Taking care to detail this sentence, several facts have stop us:
[motorcycle] This is a test a national level (step of a law as some have wanted to believe)
[motorcycle] The duration of this experience is 5 months during the winter of 2004-2005 (still not what mention Act)
[motorcycle] This action will be based on voluntary work, with likely spots for pub relaying information (bah... then it is not a law?)
But then why them has such an idea? That wait until such a full-scale test...?
A small history of "crossing the day fire" ( FCJ because it is less long!) across the world should enlighten us - what déconneur I do! -
The FCJ are originating from... Texas! From a road safety campaign was the initiative of the Governor of the then-1961-(as this State is prolific in rich in ideas Governors...). But strangely, no U.S. State has since required rendering the FCJ.
On the old continent, only the Finland, the Sweden, the Norway, the Denmark, the Hungary and the Slovenia demanded their ignition throughout the year; for other nations (Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland) they are simply recommended. Low brightness, harsh climatic conditions and the little biker in the countries where this is mandatory helps us to understand without penalty the property based such a measure. But, where such phenomena are that rare, is it really?
Academe, the experiment in the Landes from June 1999 to June 2000 shows at least the interesting:
[motorcycle]-13% of relevant accidents (involving at least 2 vehicles day)
[motorcycle]-3% on all networks (campaign and agglomerations)
Especially when the participating actors in this experience are only 12% have always rolled in FCJ , 46%, 31%, sometimes! (remaining 11% which should never roll step the night, or who do not know where are the lights...)
What can leave thoughtfully: results with only 50% of users who would play the game has full time!
Day accidents made in 2003 in France 2 227 killed, 67 873 wounded or about 39% of those killed and 58, 5% of the wounded. In the light of landais results and statistics of countries practising the ignition of the FCJ, experts believe that the numbers of injured would decline by about 5 to 8% (from 110 a 180 lives!) ) for those killed and 3 to 13% (of 2035 has 8820 people) for the injured. Who would not rejoice in such prospects? And that are arguments ecologists denouncing the rise in hydrocarbon and its perverse effects, well known in the long term, even if the choice of the saved 1000 immediately for 10 000 killed in hundred years is hardly simple!
But I can already hear the hubbub in assistance motarde, and the issues which come: would it be gone insane? Is it a true biker? Or provides his thermometer for temperature?...
"No ambiguities for me, Yes, I think like you that he will be even more dangerous to practice our passion with the FCJ on the cars, while this system seemed reserved for our single use and participated in my sense of security, doing me sometimes take more risks as necessary with in a corner of my mind the next excuse" I roll in code, they me be well and thus to grow on my passage! "." That has never thought it, and which has never worn or even abuse, cast me the first pierre(Qu'on_rigole_pour_voir._..)
Like you, I am concerned about having to discern more difficult to a flashing through a halo of FCJ , to see that the car above me was that a fire stop functioning as pilot lights will hide me, too late to not make the difference between a broken car headlight and a motorcycle that will make me start an overflow which the consequences make me shudder. Like you I always, Aspen thinking that will become the (too low) vigilance of the caisseux lambda for because the only way to indicate the existence of a two-wheeled vehicle was this Lighthouse Darling, unique on our roads.
Like you, I believe that there are alternative solutions already in service in other countries. An example particularly interesting is that of the Canada (brave cousins!) where cars are equipped with origin of a system FCJ which the candlepower is halfway between lights and codes, much less dazzling and equally effective, coupled to automatic ignition of fires as soon as the decline of light is déconneur true day-one I told you-. Why not also consider a device FCJ mandatory with the transition to winter time and taking end to summer time? Manufacturers already equip all (or almost) their automatic wiper models, why then, do not set with the competent authorities a "minimum luminosity threshold" automatically initiating fires? It also speaks of the possibility, to make the distinction, equip bikes two lighthouses additional form a triangle that would become the light mark of motorcyclists, why not? etc...
That the motorcycle that we are do not arise always victims of such experience.
In 1975, at the time where the FCJ had rendered mandatory Summers for two wheels, that had we not seen and heard demonstrations and other petitions against this decision arguing that it was discriminatory and aimed at better recognition of the motorcycle for the forces of order! Garbage, when we know that today ' hui, few of us would take the road without lights, and that is does not come tell me that it is only by fear of a policeman! No, it is because we have long quantified the benefits of this lighting gave us (except perhaps when a SV). Who dares say finally, as a car including the FCJ are running is as well as if they were extinct, which result for us is so good that for motorists, they see better, and be the last of the morons acting in accordance, admit that we will see better!
Nevertheless, we must not deceive us combat. This experience, far from perfect, is the meaning of saving lives. We are all friends, family or even a car which is the majority vehicle on roads. However, in a democratic country, all decisions are subject to the acceptance of a majority. I bent me so good thanks hoping the number of killed in France fall all being well aware of need to multiply my attention to the handlebars...
And I cannot that require you more carefully you also. The world is changing my brave!
Cordial V FASTFREDDY
< hr >
Source and statistics of the commission of experts CNSR July 2004
Illustration: V2in
To respond in the forum: < a href="http://www.motards-online.com/forums/viewtopic.php?TopicID = "4159 > here is < /A >
(Automated translation with microsoft BING)
|
(not translated yet) Edito Avril 2011: « lairduncon »
