The year 2015 is coming to an end and you are already eager to see happen next? Not so fast … The week of celebrations should not make you forget that 2016 will be the bikers have to ride with new equipment under the seat: the famous high visibility reflective vest.
Whether one calls fluorescent, daylight fluorescent or yellow, the vest will eventually be imposed on motorcyclists and scooter riders. Formalized May 10, 2015, the requirement is the epilogue of years of government reversals (see here). It is recalled that this safety vest would already be placed under the seat since 2013, but his absence could not be verbalized. Starting tomorrow, it will cost between € 38 and € 135 to the driver who will not submit to police his vest, be folded under the seat, in a backpack or pocket (11 minus €).
Reminder: the vest must have a CE marking and the reflective tape on it be approved according to EN 471.
We have already spoken widely supposed that obligation restore a balance between bikers and motorists, we invite you to read it to the information on this decree or our editorial on the long-term accident envisaged by excessive visibility.
In any case, take your own (or your check book) because it takes few risks by betting that more controls will target this specific point in big cities