A Traffic Jam Morning And Its Solutions.

I was driving on the streets of Lima, Peru. It was 7:50 AM. and the traffic was horrible. I tried to take the route with less cars, but it was impossible, and I couldn't scape from traffic. Everywhere I looked there was a traffic jam. Later that day when I was at home I started thinking about the traffic problem in Lima, and I arrived to these conclusions:

First, There are too many road works at the same time, so most of the main roads are partially or totally closed, forcing the cars to take alternative roads, and because these alternative roads are not prepared to receive that many cars, accidents can happen. The traffic authorities have to plan ahead before any road work, and have to choose the proper alternative roads, and publish those alternative roads on newspapers or another media, so that the drivers would know in advance which road to take.

Second, There are too many road works because elections for new district authorities are coming soon, and some district authorities want to be re elected for another period, so they do road works to get more votes (road works that should have been done a long time ago).

Third, most of the drivers in the public transportation system do not have the proper driver license, and in some cases they drive awful. Public transportation buses race between them in order to get more passengers making the streets more dangerous.

Fourth, There are too many cars circulating on the streets, and some of them are very old, or don't work properly. They should be removed from the streets. The traffic authorities have to take care of that.

And Fifth, All the people involved in the traffic system has to make an effort to obey all traffic laws. Here in Lima Peru, most people (pedestrians and drivers) don't obey traffic laws.

These are some pictures of traffic jams in Lima Peru.


You can see a traffic jam in a tunnel with a public transportation bus that is not allowed to be there, an intersection with drivers that do not respect each other, a road work causing a traffic jam, and a public transportation bus going the wrong way.

Remember People, obey all traffic laws and drive safely!

Imagine Your Car With F1 Technology. It Is Real

I found this really interesting article in the BBC website. It talks about F1 technology applied to the car you drive. How? You may ask. Basically it says That F1 will use new type of engines that are smaller and more efficient. They will consume less fuel. The F1 manufacturers do this because of diminishing supplies of fossil fuels and stricter emissions regulations. These new engines will feature a reduction in fuel consumption of as much as 50% and combine modern turbocharging with energy regeneration and other innovative technologies.

All of these technologies will be applied by road-car manufacturers to make our cars more efficient, with less fuel consumption, less polluting gas emissions, and smaller engines. This new technology will be used from the year 2013.

The following is the link to the article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2010/04/what_f1s_future_means_for_the.html


Picture courtesy of http://f1chronicles.com/

Teaching Traffic Safety To Kids. Teach Them

The other day I saw a video on CNN about teaching young kids traffic safety. The Police and Firemen were teaching them in a practical manner. The kids drove go-karts in a small circuit with all the traffic signs, stop lights, and policemen. They taught the kids security features, like how to walk on the streets and how to cross them. Also the firemen taught the kids what to do in emergency situations. It was great for them. By teaching traffic safety to kids, they will be more aware of dangerous situations on the streets, and They will know how to react to emergencies. Also They will become excellent drivers in the future and will obey all traffic safety laws. It is great that the Police and the Fire Department do this kind of work. The following video is an example of how police departments can help to avoid traffic accidents.

The following is a Japanese video that shows dangerous situations on the streets to kids, and what not to do, and how to protect themselves.

Talk To Your Car And Listen

How do you treat your car? Normally everybody likes his car, but some of us think that our car maintains itself, we tend to forget that at least we have to check it once a week. In married couples normally the man of the house (husband) is in charge of the cars or car, and women prefer to think in more important things than the car, which is OK. Some of us talk to our car, and treat it with love. When it doesn't start for some reason you talk to it so that it can start, and suddenly it starts working. I don't know if it happened to you but it is funny. You can see in movies that people talk to their cars (Of course in The Transformers, but in other movies too).

You also have to listen to your car, It talks to you with its engine sounds and noises ( In not automatic cars you change gear by listening to the engine or by watching the engine's revolutions), also by checking your car's dashboard you can listen (There are gadgets that tell you when the engine warmed up, or your trip mileage).

Picture courtesy of http://www.cartoonstock.com/

What can I say, treat your car with love, talk to it if you want, and also pay attention and listen to what your car is trying to tell you. Remember always drive safely.

Traffic Jams

A big problem on roads in big cities like Madrid, Lima, Miami, Los Angeles, etc... is traffic jams (rush hours), and when you are stuck in one of these, you start looking at the time, and if you are in a hurry you transform yourself in an aggressive person. What should you do in this situation?

It is impossible not to stress in traffic jams, but then you have to calm yourself. My advice is to breathe calmly and relax, then tune in your favorite radio station, close all your windows and put your heat or air conditioning, that way you isolate yourself from all the noises from the outside world. Stop looking at the time every minute, and don't accelerate or drive like crazy. Always drive safely. Remember to take an alternative route the next day or give yourself more time the next time.

Picture courtesy of www.skyscraperlife.com

Raikkonen's Best Performance, And Still Not Happening For Schumacher

It looks like success in the World rally Championship is starting to get to Kimi Raikkonen. He put a solid performance in the Rally of Turkey to finish fifth overall, his best result in the WRC. "The feeling is coming now, We weren't pushing too hard but We were still able to set times that were not so bad", said Kimi after the race. This is his 4th. rally this year.

On the other hand, Michael Schumacher is still having difficulties with his F1 car. He finished in the 10th. position in China after being overtaken by Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Fernando Alonso, Adrian Sutil and Felipe Massa. His teammate Nico Rosberg finished in the 3th. position and is getting strong results this season. This is Schumacher's 4th. race this season and has finished 6th., 10th., and DNF. in the previous 3 races. So far is not happening for Michael Schumacher. Maybe He will do better in Europe.

Picture courtesy of http://www.rallyofturkey.org/

David Coulthard Is Racing Again

The great David Coulthard who is working now for team RBR-Renault as a consultant is going to race again. He is going to drive for Mercedes in the German Touring Car Championship (DTM) this season. In the DTM He will join Michael Schumacher's brother Ralf. David said this to a BBC reporter: "I didn't actively look to race anything through 2009 but at the final race of the DTM season I really got the buzz and the tingle again for the competition. That led to a test with Mercedes, which led to me making the decision. The adrenalin is the thing I miss in everyday life".

Picture Courtesy of http://www.speedhunters.com/

Coulthard is a great guy. I remember when He came to Lima Peru last year with the Red Bull F1 car and made a great demonstration in the streets of Lima showing the power of an F1 car for the first time in Peru. It was great. He said the He enjoyed his visit and liked the Peruvian food. He even drove a public transportation bus (check the pictures) . It was a fun and nice gesture, He is a great guy. Best of lucks to David.

Pictures courtesy of http://www.todoautos.com.pe/ and http://www.abejita.lacoctelera.net/