From 1 January 2016 France will force motorists to wear reflective safety vest if the need arises roadside stop, as with cars.
Spanish riders often complain (rightly) of legislation that most often discriminated against them compared to other groups, although nothing to do with what they have to suffer in the neighboring country, because France will force motorists to wear reflective vest. The last occurrence of the French Government is to force motorists that country (and tourists moving in bike there) to carry a reflective vest saved for emergencies, as is the case here with cars.
This measure will come into force on January 1, 2016 and its goal is to increase motorist safety when you have to make a stop on the hard shoulder for any reason. The penalties for not following the rules will be 11 Euros in the case that agents check that the rider does not circulate with this accessory. And 135 Euros if it detects a motorist stopped by an incident on the road without a reflective vest position. It is not enough with a garment with reflective tape; it must be a vest as it is already mandatory for car drivers.
This measure will increase security but it is still a real bummer lugging vest in the car there is a lot of room but on the bike the cargo space is reduced as much as there are bikes that do not have anything, zero. Users of this type of bikes will touch them to carry in a backpack vest.
France has traditionally been a mirror to Spain in legislation, so not surprised that soon in Spain similar legislation was adopted.
Casa Toe, a year in the spotlight
Fourteen months after the death of Fran Almeida at a bachelor party, the Civil Guard arrested six people for drug sales and prostitution on the farm where the event occurred
On March 29 last year, Fran Almeida, a resident of La Ferial 31, died after falling from a height of over four meters while dancing on a roof of fiber in a bachelor party being held at the Casa Toe property. Since then, the building was in the crosshairs of the investigations of the Civil Guard, the last weekend pulled in a record six people-five men and one woman aged between 21 and 56 years, all without any reflective clothing or element.
During the investigation, the Civil Guard gathered evidence to show that in Casa Toe private parties where drugs are sold and prostitution was exercised were organized. The night Fran died six parties, bachelor party at which he attended and five other birthdays were celebrated on the farm.
The investigation started from a good base, since records alleged irregularities in the property accumulated in the city of Arecas. Looking back, the Meritorious found that organizing parties without municipal license in Casa Toe dated back to 2011.
The City Council came to impose fines of 20,000 and 30,000 Euros for irregular activities, defined as holding parties without licenses. He even led the prosecutor acts of civil disobedience against orders to cease their activities, or employment. However, Tao House went ahead with a business that for its owner, Theodore Guerra, among those arrested over the weekend, was “entirely lawful.”
A few days after the death of Fran Almeida, Guerra said he was limited to rent the property for private celebrations, including signing contracts with the promoters of the holidays. As he told this newspaper then had a contract with the promoter bachelor party where the young man died Havana neighborhood of La Ferial.
The owner of Casa Tao abounded in the justification of the parties developed in his estate, noting that in them neither food nor drink, so he considered that there was no need to exercise any license.
However, behind the high walls of the building, which bunker protected from prying eyes and unwanted access, unlicensed parties were not the only alleged irregularity was committed. The Civil Guard intercepted 64 grams of hashish, 55 cocaine, 51 other amphetamine, 52 ecstasy pills, 11 boats popper, and is administered by inhalation, 320 doses of methamphetamine, a dose of heroin and one gram of marijuana.