Driving Tips
Traffic Operation Holidays: Avoiding Accidents
Operation holiday traffic, preventing accidents
When the holidays arrive, remember all those drivers who do their traveling by car a few essential tips to avoid accidents. The key dates of beginning and end of holidays, the Department of Interior, as every year, organizes special traffic operations of departure and return in the summer, Easter, Christmas and holiday bridges, including increased patrols specific the Association of trafficking, strengthening highway toll booths, as well as other information such as the distribution of brochures with tips for preventing accidents and information through the panels of the Traffic Management Center on retention and alternative routes, helicopter with cameras that will monitor road conditions, etc..
For those who will use their own vehicles, hired vehicles or renting to get around, the first rule of thumb is the wisdom behind the wheel. Once this golden rule is respected, there are a few tips that can not forget. First, those relating to the maintenance of the car:
- Look at the tires and make sure your pressure is correct and that no cracks.
- Check the proper operation of all lights.
- Check the brake fluid level. Read the rest of this entry »
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Physical and Mental Challenges to Drive F1 car
Many people know the physical and mental demands that are subject to the F1 drivers who have to be in top form. In general, the requirements related to physical fitness are much more demanding than most people realize.
Often a driver has a higher average to 160-170 beats per minute, which is rarely achieved in other sports. This pulse rate is astonishing and requires aerobic fitness impresionante.En this sense, the training includes activities involving estacapacidad improvement, such as running or cycling. In recent years the average beats per minute of the drivers has increased between 5 and 10 compared with previous years indicating that they are more involved than ever in the race. In reality this factor is considered more a mental than a physical aspect of racing. F1 drivers need to have a strong neck porquesoportan extreme pressure on the curves. The visual ability is enhanced by computer software specifically designed in order to increase peripheral vision. Studies have shown that the F1 drivers who have used this software have the same performance as those who are not pilots, but the difference is that F1 drivers need less brain activity, which basically means that require less mental effort . This translates into an improvement in attention span, making the pilot is able to perform for longer compared with a driver who is not an F1 driver.
It’s amazing how difficult it is to breathe in the cockpit aerodynamics, and this is compounded by having to wear a balaclava and helmet. Four layers of fireproof clothing, gloves, boots and helmet are very useful to be safe from the flames, but also retain heat, which means that the pulse of the drivers is extremely high and it is much harder to breathe. Read the rest of this entry »
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