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Safety vest avoid accidents of Indiscipline cyclists

Deviations cyclists without safety vest accounted for the third question that led to serious traffic accidents amid which occurred 634 accidents (10.18% of total accidents) resulting in the death of 86 people and seriously injuring other 553.

 

Thus, 6 and 7 October, the Romanian Police acted on roads across the country to combat indiscipline cyclists. Traffic controls have resulted in implementation of 11 317 sanctions for breaching the provisions on public roads, of which 2,808 for offenses committed by cyclists, pedestrians committed 727, 526 and 31 committed carters.

 

To travel safely in traffic, the Romanian Police in reflective jacket reminds cyclists that on a public bicycle must be equipped with braking device effective means audible warning light white or yellow face, red light backwards and the least one reflector and bike before entering roadways priority must be given priority reduced speed and pass other drivers. “The change of direction, even if priority crossing make sure other road users understand the intention! Ride as close to the right edge of the road! Port helmet and reflective vest is a recommendation that can save lives “, said representatives of the Romanian Police.

Mandatory reflective elements for pedestrians

The amendment will become effective probably in the spring, says Transport Minister Dan at the start of a campaign to increase pedestrian safety. Reflective tape of safety vest will give out and the police. It promises that even after the introduction of new obligations will be people rather than negotiate is fine.

 

Pedestrians will probably not be required to wear on roads in poor visibility reflective elements since January 2016 as proposed by the Ministry of Transport. “It could start paying roughly the spring,” he expects Minister Dan. Amendment of the traffic on the roads, which contains the news, namely awaiting third reading in the House, then it still will be considered by the Senate and must be signed by the president.

 

Ministry or its BESIP organization today launched a campaign to improve pedestrian safety on the roads at night and low visibility. They include TV clips actor Zeneca vice, in which the treated pedestrians to use reflective elements.

 

“By the end of next year they will be presented in schools and other places half a million,” said the head of Martin BESIP pastor. On the campaign is earmarked about thirty million of loss prevention fund.

 

Around a hundred deaths on Czech roads, according to the Ministry fall on pedestrians and cyclists who were not seen. “When we first went without reflective tape, we had to occasionally jump back from the road; otherwise it would seriously threaten collision with an oncoming vehicle. When we then put the tape driver suddenly started giving signs of a change of direction and was able to even slow down. That’s because of us known much earlier, “says the pastor.

 

Reflective tape will give out and the police. “Novella we while allowing to fine pedestrians without reflective elements fine, but rather we are to make the police pedestrians sharply. In practice, it might look as though a police patrol that the road outside the village at night sees a man without a reflective tape, for him to stop, speaks to him and gives him a tape, “says the chief of traffic police Tomas.

Police handing out reflective vests instead of fines

The basic rules of the road “safety vest – see and be seen,” warned the driver Hoar police during Thursday’s pre-emptive action. This event joined the Police Presidium, in cooperation with the Czech Insurers’ Bureau from 15 November nationwide preventive actions focused on increasing visibility for motorists.

 

Traffic policemen together with the spokesperson of drivers talk on the subject and gave them high visibility vest, which is designed for co events on the road.

 

For example, if a driver for the technical defect or traffic accident rises outside the village on the road, they must always wearing a reflective vest, which is required to be in the vehicle. Ongoing preventive action aims to remind drivers that obligation and also draw attention to the security of the vehicle crew.

Police handed out to drivers reflective vests

Kutenai policemen joined the action police headquarters, which is aimed at increasing visibility for motorists. Going to the place where Tributaries and the town are as part of preventive controls traffic on the road between the villages.

 

Reflective vests are intended for emergencies on the road. If the driver for the technical defect or when a traffic accident rises outside of the village on the road, must always wearing a reflective vest, which is bound to have a vehicle. A joint preventive action of the Police and the Czech Insurers’ Bureau not only aims to remind drivers that obligation, but also to draw attention to the safety of the entire crew vehicles and vehicles equipped with reflective safety vest passenger.

 

Reduced visibility when road users are clearly not recognize vehicles, people, animals or objects on the road from dusk to dawn, fog, snow or heavy rain is a moment when there are accidents often with tragic consequences for health and life.

 

Drivers and cyclists have a legal duty to shine. Pedestrians then its visibility can greatly increase the use of reflective or fluorescent clothing parts and accessories. While pedestrian dressed in dark clothing that is visible to the driver at only 18 meters road user reflective clothing is visible up to 200 meters. Room for maneuver to the driver in this case is considerably higher and the likelihood of a pedestrian impact is significantly reduced.

Memes reflective vest on social networks are taken

The use of yellow vest has unleashed all kinds of comments and jokes. Some of them can see them in this note.

 

The regulations in force since January 1 on the wearing of reflective vest in the car have generated several comments.

 

The law has not been very clear in its use, but that every motorist should keep it in an accessible place in the vehicle, which has led to the inevitable memes.

Dozens of Twitter users and other platforms have developed their photos and comments on popular safety vest, which must be yellow and also took social networks.

 

The reflective vest must be accessible from inside the car

“You do not have to get out of the car without the vest to find the safety vest,” said Andrés Lobo DNA today. Transport Minister Andrés Lobo emphasized DNA Today the importance of putting it before leaving.

 

“It has to be accessible from inside the car, the cabin, because if naturally a person would have to put to get off the car, for example to change a wheel or had a problem on the road, you have to not get off the car without the vest to find the reflective vest, “he said.

 

Secretary of State confirmed that the audits by the end of weeklong Christmas harden. At least 500 thousand people will leave the metropolitan region today. It is also expected that 280 thousand cars go by these days.

 

Gomez-Lobo warned that “there will be many controls alcohol throughout the country, by Sandal and police, ambulances also stationed at these checkpoints to make the breathalyzer directly “.

 

“There will be a very tight control over these weeks, and I would call on the people to be responsible, and if they will take not drive, and if they will not manage to take, ” said the minister in reflective warning vest.

 

 

Police recommends luminous clothing

Pedestrians and cyclists in safety vest to be more visible in the dark season.

 

Franz-Josef knows how the fashion of the average citizen is changing over the seasons. “With the beginning of the dark season the clothing of the people is dark,” said the chief inspector. The sometimes have fatal consequences: pedestrians and cyclists are more difficult for drivers to recognize the risk of accidents increases. From November to January, more children have accidents in the period of 7 to 8 am on the way to school. Together with his colleague, Police Chief Commissioner Daniela, builder yesterday called customer of the hit on the market the problem into consciousness and gave tips on how everyone can improve its safety through improved visibility.

 

No one, therefore, must necessarily walk around with a waistcoat in the darkness, as the officials made clear. Usually ranged effective accessories, said Baume, pointing in this context reflective folding bands that you attach a handle to the arm and can just as easily put. “This is something you can get for little money in discount stores, hardware stores or bike shops”, informed the official. Also reflective vest is available in many stores.

 

How dangerous dark things in autumn and winter can be made, the police in discussions or by folder with an example: motorists who are traveling with Tempo 50, see a dark-dressed passer-by who crosses the road, only about 25 meters, the stopping distance would be in this case, but 28 meters long. The pedestrian would be recognized by the car – at a rate of still about 21 kilometers per hour. A person with reflective clothing contrast visible from about 125 meters away.

 

The information available has been well received by the citizens, builders reported. Some had also made himself acquainted with other topics – such as protection against burglars and regulatory matters.

Be an illuminant with in reflective vest

“At the driver more space than the frame or on the running wheels is” noted on Friday a reader to post “Everything Is Illuminated” and referred to the high visibility vests, available at the hardware store. He is absolutely right. In autumn and winter there are the cyclists in their own hands, to illuminate her silhouette in the dark in any form. This protects them and allows motorists often only to recognize them at all early.

 

Children get to school enrollment by the school or the German Traffic yellow vests or V-shaped luminous collar, they can coat the morning in the dark season. Your charisma is immense. And adults who are sporty machine often resort to neon-reflective vests. Depending on what date you drive, but the safety vest is not necessarily the garment of choice.

 

This is now but no longer a problem. The fashion industry has noticed that more and more people with the wheel are traveling, and has responded. Since two or three years, is slowly improving, but continuously quote for daily commuters. There are beautiful bike fashions that are functional clothing, but not out as such. The Jean producer has manufactured for the first time in 1895 Bike Pants. The trick is: The jackets and pants are not only breathable, but also equipped with reflectors, which can fold out when driving the back or that appear when you roll up the trouser leg. Commuters who cover long distances, the reflectors are not sufficient often. You access to sport jackets with reflectors on the arms and back. Some manufacturers equip their cycling jackets even with small LED light strip, such as here. Wolfgang Lingered has developed with the Institute for Reliability and Micro-integration high-tech jacket.

 

In the tissue red and white LEDs are integrated in the shoulder and back area. The lights are linked to the movements of the cyclist. They are controlled by means of a microelectronic system, sensors and control elements as well as switches and battery integrated into the jacket. The circuit board is flexible and resistant according to Institute to moisture. You could even be washed in the washing machine, they say. In last year Wolfgang Lingered received for Sporty Superheroes the Red Dot Design Award. Lingered wants to sell the reflective jacket via a crowd funding campaign early next year, by mid-year there will be the jacket also in stores.

 

Significantly cheaper and also very practical are reflective arm and leg warmers. They Evarts simply coat sleeve or pant leg. Which are much smaller driver bands – the modern form of trouser clip? They are made of Boot supervening, truck tarpaulin, or giant cinema posters that hung at international film festivals on facades. They are wider than the classic trouser belts and have a Velcro which holds really well. For better visibility, a relatively large reflective stripe delivers. And who needs a bag, can now rely on models that reflect also. A model has been here on the blog presented.

5 tips for biking in winter with safety

Anyone traveling on snow and ice with the wheel, which come to meet the producers: More and more winter tires are sold for bicycles. Experts clarify whether this purchase is worthwhile and what is there to consider when snow still rides. Winter riding is cold and dangerous, driver always wear safety vest and warm clothing to keep safe.

 

  1. Maintenance

Cold, moisture and road salt to make the bicycle art to provide – and the model is still so robust. The bike expert Ulf Hoffmann from the Sifting Ware test recommends in the book “The Bicycle Book”, the Bowden cables to lubricate well with thin oil or Teflon grease so that brake circuit and not be stiff. Greased includes screws and levers as well as the bicycle lock, so they do not freeze up in frosty temperatures. Little help there, however, if the chain slips. This can happen quite quickly in slush when ice is between the cracks. Therefore, the General German Bicycle Club recommends that before each trip to check brakes and light, the wheel more often to clean – especially the chain, which must then be oiled again afterwards.

 

  1. Winter tires

An obligation for snow tires for bicycles, there is not, it means the ADFC. But more and more cyclists equip volunteer to: “The proportion of winter tires for cyclists has increased,” said the spokesman of the manufacturer Continental, Klaus Engelhard. Most of the commercial models have a special lug pattern that grips well in the snow, with ice and snow, but offers little friction. For driving on packed snow and ice advises retailers to tires with spikes – with small pins made of metal or carbide.

 

  1. Traffic Regulations

The risk of falling in winter trips by bike is particularly high. But damages to fallen cyclists only be expected if the municipality has neglected its winter service, cited the legal expert of the ADFC, Roland chicken, from a judgment. Bike paths need only be cleared or sprinkled if they are considered important traffic. Or it is a dangerous section of road, slow experience has shown that the cyclist, dodge or change its direction of travel. For road mouths of law expert warns chicken Caution: Do not fall automatically into this category. A judgment of the Federal Administrative Court states also: If a bike path not scattered or free of ice and snow, the road, however, already, the cyclists must also street dodge.

 

  1. Clothing

The optimal outerwear for cyclists who are traveling even at freezing temperatures, should be loud ADFC “be thin and breathable, windproof and water-repellent”. Ulf Hoffmann, the onion principle advises: “. If possible, draw several layers one above the other,” He keeps fleece clothing for the best solution. In addition, there are shorts that will protect against the legs and shins by water- and windproof material from cooling down.

 

Be seen mainly: When choosing the clothes the rule applies. “Therefore necessarily reflective clothing or a reflective vest attract” advises Hoffmann. “The gloves should be provided with reflectors.” So in the dark hands are better perceived before turning. Thus, the head stays warm and dry, advises Hoffmann on the helmet or seal open face with tape.

 

  1. Light

At present, the sun rises shortly after 8am on and about 17 pm under. People who drive to commute to work by bicycle; it therefore should do well lit. The Hoffmann Foundation holds a hub dynamo for the first choice: No loading, no battery change.

Dynamo headlamps are commonly referred to as reliability, low maintenance, and as always ready for use. Even if the cyclist must stop at a traffic light, the lamp remains lit thanks light function. The Sifting Ware test recommends paying attention to additional functions: To offer some lamps, a special daytime running lights or a USB port, can be supplied with power via the while driving Smartphone or Navies.

 

The advantage of the battery and battery headlamps is that they offer strong light in the state permanently evenly. However, the batteries must be recharged periodically – either via a USB port or power plug. Nevertheless Hoffmann recommended using battery-powered LED lights with reflective material next to the Dynamo: “They provide an extra margin of safety.”

Visible with reflective clothing

The darkness in the winter can be dangerous, because one is as good as invisible to motorists. Therefore, one should be made visible with the reflective vest, advises the Austrian Road Safety Board.

 

The ability of people to perceive objects in the dark is reduced by 80 percent. Especially pedestrian or athletes roadside are not perceived in time. Even if the driver only with 50 km / h on the road, he has no chance to stop for a pedestrian who is 30 meters. “But at 30 km / h is a risk that the pedestrian thereby dies at eight percent,” said Dieter Karin.

 

Wear bright or reflective clothing

Traffic psychologist advises bright clothing or reflective materials, if you are traveling in the dark. For walkers, it is simple reflective strips that you simply may be of any suitable jacket. Sportsmen will find a wide range in stores, so Robert Stony, salesperson in Eisenstaedt.

 

Reflectors available on various garments

“There are clothes with reflectors, or taking a headlamp with which it is seen by motorists. Especially in the dark you can also see where to go, “says Staudinger. There are already on hoods, gloves and jackets reflectors. Also sets are available.

 

“I am convinced of the safety vest. It is convenient, you see the reflectors very well because they are not hidden or understated, but are large. I go myself often run at dawn; I know how important it is that you will be seen, “said Stony. The special winter running shoes are already partly equipped with reflectors. These are clearly visible at 100 to 200 meters.