From July 1, a reflective vest duty also applies in Germany. It must be present in each vehicle a safety vest. Shortly before the deadline, however, know 42 percent of drivers still unaware of the new regime, as is evident from a recent survey of the online portal. Although among more than 2,000 respondents, three-quarters of women (75%) and two-thirds of male vehicle owners (69%) already holds a safety vest. However, more than one in four has yet to be retrofitted (28%).
One reason for the poor interim result could be that 41 percent of respondents consider the safety vest unnecessary. This could, however, soon revenge, because who from July 1, has no safety vest in the car, which can be a fine of 15 Euros will be imposed. And who involved into an accident doesn’t have a safety vest, will even risked his insurance coverage.
Available are the red, yellow or orange jackets which have been in other EU countries for years duty, on the Internet or at DEKRA. But many gas stations offer safety vests. But beware: The vest must comply with DIN EN 471 or EN ISO 20471: 2013 match.
In a joint test of "Auto Bild" with the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (IFA) was found for example in the last year that some of the 13 tested safety vests do not meet the requirements.
Four of the tested west - from Mbw, Hepp and Aral - did not meet the German standard because of too small reflective material or poor reflectors and were rated with 10 euros protective clothing Aral was also still the most expensive "poor".
Rated "satisfactory" and therefore also not recommended are the west of Kalff and ATU the predicate "good", however, was six times, including that of the protective clothing by ADAC, Shell, Leina and Obi.
Your reflective strips were positioned correctly, big enough and threw enough light back. The safety vest Bauhaus was the only even a "very good". Available for 3.50 Euros the winner was also priced in midfield.
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