"Seen - cannot be overlooked" under this motto would move to support neon yellow safety vests the Foundation for criminal and traffic prevention motorcyclists.
Although the accidents in the district of Reutlingen declined significantly, the motorcyclists were affected but still disproportionately explained Superintendent Franz Lutz on Wednesday at the press conference to kick off the motorcycle season. 39 bikers and passengers were 2009 hard twice as many minor injuries. Two accidents were fatal for the affected.
"We want to settle for nothing," said District Administrator Thomas, the chairman of the association. And almost half of all accidents involved in the riders, are caused by the other road users, because they overlooked the motorcyclist, see late or assess their speed wrong, the association wants to use it intensively for a "better visibility" of bikers; this will be achieved through the reflective safety vests. Unfortunately was the acceptance of neon yellow jackets among the traditionally black-clad bikers been pretty bad, Riemann conceded. By "optically dead wrong" to "for jobbers unthinkable" submitted comments on the net. "Security must be sexy," Riemann campaigned therefore for a change in fashion awareness.
For Horst Porringer of the crime and traffic prevention, the reflective jacket has already proved. Passionate cyclists wearing the waistcoat since 2009 and since then have "not had one critical situation more". His colleague Matthias Spitzer, the former self in "fashionable black" continued - until he was once almost overlooked - swears by the vest, which is worn over the normal motorcycle clothing.
The association wants not left alone in the west-action course. Because, due more than 90 percent to excessive speed in accidents caused by the bikers themselves who speed controls should be tightened. To improve the safety of cyclists, lectures for motorcycle clubs offered. And in schools has made the mobile road safety on the road, which is to facilitate young people's entry into the motorized traffic. Several one-day safety training courses for motorcyclists has the Roundabout watch again.
The participants are not only trained to better recognize hazardous situations and to avoid possible, they learn the practical training also on how to cope with risks if necessary. "95 percent of all motorcyclists cannot screech halt," says Dieter Sheepfold. Also, the cornering mountains risks to which many bikers were not aware of: “A motorcycle in inclined position requires almost the width of a passenger car"
"Seen - cannot be overlooked"
The safety reflective vest is available for 16 Euros in Roundabout watch. They can also be ordered free of postage. Motorcyclists, who complete a safety training this year, get the vest even free.
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