Police officers handed out reflective pads and laces

On Wednesday morning, people could meet police officers who stopped them and educated pedestrians. In addition, we were able to ask ourselves about the project. Get reflective laces and badges.

Police officers reminded pedestrians as the most vulnerable road users to adhere to the principle of seeing and seeing, emphasizing the need to use reflective material for reduced visibility. "Moving roads or roads is always a risky situation in which an accident may occur. The guilt does not always have to be on the driver's side, "said spokesman for the police Dagmar.

A man who wears a reflective vest was posing as a worker

The detainee wear a reflective uniform disguised as airport labor staff to deceive his victims and steal money in cash or any other valuable item. In addition to being characterized, it used falsified documentation to avoid being identified and to make difficult the police work.

Agents of the National Police have proceeded to the arrest of a 36-year-old man of French origin, who carried forged documents and took away all kinds of valuables from travelers who were passing through the Alicante-Elche airport. The device was initiated when agents of the Investigation Group of the Airport Commissary learned of several negligent thefts committed in a short space of time. For this reason, several hours of security recordings captured by the cameras that were close to the places where the events had occurred were reviewed, appreciating in one of them how the author put on a reflective vest and pretended to be a parking lot worker. Airport is offering their help with luggage to travelers.

When he gained his confidence, he took advantage of his victim's carelessness and stole everything he could without her noticing the subtraction maneuver. With the images collected and once had the physical characteristics of the author of the facts, a search operation was initiated that culminated with the identification and detention of this person, which was recognized by several more victims, thus clarifying other facts that were pending and were being investigated. The detainee was charged with two offenses against the heritage and falsification of documents, for which he was brought before the courts. The arrest has been carried out by agents in safety clothing of the Police Station of the border post of the Alicante-Elche airport.

The best idea of summer is wear the reflective vest as a co-pilot

The issue of the compulsory use of the reflective vest has been used for confusions, badly taken parts and people who walk with the safety element put, of pure psychosis.

The demand is such that the vests, which used to cost no more than 2,000 pesos, are now sold for up to 8,000. Near the Moggs neighborhood, in Biscayan Guerrero with Gerbera, about 50 people lined up to buy reflective safety vests in bulk. The importer closed almost immediately because, according to them, there was no stock.

"They want to raise prices from 1,300 to 2,500 pesos, they have stock, and they have them there, to raise the price," said one of the merchants who went to buy. There are people from other cities in Chile who spent the night waiting to buy.

One of the best ideas that have emerged is to wear the vest in the passenger's high visibility vest. Several taxi drivers wear it to avoid being stopped by Carabineros and asked about this garment and other mandatory items such as the emergency kit and the emergency wheel.

Drivers receive reflective vests

The decree, which makes the incorporation of this element mandatory in the safety kit of private cars, trucks, taxis and other motorized vehicles, will come into force on January 1. Drivers receive reflective vests that will be of mandatory use from January 1

A massive delivery of reflective retro vests to drivers made this afternoon the National Traffic Safety Commission with the Chilean Safety Association and the Automobile Club of Chile, as a way to promote its use and disseminate this element among drivers since, as of January 1, it will be mandatory to incorporate the safety kit of all motor vehicles.

Authorities and executives moved to O'Higgins Park to deliver this type of vests to the Union of Truck Drivers, the National Confederation of Truck Owners. As well as private motorists who circulate nearby. The Executive Secretary of Cohasset, Gabriela, explained that a driver is exposed to suffer an accident when he descends from his vehicle because of a technical failure, especially if the emergency occurs in low light or at night.

Faced with this situation, a decree of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications will enter into effect, making the wearing of a reflective safety vest compulsory on the vehicle, in order to make the driver more visible in the event that he must descend from the vehicle to attend a situation of emergency. "The lack of visibility is the main factor that affects the occurrence of the abuses in low-light hours, so we are promoting the use of reflective material to protect people's lives and prevent accidents," said the professional.

The high visibility vest must contain both fluorescent and retro reflective material, and must always be carried in a location on the vehicle that is accessible from inside, such as the glove box, in order to get the driver off the vehicle wearing already the vest.

For its part, the specialist in the Transport and Logistics Sector of ACHS pointed out the institution concerned about the safety of the country's workers. They want to make a call to all employers, regardless of the size of the company or the type of activity that they carry out. Since this new regulation on the mandatory carrying of reflective vest in every vehicle, is a measure that comes to protect the workers that due to their activity they must drive, whether they are professional drivers or not.

In the last ten years, more than 6,000 people have been killed in Chile and in 2014 alone, 615 pedestrians died in traffic accidents. This figure corresponds to 38% of the total number of deaths nationwide. According to international experiences, the use of reflective elements significantly reduces the number of abuses. The infraction for not carrying the vest in the car will constitute a slight fault, which translates into a fine of 0.2 to 0.5 UTM.

Check the fine for not wearing the reflective vest in the car

It is mandatory that it be yellow, as well as must have bands of retro reflective material. From January 1 on all vehicles must be worn with a reflective vest, measure that seeks to reduce traffic accidents and collisions of drivers when they get off the car.

Those who do not comply with the regulations will be committing a minor offense and will have to pay a fine that varies between 0.2 to 0.5 UTM (UTM value in December, $ 44,955). In order to comply with the law, it is necessary to be clear about the characteristics of the vest that must be worn.

Characteristics of the vest

- Yellow fluorescent material

-It must have bands of retro reflective material with a width greater than 50mm

-The vest must be in a place accessible from inside the vehicle, so that the driver who gets off the car does so with this reflective element.

According to the decree, these are the alternatives can be used:

-Two horizontal bands bordering the torso separated by a minimum distance of 50mm and bands that joins the upper band of the torso from front to back, passing through each shoulder.

-A horizontal band is that surrounds the torso, and bands that join that from front to back over each shoulder. The 50mm distance should also be maintained.

-Two horizontal bands are surrounding the torso, separated by a minimum distance of 50 mm. The lower part of the lower band must be at a minimum distance of 50 mm from the lower edge of the high visibility vest.

The safety activity of reflective safety vest

Local Police joins the campaign of the DGT surveillance of damaged vehicles and use of reflective safety vest.

As indicated by the Citizen Security Delegation of Cordoba City Council, the reason for this joint campaign with the DGT is that all users of the road are aware that "prevention and prudence is not only important during circulation, but also in case of stop before a possible breakdown, by accident, or by decision of the driver ".

In this case, and in order to "guarantee the safety of the users" it is "essential", as detailed, to bear in mind the obligation to carry in the vehicle "two hazard warning triangles and at least one high visibility reflective vest", and to use said measures in case of stop, breakdown or accident.

The Touring urge to respect rules and traffic signals

As every year, the long Easter holiday many families take advantage of to travel to different national and international destinations. In order to do so as safely as possible, from the Touring and Automobile Club recommend: Travel rested, check the status of the vehicle; maintenance, calibration of the wheels, condition of the lights, brake fluid and coolant. Make sure that all passengers wear a seat belt and safety vest.

Keep a prudent distance to the nearest vehicle, travel with the lights on, rest every two hours or 200 kilometers, avoid that any object is loose, whether they are equipment of mate, telephones or others.

In the case of documentation, it is recommended to have a driver's license according to the type of vehicle, identity card, identification card of the vehicle, insurance policy (green card for border crossing of light vehicles up to 5 passengers), municipal authorization per day, and the patent or sheet must be visible on the vehicle.

They also recommended having the mandatory reflective elements of the vehicle such as the current fire extinguisher (well fastened) within reach of the driver, two portable beacons, well-calibrated spare wheel, adjustment key and hydraulic jack. It is also recommended to bring a first aid kit and reflective vest and mortuary sheet, mandatory in MERCOSUR countries.