Super model, super safe! Kudos received Lara (11) and her brother Simon (8) of the two police commissioners Upper Rainer. The bikes of the two students are all to work correctly. They were also equipped with safety vests and pile collar that will increase their visibility many times…
The current year presents itself not only with fog, cold and icy roads, but and “that seems to surprise some cyclists”, also with long-lasting and early onset of dusk. Despite these adverse for all road users and potentially hazardous conditions, every morning and every night “Phantom cyclists” on the streets of the district are on the go.
Therefore, the police monitored for several days throughout the county strengthened the technical condition of bicycles. Here, especially the wheels of students are checked so that they are safe in the morning on the way to school go.
On Monday morning, the bicycles of the students of Von Furstenberg were taken “under the microscope”. It stayed the police officers, supported by teachers of the school, and in particular the proper functioning of the front and rear light, reflective vest, reflectors, brakes and bell. Identified defects were documented on a defect map and the students are encouraged to make their bike in the coming days again roadworthy. After one week, criticized wheels are controlled again by the teachers, so that also ensures that the bikes were made roadworthy again. The controls were accompanied by employees of the bike station. Minor technical deficiencies could be corrected by the professionals so locally.
In this connection, the police appealed to the example set by adults. She advises that the legal guardians of their children common check the roadworthiness of the bicycles in order to sensitize the youngest road users for the particular importance of a functioning lighting and other safety devices.
The police there but left not only with gravity controls in schools. Also on their routine patrols, the police will be further strengthened “an eye” set in the near future to the cyclists who are traveling without lights.
Dark-clad cyclists riding without light per day provide a substantial risk of injury because they are perceived by other road users, especially drivers, very late, sometimes too late. In many cases there are technical defects which make a proper use of the front or rear lights impossible. In other cases, it is only because that the “phantom cyclist” for convenience let their lights just turned off.
In addition to the turned-on illuminator all cyclists and cyclists are strongly advised to make visible through reflective materials. Especially when on bicycles, the lighting is not active, for example, when cyclists are on the road center to turn left or when waiting at a traffic light, it may be vital to have additional light sources.
The current motto is: See and be seen! Security through visibility!