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How to prepare the car for travel. Do not leave revision until the last minute of the car. On the contrary make enlistment with the awareness that it will not be damaged on the road.

Do not leave revision until the last minute of the car. On the contrary make enlistment with the awareness that it will not be damaged on the road.

It is advisable to conduct a general inspection to all elements of vehicle safety in a specialized center for this purpose, a week before the journey, which lets you check the current status of the vehicle and if an abnormality is found to have sufficient time to perform the necessary corrective.

Also note that the baggage should always be placed in the trunk. Optimize to maximize the space and be sufficient if you should use a trailer.

Try to always carry a new key and possibly give it to another person traveling with you, so avoid inconvenience and discomfort.

Using the Blackberry to chat. Cosmetics, smoking, eating lunch while driving or putting the radio blaring violate the sanctity of driving. Some bad habits cause accidents.

Reflect. Many road accidents are related to recklessness, and carelessness with many of the actions arising within the cabin of the truck, which have little or nothing to do with driving.

Last week we talked about mechanical failures and their relationship to human error. We said that even if the accidents are caused by a burst tire or the brakes failed, at least 85 percent of these cases has to do directly with his driver, who was lax at the time of maintenance: the mechanisms security vehicles are designed not to fail.

But even driving the best and most modern cars, there are simple actions that depend only on the driver, such as stopping when the light turns red, hand over the keys if you have taken, to respect traffic rules and, importantly, focus on road while driving.

If the latter had statistics, it might be the major cause of accidents, or at least is what can be deduced from the number of stories that revolve around “when radio was changing …”,” while uncovering the potato package …”, “I was just hanging up the phone.”