Safety requirements for drivers in European countries

Vienna or Geneva Convention does not provide for you when traveling by car across Europe will only need the Czech mandatory. Tyro Convention mentions only the technical equipment of the vehicle and not the obligatory equipment of the vehicle. If you are going on holiday by car, you should equip your car according to the requirements of each country through which you pass.

ÚAMK Company that provides assistance prepared a list of mandatory equipment in each country.

Belgium

Motorcyclists must wear protective clothing, e.g. .: gloves, jacket with long sleeves, long trousers and boots with ankle protection. Reflective vest is mandatory only for the driver of a motor vehicle. The fire extinguisher is mandatory for vehicles registered in Belgium for foreign vehicles are only a recommendation.

Bulgaria

All vehicles, except motorcycles, must be equipped with a fire extinguisher. Reflective vest is mandatory for anyone who leaves the vehicle during an emergency, even for motorcyclists.

Croatia

Children under 12 may not travel in the front seats. Except for children less than 2 years old located in the "egg" and deactivated airbag. Motorcycle or moped is not permitted to carry children up to 12 years. Vehicle trailer must have two triangles. Reflective vest is mandatory only for the driver of a motor vehicle.

Denmark

Fire extinguisher and reflective vest is not part of the mandatory equipment, but it is recommended to have a vehicle. On highways, the driver must use their car hazard warning lights to alert other motorists before the formation of the column or other dangers (such as accidents, obstacles on the road ...).

Estonia

Reflective vest is mandatory for anyone who leaves the vehicle during an incident in poor visibility. Extinguishing standing position is mandatory two-track motor vehicle equipment. It is mandatory to carry two wheel chocks (blocks of wood or plastic) to prevent possible movement when the vehicle is parked on a hill.

France

Helmets of motorcyclists must have reflective elements according to the ECE 22-04 paragraph 6.16. Helmets approved by the French authorities without reflective stickers can be used. Vehicle drivers and motorcyclists must have Alco test in their vehicles, but no fine will be imposed if it cannot show during a police road check. Children under 10 years must not travel in the front seat when the rear seats are vacant. Reflective vest is mandatory for everyone on board a vehicle with two or more wheels (eg. motorcycle, passenger car, van, camper, truck ...) - Sanctions 90-750 Eur.

In Paris from July 1 introduced a low emission zone and it is therefore necessary to have a low emission plaque. They are prohibited headphones for listening to music and hands free in your ear with cyclists, motorcyclists and drivers of motor vehicles.

Italy

Children traveling in vehicles registered abroad must be ensured in accordance with the laws in force in the country of origin. Reflective vest is mandatory for anyone who emerges from the vehicle during the incident. This regulation does not apply to motorcycles. The cyclist, who rides a road in poor visibility or in a tunnel, must wear a reflective safety vest.

Equipped triangle and safety vest in an accident

Every year hundreds of thousands of Czechs travel abroad and many of them travel by their own car. The main benefit is the opportunity to go freely anywhere, change places of residence or ride on trips. A worse situation will happen when you encounter some unpleasant situation - accident or theft.

In cooperation with experts from Unique insurance, we bring you a number of tips and tips on what to do and how to maintain if you become a road accident abroad or the thief will steal the vehicle.

Accident: Contact assistance

"If an accident occurs abroad, it is essential to get all passengers of crashed vehicles to safety out of the road as quickly as possible and, if necessary, give them first aid, summon the rescue and properly mark the warning triangle. Involvement must also be fitted with safety reflective vests immediately, "said Eva.

Always contact an assistance service co-operating with the insurance company where you have your car insured. Experts recommend that you enter a contact phone on your mobile phone before leaving. Helpdesk operators can help you not only counsel but actively engage in the entire process of handling an accident with local institutions.

What to do when you cause an accident

If you cause an accident, you are obliged to tell the injured person all important information about yourself and about the vehicle (your name and address, the insurance company with which you are responsible, the car registration number and the green card number, etc.). Along with other participants, you have to fill out the European Road Accident Record form, add an accident plan, and take photo documentation.

Please call local police in accordance with local rules (assistance service will assist you) otherwise you will not agree with the counterparty to interpret the course of the event or not cooperate. "Sign the police protocol only if you agree with the information contained therein, or attach your version of the event. Also ask for the names and addresses of other participants, their insurance for the car, as well as contacts for potential witnesses, "Soda recommended with safety clothing.

After returning home, submit all the documents and photos of your insurance company together with the damage report. The insurer will contact the injured person and deal with the damage.

What to do when you cannot catch an accident

If, on the other hand, you are the injured participant in an accident, practically the same procedure is followed. The owner of the vehicle that caused the collision should report the event in his country to his own insurance company with which he is liable and he / she should deal with the damage according to the documentation.

Upon returning home, you can turn directly to the guilty party's insurance company in his country, or to a national office there.

"If an accident has occurred in the European Economic Area (EU, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein), please contact the Czech Insurers' Bureau. There you will be advised which insurance company is the insurer (partner) of the insurance company in the Czech Republic, "said Soda.

If you apply your claim to multiple places, always tell where else you have already raised it. You are always entitled to one indemnity from the compulsory liability. Multiple payouts per event are unlawful.

Please report theft to the local police and your insurance company

If your car is stolen while abroad, it should be reported to the local police immediately. If you have your car equipped with satellite tracking, contact the insurance assistance immediately after finding it. It can locate your car and find and return you back with local police.

Theft of the car should also be reported to an insurance company in the Czech Republic where you have insurance cover with cover for such a case, at the latest within 14 days of discovering the theft of the vehicle.

If the search is unsuccessful, the police in the country of theft will issue a resolution on the termination of the search. It is necessary to hand over the documents and keys to the car to the insurance company, which will pay you compensation within 15 days of collecting all the documents and terminating the investigation of the insured event.

Theft of things from the vehicle

If your car is stolen from abroad, the event should also report to the local police with safety vest and request a report. The procedure is the same as when the whole vehicle is stolen. Insurance of things in a car differs from the insurer's insurance company. Become acquainted with the offer of individual insurance companies, with the amount of insurance limits and with the exclusions that are not covered by the insurance.

The trendy reflective accessories for your bike

With the return of warm weather, the bike has a storefront. The Grand Morning team selected accessories and equipment for you to be the best, head to the grindstone.

With the arrival of the fixit there some time, the bikes have become trends objects. Everyone customizes. For you to be the best Grand Morning has selected a few reflective accessories.

Above all, to have a beautiful bike, you have to maintain. So you have the Nutter multirole Full Windsor , it weighs 110g with a tire iron, a screwdriver, a wrench ... you become a mechanic for 49 Euros.

Then on your bike, you install the lamps Copenhagen Magnetic Lights and other reflective element, discreet, minimalist, they light up when they love the frame (30 Euros a pair). Because that arriving full of tasks in the back to work, not class. So put the "Ass Savers" They come in many colors.

Then, as you are not alone on the road, invest in backpacks that prevent those around you, all your actions. First backpack GB Led home Port Designs. It signals your turns and your braking using pictograms that appear on the back pocket. They are triggered by remote control attached to the handlebar. Same principle for the backpack "Brake Pack" except that here it syncs with your Smartphone via Bluetooth.

Finally, you can dress stylish and technique trousers Levi's switch. A special bike jeans, stretch, is reinforced crotch with a padlock pocket and reflective tape in the hem, 79 Euros. And to complete the whole, the jacket of the same collection is always with reflective strips.

Finally, this innovation the Grand Morning team loved it, suggested by a listener, Sarah.

Acerbic Braid textile reflective jacket

Jacket Acerbic presents the Braid textile reflective jacket, a model between sport and touring for a price of 169 Euros, available in a male and female version.

Minimal look, discreet colors (gray / black), the Braid boasts simplicity first and foremost. However, the exterior is made of high density polyester, as well as X-Flex technology, an elastic reflective fabric that adapts to the driver and facilitates movement. It is equipped with several vents that allow it to be used throughout the year.

Despite a discreet look, Acerbic promises maximum safety with this jacket. Reflective tape equipped with shoulder and elbow pads, it also features EVA reinforcement on the back, expansive foam designed to absorb shocks while offering the possibility of accommodating a level 2 backpack (sold separately).

It will be noted that the woman version starts from the size XS while the men's sizes go up to the triple XL.

Adidas Originals launches new reflective NMD

The year is placed, without doubt, under the sign of NMD at Adidas Originals! After many models unveiled in recent weeks, the three stripes back again with a stunning version of its flagship sneakers: a reflective NMD!

Its two new sneakers feature a basic color way (white and black) Adidas has just unveiled to the public. Very close to what we had been able to see the side of the collar 'with Foot Locker in March, the NMD will have the distinction of having a reflective coating to shine in the night! What delight sneaker addict, always searching for new innovations.

Get ready because this new NMD Reflective R1 will be launched this Thursday in several shops all over the world! You will take a budget of $ 120 to give you your copy. The reflective material of the shoes will give you a big surprise.

Over 120 fines for cyclists without safety vest

Road Police officers wear reflective vest organized for two days control actions focused on checking bicycle and moped drivers. The action took place between April 5-6, between 15:00 and 21:00, and resulted in the application of 121 fines for bicycle irregularities. The 121 fines have a value of over 22,000 lei.

Such actions are a priority of the road police officers, as many accidents involving two-wheeled vehicles, bicycles and mopeds are happening in our county. Regarding the cyclists without reflective clothing, in recent years the traffic mistakes committed by them were the third cause of serious accidents in County.

Also, in the context of the "Crime Prevention Week" campaign, the police officers of the Crime Prevention and Analysis Division have carried out preventive actions, especially in the area. Preventive materials were distributed to young people identified on public roads by bicycles.

Police officers offered over 150 safety vests to cyclists, but also other preventive materials. "There were talks with cyclists to raise awareness of the dangers they face in disregarding road legislation," said Commissioner, the coordinator of the Department of Crime Analysis and Prevention within the county police.

Reflective vest is a security alarm on road

A pool of blood, his head almost severed from the body. He went to Murielle with his bicycle, on Monday, no lights, and no reflective vest. In a dimly lit straight stretch of highway 115, a Fiat 500 "Barth" took it in full. Needless braking Marcel, 43 years, took the car windshield, sending shattered. Then, after being dragged for a while ', he remained motionless, lifeless on the asphalt.

Maybe she was going to work. A job in black, like so many in this South where those who want to work are often forced to give up any protection.

In Romania, his native land is perhaps leaving a wife and a child. The same code is often not respected by those born here and there on the road has killed or caused the death of other people. In Cases which reflections about helmets or heavy foot on the accelerator were almost always clouded by legitimate flood of condolences and memories of loved one or friend who is no more?

In this case, however, we are faced with a fact that, sadly skimmed from the emotional component reserved for the "villagers", it is presented in all its rawness and puts those central questions at the heart of a tragedy that more people have termed “announced ".

In many, along the highway, they are in fact found to dodge at the last moment the cyclists (especially among migrants) in the dark without lights or reflectors. Accidents avoided by a hair that led people to wonder why, in spite of what has long been known, the competent authorities have not moved effectively to solve the problem.

Less than a couple of weeks ago, but the day was going to the same thing in the same state for Murielle. Fortunately, however, it seems that the car would respect the speed limits and there were no serious consequences.

Even the world of politics had been made of the pressing demands that, beyond on the general approach to immigration, cannot but make people think.

“The danger of a lack of respect for the laws on highway 115 for Murielle - had written a little less than three months ago, Francesco, provincial coordinator of Italy - where our guests circulating without the slightest compliance with the rules of the road, in the dark and without safety vests, could have dramatic outlets. "

Dramatic opportunities that have unfortunately occurred on time and that will result in predictable rebounds of responsibility, in the maze of confusing responsibilities between municipal administrations.

He accused the mayor Happy Wanderer rejected with a comment piqued, where he also writes that hosted the migrants " have done a course for the use of bicycles ", which were given them visibility vests and even that was obtained " by centers that host immigrants, collaboration to minimize the outputs of the guests during the evening hours . "

But something did not work the same. Of course, the victim was not one of the applicants referred to, but until yesterday the results of the course for the use of bicycles and reflective jackets were not seen by anyone.

Currently, the accident happened Monday night is still ongoing investigations by law enforcement. It will be necessary also to understand what had been the speed of the car that hit Iona Marcel, led by merchant Gaspar Como. And for how many meters the cyclist was dragged before falling on the asphalt. But beyond the safety of those who go by bike, unfortunately dead on the streets of the Belie Valley were many, crossed almost all the usual red thread made of speed and recklessness.

2014 was marred by serious accidents and in 2015, until today, was not far behind.

Only in April, there has been two incidents that should perhaps be given to whether the sanction of excessive speed and dangerous behavior: an accident between a car and a scooter (always on highway 115), with a man in a coma , and a car ends up against trees, with a 20 year old boy who loses his life.

Keep reflective jacket when you load luggage into car

When you go on a long trip and we decided to use as a means of transport’s car, there comes a time when you have to face the difficult problem of how to load the car. If you are not careful, in fact, there is a risk that the luggages from falling during the journey or to take away the rear views of those who are behind the wheel even you have the safety vest. So it is vital to fix all of the objects that we decided to take with us, especially when they are so many, so the smartest possible. Let us, therefore, to see some simple tricks for the guests in our car without too much stress.

Some useful tips

First we must place first the heavier luggage on the luggage compartment floor, making sure that they adhere as much as possible with each other and with the back of the seats. In this way, in fact, not only will you save valuable space, but this foresight will also allow a safer drive, with no poor balance problems in the guide, precisely due to the stability in the car's center of gravity.

In addition, if we have in particular a station wagon, a trick is to use a network or the bus bars metal to divide the luggage compartment from the passenger compartment. In this way, in fact, there will be less risk that objects can fall on passengers in an accidental manner (for example, due to an abrupt braking).

Also for the risk of accidental braking, with consequent falling objects and heavy luggage, it would be better for safety reasons that the parcel shelf to remain free. If the lack of space permits it not, however, a tip is to only place small objects or light (as may in fact be a hat) and engage on the other hand small objects but heavier among the larger size of the luggage inside luggage, after closing them in envelopes.

An additional tip is to keep always within reach of the warning triangle and reflective jacket. Not only because they can serve in the event of engine failure or accident but also because, if the traffic police stops there for a control, it could ask you.

Do not leave so important that these objects end up under a mountain of luggage.

Another caution that you must always remember is that you have to adjust the position lights once loaded the entire luggage. The weight distributed more in the rear part of the car, in fact, can drive up the front of the car thus making annoying dipped headlights to other motorists.

With regard to luggage loaded on the roof, however, it is always necessary to stabilize before the roof rack. Also try to distribute all the weight evenly by fixing the objects accurately. In particular, with regard to the fastening system, we recommend use of the ratchet ropes that hold well than the simple elastic cords.

In short, a careful arrangement of objects and baggage is critical not only for the safety of passengers and reflective material for the driver's visibility but also for that of other motorists.

Mayor requires prostitute wear reflective vest

The prostitutes were forced to dress like gentlemen: reflective vest throughout the day and pants from 18 to 8 in the morning.

In the small town in the province of Cremona, the mayor Paolo decided to fight so the destruction of the sex market, eliminating miniskirts and stiletto heels, safety vest will instead of these clothing. The order came into effect from 28th August.

Those who do not respect it are likely to incur a fine of 500 euro and a report to the prosecutor's office in the case of double infringement within six months.

But the prostitutes lined up, like every night after 18, to their seats, they have no intention of respecting the obligation. They are all very young people from Romania, Moldova and Ukraine: probably the "reflective uniform" assigned by the Mayor threatens to destroy their numerous customers.