Perfectly safe deposit: they opened the automatic cycling

The long-awaited project for 11 million crowns has become a reality. Automatic parking for bicycles at the railway station Labem since Saturday is used by cyclists and neighboring municipalities. They pay either five crowns, or the Czech Railways, and the bicycle storage for 24 hours free of charge and can keeping a safety vest.

"It took two years to build this building, but it took most of the time for the administration. The tower itself had grown in two months and something, and it was done so well before Christmas, so we can say that it is such a Christmas present for residents was rejoiced at the ceremonial opening of the cycle.

This first automatic bicycle rides in the Central Bohemian Region represents for cyclists not only a place to park their bikes, but also a perfectly safe deposit box. "More and more popular are, for example, an electric school that can park people without worry. Together with the wheel in the vault, cyclists can also have all the necessary safety features, such as helmets, reflective vests, ribbons, and shopping carts, "says Rudolf, a patent for the device.

There are up to 118 rounds in the wheelchair. Parking takes only a few seconds. Just cycle the front and rear wheels to the groove on the entrance floor, based on video instructions that are played when the cyclist arrives. Then he presses the START button and the wheel is already parked automatically.

According to Rudolf, the bike will go behind the door; the owner will receive a ticket, which at that moment has the value of his bike and leaves. When the ticket is loaded again, the wheel arrives at the input module. Only when the bicycle is picked up, the owner pays the above five crowns or adds the Inkers to the reader, and parking is free of charge. In the tower, the bicycle is insured against any damage or theft.

Whoever does not want to use the gear can lock the wheel in the racks that will stand in the area next to the parking tower. "But we would definitely not let people leave their bikes on the platforms even it keep the reflective tape. Security in such cases will point out that we have a parking tower and bicycle stands next to the station, "the Mayor adds. The whole project cost about 11 million crowns. 90 percent covered European subsidies, the remaining half a Central Bohemian region and the city. According to Karle Octave, the region has in its budget prepared money for other cycling in the region.

A couple in reflex vests overcame jewelry in the center of Brno

Before noon on a weekday, the center of Brno is full of people. This is the time I have chosen so far I do not know the couple to attack the jewelry in Street. They were equipped with orange vests and wreaths. Police officers search for raiders.

The goldsmiths attacked around eleven o'clock in the morning. They looked at the company, which is also near the Municipal Police Headquarters in Brno. "They stole an unknown amount of jewelry. Information about the assassination was received around a quarter to twelve in the morning, "police spokesman Patel Eva in safety vest said.

The couple escaped by the passage towards Milady Street and the square on October 28th. Police officers are looking for her. "They wore work wear, orange reflective vests, helmets and masks. Any information about suspects or cases will be welcomed on line 158, "added Swab.

More news in the law for road safety

The amendment obliges motorists in safety vest to clean their vehicles from ice and snow if they prevent them from viewing or could endanger the safety of other traffic participants. It will also allow the police to retain a small technical card for car owners who find a dangerous defect when checking or explaining a traffic accident.

The law also allows the driver to take a driver's license for half a year to those who would cross the railway crossing at the time of signaling the arrival of the train. The fine for such a crime has not yet increased, but in the future it is considering increasing from 5,000 crowns to five times.

The duty of reflective elements for pedestrians, such as vests or only striped sleeves, Minister of Transport Dan said that the violation would threaten to a fine of two thousand dollars. However, the minister also said that the ministry had a deal with the police to give people more of their reflective tapes.

Municipalities will have the right to prohibit the operation of seaway trucks at designated sites by means of a traffic sign or by regulation in accordance with the relevant decree. The amendment also provides that people on these vehicles will be able to ride "at a rate at least comparable to walking speed.”

Keep the safety equipments for safe

First aid kits are reminiscent of field hospitals, and there are a number of unnecessary things in them, meaning transport and health experts. People often do not know how to use most of the first-aid kit in an accident. In 2018, there is a bigger wave of their expiration, and the police in safety vest will focus on it. Check your date on yours.

It is overly equipped, but things that most people cannot use. Some parts of the equipment are inappropriate or even life threatening. Speech is about the first aid kit. Unlike other countries, every Czech driver has to carry them in the car, and its content is specified in a decree.

"The scope of the first-aid kit equipment reminds me of a small field hospital. These bandages and patches. He would have one universal, a snapper and better gloves that would not break, "said the road expert Roman Road Safety Team, with the fact that there is also a clearly specified length of the scissors:" It is rather important that they are strong enough and that they would manage if necessary, cut the seat belt, "he added.

Health experts also confirm the fact that some things are unnecessary or unusable. For example, there are a number of patches, three-piece scarves or a plastic mask. In addition, a number of dressings with cushioned pads for serious injuries. "This cushion can not be said, this fabric has minimal absorption. As a pad, use the entire bandage if necessary. We take him and put his hand on his gloved grip on his wound. We will attach it by the second bandage, "the Prague rescue practitioner and the First Aid lecturer from Robert Placket said in the Czech Radio, adding that one of the two non-functional bandages would be functional.

It does not work well with a few latex gloves. Nervous drivers rip gloves during a rescue operation, and there is no other pair in the medicine box. "In my opinion, in this case, it would be enough to improve the material from which the gloves are produced," Buds said. Another option is to buy a backup pair of reflective gloves and add it to your first aid kit.

Do you know when and how can a police stop you

Officers wanting to keep us on the road must follow strictly defined rules. However, there are also a few rules that we must remember about. The basic question is whether the police officer who wants to stop us is safety uniformed or not. In conditions of good visibility, he can order us to stop using a vehicle stopper (the so-called "lollipop"), or with a hand. If visibility is limited, it must be a lollipop or a characteristic flashlight with red light.

All instructions should be issued well in advance and in a way that allows the driver to notice them and respond to them. The procedure is similar in the case of a non-uniformed officer, but he can only stop us in the built-up area. However, this does not change the fact that an attempt to stop by someone without a uniform can arouse suspicion in us. If they are justified (we have the right to believe that it may be someone impersonating a police officer), we can ignore his orders, but we should immediately go to the nearest police station in order to clarify the situation.

Motorized patrol looks a little different - officers in reflective vest can then use sound devices (and give us commands through external speakers), light or signaling (similarly air patrol). Usually unmarked cars have behind the rear window placed strip allowing to display subtitles - in this way, police officers can give us the command to follow them (with the "follow me" command) to the place chosen by them, where stopping will be safe.

It is worth adding that all orders should be issued well in advance and in a way that allows the driver to notice them and react to them. Therefore, the police officer at the last moment jumps out of the roadside greenery and runs on the road in unacceptable situations. For obvious reasons, this behavior can lead to a dangerous situation on the road. The officer must give us time to notice him and stop safely at the place indicated by him. It can be designated with the appropriate sign with the inscription "stop, roadside inspection.” Such a place cannot threaten the safety of traffic and should not be subject to a ban on stopping. However, if necessary, the police officer may order us to stop in a prohibited place, but should activate the blue flashing light before starting the inspection.

When we stop, we should stay in the car with our hands on the steering wheel and wait for the officer to come to us (turn off the engine, turn on the emergency lights, and above all get off, only on a clear command). He should present himself and give the reason for the detention (it is unacceptable to start the control with questions or to guess what the reason is). The police officer can check our documents and the vehicle, as well as check the driver's sobriety. However, a search of a car is possible only if the officer has reasons for it (for example, he received a report about a committed crime and a command to revise stopped vehicles).

Let us also remember that when a police officer in yellow vest wants to punish us with a fine, we can refuse to accept him (the case will go to court). On the other hand, if the officer behaves in a way that raises our doubts, we can record all control (when a police officer performs his duties, he is a public figure, and we do not violate his privacy) and file a complaint at the police station.

Police control abroad for road safety

The holiday period is fast approaching, so it is time to travel around Poland and other countries. It is good to know what safety equipment must be on board our car during police checks. It must be remembered that the requirements in Poland and abroad often differ.

Both in our country and abroad, we must be supplied primarily with a fire extinguisher and a warning triangle. Importantly, both equipment items must have an approval mark. Lack of a fire extinguisher and a triangle involves a risk of a fine from 20 to 500 zlotys. The extinguisher must be located so that it can be used immediately if necessary. The content of extinguishing agent must not be less than 1 kg.

In Poland, there is no requirement to have a first aid kit and a reflective vest, but it is certainly worth having it in your car, for your own safety and for others. These elements are mandatory in the vast majority of EU countries, including France, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia. Interestingly, in the latter vest is also required for the passenger. Drivers often forget about an appropriate vehicle stop sign. For lacking or improper signaling of a standstill, a penalty of PLN 150 is to be expected, and on the highways, the tariff provides twice the amount. The same applies to the marking of a towed vehicle.

France, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain and Slovakia - spare bulbs are required in these countries. In France, you also need two disposable breathalyzers for the driver and passenger. In Spain, however, spare glasses and safety vest are required if the driving license contains information about the obligatory use of glasses.

How to deal with an accident or collision

A road accident, or even a simple accident, is always associated with enormous stress of road safety for the involved road users. Under the influence of emotions, it is easy to lose your head. That is why we suggest what you need to remember to help yourself and others. It does not matter if you will be an event participant or a witness.

Drivers admitted that they happen to exceed speed, for which they were fined. An analogous penalty was met for an incorrectly executed maneuver of 16 percent respondents. This type of misdemeanor is also, unfortunately, frequent causes of collisions and accidents in road traffic. It does not matter if we are prudent and cautious drivers ourselves. The risk of participating in an unpleasant incident on the road applies to anyone who sits behind the wheel.

It is very important to correctly classify the event in which you participated or whom you witnessed. Further proceedings depend on his qualifications. COLLISION is a road incident which results in material losses and only such. A ROAD is a road accident in which injured people are injured or, in the worst-case scenario, are dead. Therefore, the first and basic act after the occurrence of an emergency on the road should always be an assessment of the condition of the injured. If you were the driver, remember that the Road Traffic Law clearly clarifies your duties.

In the event of a collision, you are required to:

Stop the vehicle in a way that does not pose a threat to road safety. Remember to turn on the hazard lights and turn off the ignition and apply the parking brake. In practice, this means using a warning triangle. In the built-up area, the triangle can be positioned directly behind the vehicle. In an un-built area, it should be located 30 to 50 m behind the car. There is a distance of 100 m on the highway. It is also recommended to use a reflective vest. Make sure other road accident participants are able to secure their vehicles. The law also requires you to remove the vehicle from the accident site so that it does not cause any danger or traffic jam. Failure to comply with this regulation may result in the imposition of a mandate, regardless of who was the perpetrator.

It is worth remembering that in the case of a collision there is no obligation to call the police. People involved in the cullet can explain the situation themselves. If there is consent, as to the course of the incident, the offender is obliged to write to the victim the statement in which he admits to cause a collision, give details and the number of the Policy. It is good to have one copy of this blank bill always in the car. Alternatively, they can be written on a blank piece of paper (using the patterns available on the internet). In the event of a collision, we only call the police when circumstances are not clear or when there is a suspicion that a crime has been committed. Don’t forget to keep a safety vest when you stand on road.

The last action you perform in relation to the participation in the collision should be to notify your insurer. In emergencies, all the advantages of having a voluntary AC insurance with the assistance package are revealed. If you have such a policy, the insurer will not only help in mastering the situation, instructing the injured. It can also organize a hotel, a replacement car or a tugboat. The respondents, commissioned by Santander Consumer Bank, indicated that in the event of a breakdown on the road, the most valuable assistance services are free towing a vehicle to the workshop (over 77% of indications), using a replacement car (65%) and mechanic services (42%).

A special track Instead of a ticket for 20 drivers – a safety vest

20 drivers were selected for the test that had at least three years driving license and regularly rode. They were divided into two groups of ten - younger (21-34 years old) and older (60-75 years old), all of them wear the reflective vest. Their task was to travel 10 times almost 2 km of the road in night conditions. A section of the road was chosen, with curves and hills as well as straight sections.

The road was standard marked (vertical signs and horizontal marking), unlit. In addition, there are several lighthouses deployed by sensors that simulated the lights of vehicles approaching from the opposite direction.

Drivers rode Nissan Maxima from 1997. The car was equipped with cameras, sensors and equipment with a button that recorded the moment when the driver saw the pedestrian.

Pedestrians dressed in five types of clothes walked along the track chosen for the experiment:

- Black: black sweatshirt, pants, gloves and shoes

- Whites: white coat, white gloves and leggings

- In waistcoats: dressed as in black but with a yellow vest containing a reflective box at the chest level

- Safety: dressed as in the black version but with sewn reflectors in the wrists, elbows, arms, hips, knees and ankles

Pedestrians in each of these outfits appeared to the drivers twice - once when driving with the passing lights, once while driving with traffic lights. They also studied the perception of a pedestrian dressed in the same outfit, when he stood in the dark and in a place on the road, in which there were also distracting reflective cones.

It turned out that when driving with the lights on; the pedestrians dressed in black were practically not seen. Younger drivers dressed in white saw from about 50 m, the elders from a smaller distance. They were dressed in a vest with reflections and were noticed by young drivers from over 50 m, in older ones at a distance comparable to pedestrians dressed in white. The safety garment provided pedestrian visibility from over 200 m to young drivers and over 100 m to older drivers.

At traffic lights, younger drivers noticed pedestrians dressed in black with approx. 40 m, the older ones almost at all. Interestingly, both groups of drivers noticed faster pedestrians dressed in white (almost 150 m - young, about 75 m - older) than dressed in a safety vest with reflections (about 75 m - young, about 60 m - older). Reflective wipes were still unrivaled. Younger drivers saw such a pedestrian with more than 200 m, older - with almost 150 m.

Policemen call for caution and adherence to safe driving rules

Changing road conditions, quickly falling in the dark, fogs, snowfalls, slippery and wet surfaces significantly hinder driving. Remember that excessive speed and rapid maneuvers can contribute to the loss of control of the vehicle and, consequently, to collisions and accidents. Sunoco police officers in safety vest call for caution and compliance with the rules and rules of safe driving.

Deteriorating road conditions require more caution and increased concentration from drivers. In connection with rain or snow, roadways can be slippery, and in such situations, the wheels easily lose their grip. Remember that in many different places the road surface combined with rainfall, extends the braking distance of the vehicle, in extreme cases the driver may slip and not control the car. Overtaking in such conditions, passing, cornering can be very dangerous. Drivers should remember to navigate the road with lights on and observe the speed limits, and when weather conditions are worse, to slow down according to the principle that slower means safer. We appeal not to charge, think or anticipate threats.

You should pay particular attention to the depressions of the terrain, on hills, near forests and water reservoirs - the road can be particularly slippery there. Exercise extreme caution near pedestrian crossings. Also, be careful when commuting to them. If the pedestrian enters the passage, the driver may not slow down. In these conditions, the visibility drops and the braking distance is significantly longer. That is why it is so important to adjust the speed to the prevailing conditions and check the technical condition of your car. Changing tires, checking the condition of the wipers, lights and braking system should be mandatory activities that we will perform before winter. It is very important to take care of the appropriate field of view. Remember to clean the glass and mirrors of our car from ice and other dirt.

Let us be very careful on the road, especially after dark. Pedestrians are unprotected road users who, when adverse weather conditions become less visible to drivers. We also pay special attention to pedestrians not to go directly in front of an oncoming vehicle. Even at the pedestrian crossing, you must first make sure that the driver will manage to slow down. Of course, the pedestrian takes precedence over the passage, but here the principle of limited trust is most applicable. Every pedestrian should also remember about his safety and take care to be visible. A reflective vest, key chain, headband, or even a flashlight will make it easier to see the oncoming driver when moving on a poorly lit road.

We remind you about the obligation to use reflective elements by pedestrians traveling on roads outside built-up areas - the use of reflective elements improves visibility and thus safety.