Soacha prohibits the barbecue man on a motorcycle at night

 

Soacha will have a restriction on the male barbecue as a strategy to contain thefts in the municipality. This Monday, the municipal mayor, Juan Carlos Saldarriaga, confirmed that there will be a prohibition to transport a male barbecue between 9 pm and 4 am.

 

The president explained that, according to the authorities' figures, "about 70 percent of the thefts that are they have caused in the city in January they have been by a barbecue on a motorcycle". He even specified that the majority of attacks are occurring between midnight and 6 am

 

Hence, it is decided to implement this measure that, in case of being breached, will be sanctioned with the immobilization of the motorcycle and a fine of 483,000 pesos. There is no type of exception contemplated in the decree.

 

Regarding the strategy of restricting the movement of grill workers, opinions have historically been divided. Although it is a measure requested by some citizens and social sectors, security experts have viewed it with reserve, starting from the premise that "crime mutates." In the case of Bogotá, for example, when the restriction was made in a polygon in 2018, it was detected that, in some cases, the robberies migrated from places and times and that, at the point of the measure, robberies began to be of other modalities.

 

The mayor of Soacha said that given the possibility that in that municipality "motor thieves go out at other times", complementary strategies will be implemented. "Controls will be carried out 24 hours a day: a motorcycle with a male barbecue, who passes through a police checkpoint; motorcycle with grill will be required". On the other hand, the president indicated that the police investigation units are on the trail of criminals who have already committed thefts in the municipality.

 

Alexánder Millán, a motorcyclist from Soacha, claimed to agree with the rule: "They cannot brand that the entire unit is a thief. This is how they will identify the rogues. You use your motorcycle to go to work, not to do damage".

 

Although Bogotá is also facing a series of insecurity events that involve criminals who move around on motorcycles - with up to 13 cases on average each day - it has ruled out the restriction of the barbecue.

 

Instead, the Secretary of Security of Bogotá, Hugo Acero, proposed to return to the use of the reflective vest with the plate stamped 24 hours a day.

District evaluates imposing new reflective vest with license plate

 

The Security Secretariat is analyzing the possibility of returning to the reflective vest with a license plate number for motorcyclists, permanently, a rule that was overturned by Congress itself a few years ago.

 

The proposal is supported by the recurring cases of thefts committed by some motorcyclists, especially at night in neighborhoods of Bogotá, when criminals take the opportunity to steal passers-by who get off the mass transportation system when they arrive at their home, or those who they walk talking on the cell phone or after a purchase.

 

The Secretary of Security, Coexistence, and Justice, Hugo Acero, stated that in the past the vest standard served to reduce motorcycle theft in the city.

 

"That allowed us to check and question people whose vest number did not correspond to the motorcycle's license plate. In many cases we found people who had just stolen a motorcycle", declared Acero.

 

Also, the secretary argued that another advantage is to reduce the number of deaths in motorcycle accidents because they would become more visible.

 

The official said that the proposal is supported and that he is going to present it to the mayor and then put it for the consideration of congressmen to make it law.

 

This rule would also bring an advantage for the prosecution of people who commit motorcycle thefts since there would be full identification through people who are witnesses or victims of a crime and greater monitoring through security cameras.

 

Secretary Acero indicated that this regulation for motorcyclists was implemented in the past in the hitman era, just after the murder of Jaime Garzón, and it gave results.

Reflective vests purchased for schoolchildren

 Reflective vests began to be distributed to primary school students in Energodar. Thus, they want to protect schoolchildren on the roads.

 

In educational institutions of Energodar, pupils of grades 1-4 began to issue reflective vests. A total of 2,526 vests were purchased with a bright-colored signal fabric with reflective tapes on the chest and back and the inscription "Student".

 

Such vests are issued to pupils for the period of the school year, then they will need to be returned to the school. The city council believes that this will help reduce the number of accidents involving school children.

 

Let us remind you that young activists want to reach out to the mayor of Zaporizhzhia with pressing issues.

An eco-citizen safety vest offered to schoolchildren

 

Catherine Ego, 1st Deputy Assistant to the educational success and sustainable development, is spent with Stephanie Petitjean, Head of Service educational success in schools.

 

This year, to encourage the soft mobility initiatives undertaken in Corenc's schools, a safety vest was offered to schoolchildren, as well as a few curls.

 

The objective, thanks to this equipment is to allow those who wish it, to move in full visibility and to make known their eco-citizen commitment by going to school or their activities by bike, scooter, balance bike, on foot and this throughout their schooling.

Policemen talk about safety rules

 Students of the youngest grades of primary schools returned to learning in the school desks. They are met by policemen dealing with activities in the field of social prevention, of course following the rules of sanitary safety.

 

According to the Poviat Police Headquarters, a social prevention officer met children of grades I - III in several primary schools in the Sztum. The officer talked with children about road safety rules and safety during winter games.

 

The policeman emphasized that when playing outdoors, choose safe places, away from busy streets or intersections. He warned against sliding on frozen lakes and rivers. Also, the officials discussed the dangers lurking on the road, encouraging at the same time to wear reflective vest elements. He also encouraged the participants of the meeting to take part in an art and film competition called "Snow Decalogue".

 

At the end of the meetings, the policeman handed out armbands and reflective vests to the students.

Safety vests for delegated mayors

 

Two years ago, the initiative would not necessarily have won unanimous support. The twenty-two mayors delegate of Livarot-Pays-d'Auge received Monday afternoon, fluorescent yellow vests offered by Laurence Gaubert of the departmental federation of the insurer Groupama and bearing the mention municipal authority. "Indeed, from time to time, we have to intervene in the middle of the night at accident sites. Sometimes we even do traffic. The waistcoat is safer than a scarf", confides the mayor, Frédéric Legouverneur.

 

Several elected officials highlight the fact that for firefighters or gendarmes, the safety vest will quickly identify the mayor. "When we are on the side of the road, we are not visible."

The DGT wants to replace the emergency triangles with light signals

 

Portable danger signaling devices, better known as emergency triangles, are part of the elements that must be carried in the car. This is indicated in the General Vehicle Regulations. The basic function of this accessory is to notify other motorists of the presence of a vehicle stopped on the road for having suffered an accident, such as a breakdown or any other emergency.

 

Although it is an element that seeks to improve road safety, it can sometimes have the opposite effect, since it forces the driver to leave the car to go to the required distance: on two-way roads, you have to put one in front and one behind, at least 50 meters away and so that they are visible at 100 meters; on motorways and expressways only one is necessary, also 50 meters behind the vehicle, since on these roads the two-way roads are separated by a median.

 

Even though the driver must put on a reflective vest to be seen when leaving the vehicle to avoid collisions, sometimes this measure is not enough and ends up having a fatal outcome. The deputy director of circulation of the General Directorate of Traffic, Ana Blanco, explained to Europa Press after participating in a round table at the Motortec Automechanika Fair, that is 2018 “more than 20 people died on motorways and expressways as a result of this type of outrages ”. According to official traffic data, last year the death toll on motorways increased from 208 to 303, of which 20% were pedestrians.

 

To end the danger that comes with people having to place the triangles on the road, the DGT plans to replace this fault or accident pre-signaling element with light signals that would be placed on the roof of the vehicle, the most visible place of it. The change will not be immediate but is expected to arrive in 2025. During this time, the triangle would be gradually replaced by another means of light signaling. Currently, the regulation only recommends the use of a light device as an optional element.

 

The regulatory project would reform the aspects of how the user should behave in the event of a breakdown or a request for help after an accident. If we are forced to stop the vehicle on the road due to a mechanical incident, after activating the warnings, all the occupants must abandon it safely and move to a protected place (for example, behind the guardrail). We should never walk in the traffic lane to go to place the triangles. We must walk through the place that offers us the greatest security. Once we reach the appropriate distance, we will place the pre-signaling element when traffic permits. Then we will only have to wait for the arrival of the technical assistance service.