The District Police Viersen starts with the St. Tonier disposal Greek an action that is especially true of the safety of cyclists in safety vest. Stickers draw attention to the danger, not to be seen by truck drivers.
Yesterday, the first of 40 vehicles of received large warning labels, attention is drawn to those at the risk of blind spots. The disposer Greek is the first company in Outcries that participates in the action of the District Police Viersen. Both cyclists of all ages who encounter trucks on the roads, and the drivers of these heavy vehicles themselves should be made aware of the problem.
Dieter Bach, CEO of Kreisverkehrswacht, and André Schmitz, road safety consultant to the police, thanked yesterday during a visit to the Greek-premises CEO Bernd Hoffmann and his dispatchers Michael Berg for the willingness of the company to participate with the company cars in this action. The garbage trucks of the company are not only in road, but in a radius between funds in the north and in the south of Meerbusch.
Most cyclists have experienced dangerous situations like this ever in road transport: Before the traffic lights waiting for a bus or a truck, because the right of the car is enough space, the cyclist rides up to the front, so that he can go faster more in green light.. And here lies the danger. The bus or truck driver has not released the space on the right for any passing cyclists in reflective vest, but only so as not to fall on the sidewalk when turning. The right next to it Cyclists can then, if at all, only with a lot of luck to escape an accident by Overrun-Will. The driver of the large vehicle beside him had no chance to see the cyclist ever. But pedestrians often into danger by to approach them close to these large vehicles.
Dieter Bach and André Schmitz give simple tips on how you can avoid this dangerous situation: One should always seek eye contact with the driver, when it comes. It is important to keep a larger and thus sufficient lateral distance to vehicles. You should also make it a habit to turn a precaution, before crossing an intersection or Side Street to make sure that does not come from behind a right turn – shortly: “get out the dead angle.
Dieter Bach and André Schmitz point out that there are several blind spots. Not only the right side is when turning dangerous at traffic lights and pedestrian crossings are also the area difficult to see directly in front of the truck. The garbage trucks are 6 clocks on the move all day, so even in the morning on the school routes, in winter in the dark. The police advise just young cyclists to “security through visibility”. Reflective tapes on clothing and reflectors on the bike help. Companies wishing to participate in this promotion, log on to the Commissariat traffic accident prevention, Muhlenberg 7, 41751 Viersen-Dulcet.