A Lap At The New Abu Dhabi Circuit. First Ever Day Night Race

This is the first lap video at The Yas Marina Abu Dhabi Grand Prix track. It is a top of the art circuit surrounded by luxury hotels. The permanent and covered grandstands can accommodate approximately 50 thousand people. It also includes VIP facilities. Watch the video, and enjoy this Sunday's race (the first ever day night race in F1). Best of lucks to Jenson Button the new F1 World Champion. This is a great opportunity for him to show everybody why He is the Champion.

Video courtesy of http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/

World Day Of Remembrance For Road Traffic Victims

The World Day Of Remembrance For Road Traffic Victims this year is 16 November 2009. Lets pray, and give recognition to the victims (Pedestrians, drivers, and passengers), so that they are in an excellent place. Lets pray for their relatives and all the people involved in Traffic accidents, so that they can have an excellent life without unfortunate events.

The following article from The World Health Organization talks about this day:


World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

16 November 2009

Road traffic crashes kill nearly 1.3 million people every year and injure or disable as many as 50 million more. They are the leading cause of death among young people aged 10 - 24 years.

In October 2005, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution which calls for governments to mark the third Sunday in November each year as World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. The day was created as a means to give recognition to victims of road traffic crashes and the plight of their relatives who must cope with the emotional and practical consequences of these tragic events.

WHO and the UN Road Safety Collaboration encourage governments and nongovernmental organizations around the world to commemorate this day as a means of drawing the public’s attention to road traffic crashes, their consequences and costs, and the measures which can be taken to prevent them.

Article courtesy of The World Health Organization http://www.who.int/

Avoid Traffic Accidents Now

It is a purpose of this blog to help in any way possible to create conscience in all car drivers and pedestrians about pedestrians and drivers safety. It is a dangerous world out there, all of us have to help to reduce all kind of traffic accidents to a minimum, if possible to zero traffic accidents. All of us can help by obeying all traffic laws and paying attention to all traffic control signals and posted signs. We also must follow all the safety tips.

I mention this because I just have read an article about traffic safety in the world, and it says that if the current tendency of traffic accidents continue, by the year 2030 traffic accidents will be the fifth cause of deaths in the world. I feel that we have to do something now to change this tendency. We have to reduce traffic accidents. The study is from The World Health Organization. You can find this study at http://www.who.int/


This is the article:

The study "Traffic Safety in the World" from The World Health Organization is categorical. If the actual tendency of traffic accidents doesn't change (each year 1.2 million people die because of traffic accidents), the year 2030 can find humanity having 2.4 millions of annual deaths because of this cause. The car would be the fifth cause of deaths in the world. 90% of these deaths happen in countries with medium and low income, and with a fast motorization and urban phase (like Peru). The study from The World Health Organization also concludes that half the deaths are pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. What does The World Health Organization recommends to avoid such disaster? Well, It recommends the construction of new structures to separate motorized users from non motorized users, more investment in public transportation, and promotion of everyday walks and use of bicycles.

Courtesy of Ruedas & Tuercas (El Comercio).

New F1 World Champion Jenson Button

We have a new world champion in F1 racing, and his name is Jenson Button from Brawn Mercedes. He is the second British driver to win the F1 championship in the last 2 years. Lewis Hamilton from McLaren Mercedes won it last year. They have good drivers in England, just remember Nigel Mansell.

Jenson started the race in Brazil in the 14th. position and finished 5th. It was an excellent race for him, He showed everybody the excellent driver that he is because he drove very aggressively pushing through the hole race. It was great to watch him singing "We are the champions" as the flag from Felipe Massa fell, by the way, Felipe looked in good condition, I hope him the best of Lucks for next season. I remember that when David Coulthard came to Lima Peru this year He said that Button is an excellent driver and has the experience to win the F1 championship. He was right, and Jenson won the championship in his 10th. season.

Congratulations to Jenson Button and the Brawn Mercedes team. It is a victory for all the fans.

Picture courtesy of http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

Old Car Vs. New Car. Surprising Results From Crash Test

I found this very interesting article in The Wall Street Journal, and I think it will clarify our ideas about old cars safety features because surprisingly in this particular crash test the older car's structure proves weak compared with the modern model. Safety technology has made modern cars more crashworthy. Modern cars are much more safer than old cars. They are specially designed with safety technology to protect the passengers in crash situations.

If you need a car, try to buy a new one. Remember, always drive safely.

By Jonathan Welsh
They don't build cars like they used to -- and passengers are safer as a result.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently conducted a crash test between a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu and a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air. The test shows how safety technology has made cars more crashworthy.

This is an uneven match in part because the 1959 Chevrolet, like most cars of the era, doesn't have the simplest seat belts. Air bags, crumple zones and other energy-absorbing features were also decades away. But even the older car's structure proves weak compared with the modern model. The old Bel Air's body buckles severely. It loses its windshield, the driver's door opens and the rigid steering column rams the test-dummy driver. The 2009 Malibu holds together and protects its driver well enough to get the insurance group's top rating.

The accompanying link shows the video with several views of the crash and the resulting damage.

http://online.wsj.com/video/chevy-crash-test-1959-bel-air--vs-2009-malibu/81C56182-07AA-490A-BB32-60391DE4035D.html


Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal.

Careless Bus Driver

Picture courtesy of http://www.rpp.com.pe/

This incident happened in an avenue in Lima which is Peru's capital city. As the picture shows, the bus driver tried to go through a tunnel which was only designed for particular or minor vehicles, not for trucks or public transportation vehicles. I have driven in this avenue many times, and I know that there are big signs before the tunnel that prohibit trucks and public transportation vehicles to go through this tunnel. You can read them clearly. There is also a sign showing the height of the tunnel. I have also seen a lot of public transportation vehicles going through the tunnel despite all the signs. They do this is in order to pass other public transportation vehicles and get more passengers. It is like a race for them, a fight for more passengers. They create a lot of unnecessary dangerous situations.

Most of these drivers don't have a licence to drive a bus for public transportation purposes, and they don't care when they break traffic laws. This picture shows the consequences of these drivers maneuvers: A damaged public transportation bus trapped in an main avenue causing damages to the tunnel, and also causing big delays on the road. What can you do about it? Probably the police should give a big fine to the bus firm or company, and suspend the driver's driving licence. By doing this the driver and the company will learn from the driver's mistake, and will obey all traffic laws.

Check the picture.