Don’t be the main road victims

San José, April 5 Of the 126 road traffic fatalities in Costa Rica in the first quarter of this year, 54 were motorcyclists, representing 43 percent of the total, said Mario Calderon in reflective uniform, director of the Police of Transit.

In a press conference, Calderon described the statistics as very regrettable, since they reveal 14 motorcyclists who died in traffic accidents between January and March 2017, compared to the same period last year.

'When we analyze the data, we dimension the problem in all its magnitude. Motorcyclists killed on the road doubled those killed in a car in 2017. Last year they tripled them, "said police chief.

Those 54 dead on the roads represent more than 15 per month, said Calderon, who insisted on the need for information campaigns to reduce this scourge in Costa Rica, which shows a worsening since 2014.

He recalled that the Road Safety Council recently issued a very strong campaign on the need for motorcyclists and their companions to wear helmets.

However, he continued, in the first two months of this year we imposed a thousand 67 fines for not carrying it and 797 for not wearing clothing or reflective vests, attachments that can avoid collisions or serious damage to the injured.

Stacy will provide reflective vests and safety boots to the toilets

The Primary Care Management of León has a period of 60 days to deliver continuous personal care equipment to individual health personnel, such as reflective waistcoats or safety boots, so that they can attend traffic accidents. After the complaint filed last April by the nursing union Sates, the Labor Inspection and Social Security of León obliges Stacy to provide the toilets of these equipment that they use when they should attend someone outside the health centers. "It is incomprehensible that Stacy endangers its professionals, when these endowments of material must be foreseen in each fiscal year," the union said.

In its resolution, the Inspectorate of Labor notes that it contacted the Primary Care Manager of León, Concepción Dominguez, who stated that, since there was no budget item to purchase this reflective material, he transferred to the central services to carry out the management from the Ministry of Health.

According to the union explained in a press release, sources from the Ministry said that the centralized order had already been carried out, so the resolution urges the Primary Care Manager to deliver the staff within 60 days Which carries out continuous care in the health centers of Leon of the individual protection equipment necessary for the development of its functions.

In this regard, Sat recalled that, since the adoption of the Law on Measures in 2012, Stacy "does not give nurses the necessary clothing to make their outings for home care or to go to the emergency room as a traffic accident." In this line, the union denounces that, since the recent transport competition of 2016, "nurses, who have joined the health centers, lacking these reflective clothes, must do their work with their own."

Cycling safety clothes for preventing traffic accidents

The Spanish clothing brand specializing in premium cycling equipment El Maze, with roots in Toledo in Santa Cruz de la Zara, has launched a new collection of safety clothing under the theme Respect focused on preventing traffic accidents and awareness of cyclists and drivers of Need for mutual respect. The fact is that this project is being carried out at a time when there is a considerable increase in the number of road riders.

According to their promoters, the range, consisting of jersey, culottes, cap, gloves, socks and waistcoat aims, without renouncing the design, to remind all the road users the "priceless value of respect", at a time when Traffic accidents "are multiplying their notoriety worldwide" with celebrities as famous as GP motorcycle champion Nicky Hayden or the winner of a Gyro Michele Scarping.

50% of the profits from the sales of this equipment will go to the Stop Accidents Association, a non-profit organization founded by relatives and friends of victims of traffic accidents. The NGO will allocate these funds to the organization of bike and road education workshops in various schools in the Spanish geography.

"The road education is not only essential, but our best tool to avoid traffic accidents in the future. In our workshops, we encourage the use of bicycles as a means of transport and in the future we can make responsible use of them on the streets of the city, "says Ana Novella, president of Stop Accidents.

An icon that symbolizes respect

The #Respect range combines fluorine and reflective elements with an increasingly shared identity between cyclists and drivers: a large arrow that refers to the meter and a half of distance that should leave the cars when overtaking the bikes. "It is not so much a reflective element as an icon that symbolizes respect, doing things right. More than a demand is a feeling of pride, to know that you are on the side of the good, those who follow the rules and enjoy their passion, "said Gonzalo, spokesman for El Maze.

"That's why," he adds, "we are proud to collaborate with Stop Accidents, an NGO that has been struggling to reduce all kinds of accidents. It has done a very good job, but all help is small and we want to play our part to fight against this great scourge of society: the traffic accidents. "The sets are designed for the practice of road cycling and MTB with high temperatures, with last generation reflective fabric, tight sleeves, breathable sides and non-slip rubber on the bottom.

El Maze store comes from the blog El Tie del Maze that several cycling lovers created years ago to tell their adventures, talk about this sport and share their passion. That's why they took the technical clothing line, tested and high quality.

Transit Authority initiates inspection of school buses

The safety equipments inspection of school busies began on the morning of Monday, February 13 as reported by the Transit and Land Transportation Authority.

From 8:00 am, the ATTT inspectors in reflective vest are in the parking lots of Rommel Fernandez Stadium, in the Juan sector. In the province of North Panama, the operation takes place in the parking lots of the Chillier Gymnasium and will conclude on Friday, February 17th.

In the country there are a total of 5 thousand 243 buses of collegiate transport: 48 in the province of Bocas del Toro; In Coclé, 164; 344 in Colón; Veraguas with 218; Chiriquí has 521; Darien has 5 bursitis; 125 in the province of Herrera; 122 in Los Santos; There are 3 thousand 269 in the province of Panama and 427 in Panama West.

Vehicles must have insurance policies and college badge, fire extinguisher, safety triangle, reflective tape and jack to change tires. In addition, the "state of the tires, doors of entry and exit, as well as the engine and the chassis" should be in good condition, reiterated the ATTT.

The Road Safety Coordinator especially to pedestrians

Police officers and policemen will create joint patrols and go to the streets to talk with pedestrians to equip some reflective vest or tapes.

See, you survive! This is reported by police officers together with the Road Safety Coordinator especially to pedestrians. They will head to the streets this week and address pedestrians who need reflection signs. Police statistics speak clearly. The crash of the pedestrian with the vehicle usually protects the driver by not seeing the pedestrian or suddenly running into the runway.

The most risky groups are mainly seniors. The latter have the advantage over others that the garments and school briefcases have been reflexively labeled mostly by the manufacturer. Skolt does not forget even the smallest. For several years, the smallest in kindergartens have reflexive vests on common walks. And try to reach even the creeping fellow citizens who are especially small on the weekend in the evening.

"The most risky group is seniors. They think they have absolute priority and do not look to the right to the left, "says Tomas, head of the district department, and this group of people go in clothes that are mostly inconspicuous colors and shades and lack reflective elements. And they will address pedestrians, giving birth in the form of small animals, tapes, stickers, smiles, and of course all the aids contain reflective elements.

"I am always waiting at the pedestrian crossing, when the arriving car stops. I never go there without a look. The shining tape on my coat would probably not mind, "said one of the senior maids yesterday afternoon, who crossed over to one of the busiest intersections at the Town Hall.

"Delivering things is one thing. However, the dialogue with addressed citizens is also important. That is why we are going to be among them, "explains Bissau, as he has stressed several times, it is important to see and be seen, and participates with Bessie and spends ten thousand crowns on the event. The pedestrian has seen himself as a driver at the last moment, especially in the fall, winter and dark, "says councilor Jan.

"The event will run until Sunday. This weekend can be a problem with moving pedestrians leaving restaurants, cafes or bars. We try to reach out to you too, "says Petri, who tells police the crisis times from 6.30 am to 7.30 pm and then in the evening from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm Last year there was a collision of a vehicle with nine pedestrians five of these cases happened, others in surrounding communities.

"Of the five, four were aged 14, 18, 56 and 67 years old. The men were 76 years old, "said police spokeswoman and her colleague Hanta from the city police pointed out that the protective elements had been given away earlier." The seniors received a security package; all children in their mothers are equipped with reflective safety vest marked with kindergarten.

Police respond the plan for city safety

Today, the guest of the online interview of the Boleslaw was Chief of the Police of the Republic of Poland, who wear a reflective uniform. The readers asked him not only why he was interested in the position, but also about what changes in the city he is planning.

How do you like the position of Chief of the City Police? As far as I know, you worked as a line guard before, so that's probably a big difference...

The work I'm doing now is very interesting, but it's also challenging. Yesterday before I was elected to the City Police Chief and subsequently appointed by the city council, I worked for seventeen years as a line guard. The difference in both positions is that I have a greater responsibility in this position. This means not only communication with citizens within the service, but also a lot of administrative activity (budget, services breakdowns, etc.) and communication with city management.

The city police in Munich Hardiest had never had a good reputation according to citizens. Is it true? And what have you done to improve it?

As in any other city, there will be people who will be dissatisfied with the work of the city police, but I think most of the people who can appreciate our work predominate. Therefore, to improve, we have done a few things. For example, security precautions for children and pensioners are taking place, we have set up a Facebook profile to allow police officers to communicate at any time, staffing has also been modernized, and overall we are trying to improve the view of the city police.

I heard you'll get one more policeman and reflective vest, so you should be nine if I'm wrong. Is this the optimal number for you or would you need the officers even more? Yes, at the present time, a tender for the position of a police officer is announced. The number of officers should therefore increase to nine. In order for the city police to manage what is required and what they want to do, the optimal number of officers would be at least twelve. The main reason for the increase in the number of police officers is that we want to keep the traffic uninterrupted; another reason is the large cadastral territory and the ever-increasing traffic in the city. It is also necessary to devote more time to preventive action.

Recently, a group of people we are afraid of at the train station at the train station. In the summer, we always went out for a walk with the kids, but now we prefer to go elsewhere. Please make this site safe again.

The officers devote themselves equally to all the parks in the city. Their checks are carried out at regular intervals. Currently we do not see this site as dangerous, but it is possible that you could see this site as dangerous beforehand due to the occurrence of so-called problem people, but we have succeeded in eliminating this site from our site.

Why did you apply for a new Chief of Police at the Tender? There is a lot of talk about the fact that the new composition of the town hall has great demands on the officers, and that's why your predecessor ended.

It is true that the current management of the city places great demands on me and the officers, but I am not competent to express myself to my predecessor. I have enrolled in the selection facility to improve the overall view of our city police.

Are you getting in the new position in the field, or are you shut down in the office and you're doing clerical work, or maybe in the service you jump off colleagues when they cannot?

It is true that the new position requires me to devote more attention to administrative work, but I still try to work in the field. And since the number of officers is low, I normally have to do the work of a line guard.

We are currently preparing a contract for the provision of radar for speed measurement and we will try to start measuring the speed of the vehicles as soon as possible.

How often do you check the city area? Sometimes I see that if you arrive, you just slow down and you will not get out of the car. I understand that the cadastral territory you are in charge of is vast and you cannot be everywhere, but it does not avoid criminal activities in the villages.

Compared to the previous period, the police officers started to drive more often to suburban areas, three times a week. Control is preventive if the officers do not record offense, so they check this area only from the vehicle, but sometimes these areas are also walking

I heard you got new uniforms. What's different and why the original ones were not enough? What did you do with the old ones?

Yes, we have new uniforms. It varies with its functionality, material and appearance. The policeman feels more comfortable in this uniform; the new uniform is multifunctional and meets all the requirements that a police officer can spend twelve hours in this facility. Old uniforms did not fulfill their functionality, parts of equipment such as jackets and shoes are still being used. Shirts and trousers, neckties were removed.

It is almost entirely the rule that new leadership always introduces changes. Will you also change things or have you changed? What can we look forward to in the city?

Some changes have been made, they are put into practice. In the future, we are going to measure vehicle speed, carry out controls on alcohol pouring for juveniles, we will also be giving out reflective tapes, and we are going to make more frequent playground controls.

Municipality distributed reflective tapes to people

Whether the inhabitants of Patria walk to the office, the railway station or the shop, there will be no need to walk along the edge of the busy first class road. There are pavements with reflective sign in the village lying along the main road in Ostrava. The self-government of their construction is about to go, but the enormous financial difficulty is a hindrance.

The footpaths in Peter are missing, for example, Jana, who goes to one of the houses along the main road behind his son. "There is no place to go. When the car goes, you have to go to the same region to keep you from picking up. Or jump into a trench, "says the older woman.

On some stretches of the village, they allow even a seventy-kilometer speed. According to Jan, however, drivers do not obey the places where they are ordered, or the usual fifty.

"They're going here like fools. Sometimes police in reflective vest are here at the stop. But when drivers do not see their car, they do. Rosina is fascinated by the fast ride, "said Jan.

In recent years police in Patria recorded two accidents involving a pedestrian. Both became at night or in poor visibility. The management of the village is aware of the need for a pedestrian and bicycle trail and works on its preparation. "The problem is a huge financial challenge. From the elementary school to the Sabatini railway station, it is about seven kilometers of a mixed cycle path, "said Jan.

The communication manager with the village also breaks down in the view of the permission of seventy-kilometer speed. While the interest of road managers is to speed up transport, the municipality is more concerned with the safety of its inhabitants who have to walk along the road. As a first step she therefore bought and distributed reflective tapes to people.

"During the course of March all the inhabitants have been given them, from infants to the elderly," added Mayor.