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Informative talk on Safety in School Transport on October 17

Do you know how minors can travel safely when they use the school bus?

In this talk we will inform you of the current regulations, how our minors currently travel, how they should travel to be safe and what we can do to make them travel safely.

 

Round table on road safety

In order to create more synergy among those who, in various capacities, deal with road safety, on September 28, the Province of Treviso started “Project of Road safety and Management of Personal and Social Outcomes on Car Accidents”, involving institutions, local authorities, law enforcement agencies, associations, and many operators in the area, aiming to identify and implementing actions to reduce road accidents and raise awareness among citizens. Those involved are committed to work on 4 fronts: health, social, education, and traffic.

Road Accidents Monitoring Centre

Province of Treviso Road Accidents Monitoring Centre collects accidents data the Marca Trevigiana area in collaboration with Law Forces coordinate with Treviso Prefecture and Local Police. Provincial Administration pays great attention to monitoring accidents on the road network. Any reduction policy of this phenomenon goes through collecting and analysing computerized date about road accidents detected on the territory.

‘Pass Wide and Slow’ When Meeting Horse Riders and other Vulnerable Road Users

The Road Safety Authority (RSA), and An Garda Síochána (AGS) have teamed up with Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) and Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) to produce a series of videos to inform motorists how to share the roads safely with horse riders.

Thursday, June 1, 2023
The Vision Hero initiative highlights an area where VM are compliant using Para 5.21 (5.21.2) of the European R48 Lighting Regulations in such cases where the rear lights are blocked by more than 50% by moving components (i.e. Rear Doors). Placing a notice AND communication in the vehicle (owners handbook) therefore gives the VM full compliance. However, the liability then reverts to the owners / operators to notify other road users of the presence of the vehicle. The initiative using Para 5.21 but 5.21.1 of the said mentioned regulation to result in the vehicle being seen with the rear door/s open - therefore the owners / operators have no requirement to notify other road users of the presence of the vehicle because the vehicle can be seen under these conditions. Major efforts were made to ensure that full compliance in accordance with 5.21.1 including Gaining E.U. Type Approval, all position, geometric visibility, colorimetric and photometric requirements were addressed. Both EU and National (Irish) legislation was fully adhered to when putting the kit together. The support slides and videos demonstrate the current situation and also shows a vast improvement when using the initiative kit proposed. This results in a massive road safety improvement pertaining to involved units in Europe.
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