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Pak, dengan plat 3121-V6 (atau V5 kurang begitu jelas) pada tanggal 6 Januari 2008, pukul 19.05 kemarin malam, di Tol dalam kota arah mampang…saya harus rem mendadak..karena bapak mengambil jalur dengan sangat tiba-tiba, hampir anak saya yang berusia 1,5 tahun, lepas dari pangkuan istri saya, juga lampu hazard yang terus menyala… Apakah bapak tidak punya [...]

Kondisi darurat yang biasa menimpa pengendara dapat bermacam-macam. Salah satunya adalah anak kunci mobil tertinggal di dalam mobil. Akibatnya, pengendara kerepotan ketika hendak membuka pintu dan menghidupkan mobil kembali. Pada prinsipnya, ada dua syarat untuk membuka pintu yang terkunci. Pertama, ciptakan ruang untuk bisa menyentuh kawat-kawat pengunci. Biasanya dengan membuka karet di tepi-tepi kaca pintu. [...]

Hari ini tanggal 12 Desember 2007, [updated : related link] seperti biasa jalan dari rumah, lewat by pass, menuju kuningan via casablanca..jalanan macet bukan main..padahal biasanya jam segitu kemacetan belum terjadi…. Ketika di flyover…ada seseorang pengendara sedang sendirian, berdiri disamping motornya, waktu lewat, sempat melirik, ternyata beliau menagalami luka-luka di kaki dan tangannya. Ane dan [...]

Pak..Buu..hehehehe..maap nih..mao kasih pujian dikiiiitt aja… hebat yah..traffic light di Jakarta sekarang dah pake digital, atau alat display waktu…keren pak..bu…saya kalo lagi berkendara, jadi gak usah nebak-nebak lagi berapa lama lampu merah nya…atau berapa lama lampu ijo nya. Hebat..hebat… tapiiiiiiiiiiii….mbok ya..vendornya dicari yang terpercaya..jangan asal terima duit tender aja…masa outdoor display device bisa rusak dalam [...]

eh..kenapa yo? siapa yang gak sabaran?? Hehehehehe..mungkin pertanyaan itu mengena banget di gue, iya..gue lah orang yang gak sabaran itu. Berulang kali gue bicara masalah SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY….tapi ternyata itu semua gak ada hasilnya bila tidak diiringin dengan kesabaran. Gue di tegor sama bini gue kemaren, “ngapain sih…teriak-teriak safety, kalo dirinya sendiri gak bisa di [...]

Point yang gue ambil dari http://www.forcardrivers.com/quicktips.html koq kayanya gak cocok banget sama keadaan di Jakarta yah? Apakah sudah senyaman ini keadaan di luar sana? coba liat deh, dah gue translate sebisanya… 1. Lebih dari setengah dari semua kecelakaan fatal Motor melibatkan kendaraan lain. Kebanyakan, pengendara nya berada pada posisi salah. Lebih banyak mobil dan truk [...]

Dalam perjalanan ini ane bpikir..Kebetulan posisi sbg penumpang..Kenapa harus jaga jarak di jalan tol? Tol adalah jalan bebas hambatan,dan sangat sering memancing andrenalin seseorang untuk memacu kendaraannya semaximal mungkin. Dalam kecepatan 100 kmpj,perpindahan kendaraan kita adalah, 27.8 meter per detik. Andaikan waktu responsif manusia rata2 adalah 2 detik (biasanya manula),maka jarak antara kendaraan seharusnya adalah [...]

Ini sekedar artikel, dari beberapa perbincangan gue dengan rekan-rekan lainnya, dan penjelasan, kenapa gue adalah orang yang termasuk benci dengan road block, mungkin karena gue orangnya gak suka di cubit, jadi gue gak mao cubit orang. Gue selalu nyuruh eh..menghimbau orang teratur..konsekwensinya..sekarang tiap garis utuh pun dicoba untuk mematuhinya, sulit kan? ya itulah konsekwensi manusia [...]

1. Parkir. 2. Teknik Pengereman. a. Cara mengerem darurat yang benar. Beruntunglah jika anda memiliki mobil be -ABS. Artinya, di keadaan darurat Anda tinggal injak pedal rem sekeras mungkin tanpa takut ban mengunci, dan mobil masih bisa dikendalikan. Namun bagi pemilik mobil tanpa ABS, ada 2 cara bisa dilakukan di keadaan darurat, sehingga mobil mampu [...]

Rain creates demanding conditions for drivers. Here are some tips for driving safely in the rain. First, the biggest things you need to do to ensure you’ll be safe when it starts raining have to be attended to before your trip even starts. You need to ensure that you have good wipers on your car [...]

A sudden tire blowout can be a frightening thing even for the most seasoned driver. I had a tire blowout several years ago. I was driving a large car and cruised easily on the highway at speeds around 115 km. per hour. I was in the process of passing another car when my rear passenger [...]

A Swedish study found that pink cars are indeed safer, with black cars being most likely to be involved in crashes. This test also showed Saab to be the “safest car in Sweden [In terms of passive safety]” (Land transport NZ 2005). In Auckland New Zealand, a study found that there was a significantly lower [...]

Dealing With Glare And Headlight Glare Look beyond the oncoming headlight beam (not directly into it). Reduce the illumination of the dashboard lights (eliminates glare into the eyes or onto the windshield). After experiencing glare from an oncoming vehicle, gradually let off the gas, look to the right slightly, resume normal driving after the vehicle [...]

Your Attitude You have heard of aggressive driving and “road rage” so it should not be a surprise that your attitude behind the wheel affects your driving style and safety. Preconceived notions about others (such as impatient teen drivers) and yourself (such as your own right to drive where and when you want) can provoke [...]

THE MOST COMMON DRIVING ERROR In Smith System’s fifty years of teaching safe driving to over one hundred thousand fleet drivers, the most common poor driving habit we see is inadequate following distance. Our studies show most motorists maintain between one and two seconds behind the vehicle in front of them. Here are drivers ‘ [...]

Floods are one of the scariest weather disasters. They destroy everything in their path from cars to houses. When the water reaches flood level, it is most often impossible to escape. People drown in floods every year because they are unable to make it to higher ground. If a flood warning is in effect, make [...]

The world might be in a hurry, but you don’t have to be. Try these tips: Allow for plenty of time to get where you’re going, then add no less than 10 extra minutes. Always plan your driving time with the slowest scenario in mind: catching every red light, running into traffic, getting caught behind [...]

Cellular phones can be a lifesaver to drivers. If your vehicle breaks down late at night on a deserted road, help is only a call away — if you have a cell phone. But cell phones and cars don’t always mix. Mobile phones can be a distraction when the driver should be concentrating on operating [...]

Why are seatbelts, air bags, and other automobile safety restraints so important? Consider this: the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA) describes what happens to an unbelted passenger during a car accident, and it is as disturbing as it is informative: Upon impact, the car comes to a sudden stop (one-tenth of a second [...]

Each year, there are thousands of car accidents (some of them fatal) due to wet roads and poor driving conditions in the rain. Don’t become a statistic. Here are some practical tips to help you know how to recognize dangerous conditions and drive safely when the road gets wet. Why is Driving in the Rain [...]