road users on Monday. As part of the “Reflective Commune” campaign, they distribute reflective elements, meet with residents and ensure that it is worth being visible.

Policemen from the command during intensified actions looked not only at the behavior of pedestrians on the road, but also in the direction of pedestrians. For those moving along the road without a visible reflection, they passed on reflective vests. They made the pedestrians aware of how important the health and life of the pedestrians are in a prominent place. The policemen promoted the habit of wearing safety clothing not only outside the built-up area, but also in the built-up area.

During Monday’s intensified actions, police officers revealed more than 40 offenses committed by pedestrians and by pedestrians towards pedestrians. The most frequent offenses committed by pedestrians were crossing the road in a forbidden place, walking on the wrong side of the road, not using the traffic light. A few of the pedestrians were also punished for failing to comply with the provisions on the obligation to move along the road after dark outside the built-up area with a visible retro-reflective material.

Trade Inspection the clothing and flares

Trade Inspection inspected clothing for warning, reflective accessories and hearing protection.Reflective materials are becoming more and more popular. It is influenced by the increase of our awareness, but also by numerous educational campaigns.

Recall from August 31, 2014, reflective elements must be used by all pedestrians moving along the road after dark outside the built-up area, and not only children and young people up to the age of 15, as it was before. There are many reflections on the market. However, not all of them, as it turns out, provide total security.

Trade Inspection has decided to take a closer look at such reflective accessories. The audit took place in the second quarter of 2017 in nine provinces. Inspectors checked mainly wholesalers and stores. They looked at 53 products and questioned 16 of them (30.2 percent). Grounds? Even the negative results of laboratory tests, errors in the instructions for use and the lack of a declaration of conformity confirming the manufacturer’s conformity assessment procedure.

The vests were dangerous, they were not visible enough

Every second warning vest tested in the laboratory had a low luminance factor. What does it mean? Lack of adequate visibility of the user, which poses a threat to his health and life when he moves to the outside.

So how to choose reflective vests?

As advised by Outkick experts, let’s watch out for gadgets. Companies often give out accessories that look like reflections. It is not known, however, whether they have appropriate properties, because they have undergone a conformity assessment procedure. Confirmation that they meet the requirements is the CE mark, placed directly on the reflector or the attached label. The instructions for use must be written in Polish. We should learn from it, even under what conditions, do not use it and store it so that it does not lose its properties.

Warning. Wear a reflector so that the headlights of the car illuminate. The lower, the better. Thanks to this, the driver will notice you in advance. Do not cover the back with a scarf or bag. Fix reflective elements on the side of the vehicle movement. Check the condition of the reflectors. If sewn on the clothing or backpack with reflective tape, replace it. If water got into the reflection, buy a new one because the old one lost its properties due to the moisture.

SP No. 6 in Locus, the most “Reflective School”

Primary School No. 6 F. Chopin – the best school in the podia in the prestigious “Reflective School” competition organized by the Traffic Department of the Provincial Police Headquarters in Krakow, Marshal’s Office of the Road Safety Council.

The patrons of the campaign were: the National Road Safety Council and Radio Krakow. The aim of the competition is to promote among students the rules of safe road travel and the obligation to wear reflective materials, deepening parents ‘and guardians’ awareness of the use of reflective elements, promotion in the local environment of all initiatives shaping the proper attitudes of children and parents in the field of road safety.

The initiator of the action at the school is Ms. Migrate – headmaster of the school. Already from September this year, the whole community of “Sixes” actively participated in the Competition. At school, a number of activities were undertaken to implement the above assumptions in which all teachers and students were involved, with the support of parents, sponsors and school friends. The coordination of the competition was taken up by Mr. Paulina – a teacher of mathematics.

Safety rules for the youngest students on the way to and from school were discussed by police officers, distract guards and inspectors of the Municipal Guards. First-grade students learned proper behavior as part of the nationwide campaign on “Safe Way to School”.

Lectures on City Guard officers are just some of the activities addressed not only to students but also to parents. In turn, the September challenges: “reflective day of the boy” combined with reflective fashion, cleaning the world, “reflective sports tournament” for children from nearby kindergarten No. 5 in Bolkus, “reflective multiplication table”, exits, trips, rallies – it’s actions, in whose main idea was to show and promote the use of reflections and safe navigation on the roads, especially after dark.

The collaboration of the director of the school of Migrate, catechist of Anna Gorki with the parish priest of Saint. Barbara, priest Stanislaw Partita resulted in interesting and innovative activities within the framework of the competition: dedication of first-graders in satchels combined with reflections, and also the action “Help your Angel Guardian – be visible”.

In turn, on the initiative of Ms. Paulina, the school participated in an event on the Bolkus Market: “Be visible, let yourself be noticed”, whose main organizer was SpottedOlkusz.Pl and Silver Sky. The action had a 9noble purpose – collecting nuts for a sick boy. In return for collected and donated caps, students received reflective vests and reflective tapes, which will contribute to the safety of students, especially during trips and exits.

This important topic was also discussed during preventive theater directed to students of our school, as well as during educational lessons when the students watched an educational film about road safety. During the technology lessons, pupils discussed issues of this topic, as well as self-made reflective stickers.

Banda and security

Among the concerns of the holiday committee, the safety of people is an important part of the events it organizes. Festivals of this kind which concentrates a large number of young people are conducive to incidents or accidents, sometimes serious ones, for which one will inevitably seek the responsibilities of each one. The organizer is on the front line and must comply with very strict safety regulations. And it is also important to wear reflective vests at night.

Thus, during the Night of the Banda, we saw people from the Red Cross rotatable to their shoulder belt which sewn-on reflective fabric. They were armed with radios, to patrol in pairs. When declaring the event, the committee wanted a backup device. Departmental Red Cross had assessed the need and a convention had been passed to monitor the entire site. Antony Chapala, territorial director of emergency and first aid, was in charge of operations and led his teams. Same and the firemen were ready for any eventuality. Fortunately, using reflective materials in our life no accident to lament!

Ideal for summer and winter: white roads

White roads not only do well on Christmas cards. They are also very good for the environment, which plays an important role as the reflective material does. They ensure that it is a lot less warm in the city.

There are already a number of reflective roads in North Holland, another week this week. They also try it out in Amsterdam, and since this spring you can also see them in, yes, Los Angeles. There they painted a special coating over the roads, making them white. It saved a whopping ten degrees. Dark colors absorb light, which makes it warmer. White actually fires the heat. You also notice this when wearing a white or black t-shirt in the summer.

Piet is an engineer and designs highways. He is responsible for the white roads in the Netherlands. Our summers are getting warmer because of climate change. Temperatures can rise considerably in cities in particular, because the heat is difficult to remove because of the buildings. Annoying side-effect is that more dangerous substances are being emitted by cars.

But the new roads have even more advantages. It is also safer in the winter. Just think: if you ride in the dark, you are much better visible on a white road than on gray asphalt. This means that street lighting has to be less fierce, and that also saves energy.

Reflective roads in the Netherlands look less spectacular at first glance than in Los Angeles. This is because Piet prefers not to use the coating. According to him, it wears much faster. He therefore mixes the asphalt with very fine gravel. It is called stone chips. If a lot of cars drive over it, it will wear out and the white will slowly appear. Except for using white roads, people wearing reflective vests or reflective tapes can also keep safety a night.