The safety vest mandatory from July 1 means for motorists in Germany above all: you must place its new, eye-catching companion at hand in the driver's cab. But they do not put the safety vest after an accident therefore far. That does not sound very logical - but corresponds to the new regulation. No question: to bear - - when leaving the cars on the highway or in the dark clearly meaningful to the waistcoat in dangerous situations is. This recommendation speaks insurers such as ADAC and the Association of German Insurers (GDV) from consistently.
Lifesaver safety vest
One statistic our Austrian neighbors show that the safety vest can save lives. For the first three years since the introduction of mandatory safety vest 2005 accidents involving pedestrians or holding vehicles fell by 39 percent in Austria. Overall, the number of casualties has declined by more than half. The Austrians do it before so: to leave better than the high visibility vest after a breakdown in the car, they actually wear is.
So far, the Germans proved warn vest muffle. A representative IPOs survey from the summer of 2012 showed that approximately 50 percent of Germans did not carry safety vest.
Reflective jackets are compulsory from 1 July 2014: Normalized visibility
Drivers cannot carry any safety vest from July 1, 2014. Neither the self-made safety vest nor the bright yellow training bibs from the football club provide sufficient protection. The new vests have the DIN standard EN 471: 2003 + A1: 2007 or EN ISO 20471: 2013 standard match. This is the visibility of the West support be ensured from every angle. At least in the color motorists can choose according to their taste between yellow, orange and orange-red safety vests.
In Germany, the purse will only be charged with a violation of the safety vest requirement by a fine of 15 Euros. In Portugal, however, motorists can it be asked with 600 Euros to pay.
Reflective jackets are compulsory and insurance coverage
As with the high visibility vest compulsory in Germany not wearing, but merely the carriage of a safety vest is provided also nothing on insurance coverage is now - about the accident and motor liability insurance - change. As long as, for example, in the policy conditions of motor vehicle liability insurance is not required to wear a safety vest, no power cuts are made. The same applies to the private accident insurance, explains the R + V insurance against finanzen.de. Regarding the settlement of claims in insurance explained the GDV that here the degree of fault does not matter - but excluding, for example, injuries to alcohol / drug use.
Reflective Jackets are not uniform across Europe
For service vehicles passed the safety vest requirement for some time. Car and caravan drivers have now retrofitted. Motorcyclists remain high visibility vest compulsory and therefore purchasing a safety vest at the hardware store or specialty shop for the time being spared.
Anyone traveling in the summer soon, however, should in principle on the provisions in his country travel information. Thus, for example, in some countries, in fact, the obligation to wear the reflective vest and / or it must be a vest on board for each car occupants.
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