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i1 Supercar Series Organizers Launched Nationwide Road Safety Campaign–“Myi1 Day”

Rohit — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:09:01 +0000

Machdar Motorsports, the promoters of i1 Supercar Series today announced the launch of a nationwide campaign‘My i1 Day’, a road safety program aimed at school children across the country. The primary objective of the initiative is to build awareness for road safety using various innovative and exciting activities.It will be a special 4-hour program wherein school children will be educated to adopt road safety measures in their day-to-day life. image – L-R- BharathRaj, VP, FMSCI,Darshan M,CEO,Machdar Motorsports along with Ashfaq Ahmad, RTO, Head inaugurating the Myi1Day in Bangalore Speaking on the occasion, Darshan M, CEO, Machdar Motorsports said,”It gives me immense pleasure to announce the launch of ‘My i1 Day ‘across schools in the country. We are initiating the program keeping in mind the dates of road safety week.” With the increasing popularity of motorsports in India, it is critical that children are educated on road safety and driving with precaution. Machdar, being committed to keeping kids safe on and around the road, is now reaching out to schools to build awareness about Road Safety, added Darshan M. “The i1 Day is a great campaign initiated by Machdar Motorsports. It is in line with the FIA’s objective to promote road [...]

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Invitation To Polish Your Driving Skills–Free “Driving Skills For Life” Sessions From Experts [Chandigarh, 9th October]

Rohit — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:14:22 +0000

Ford Motors has a program called Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) which aims at improving driving skills, safety and reduce road accidents. Indian roads are one of the most unsafe roads because of the driving conditions, road conditions and lack of awareness of good driving practices. DFSL is a social initiative which involves focused workshops to polish the driving skills of the drivers who already have a valid driving license or driving permit. The experts at this session share some insights on safe driving techniques, habits which are good for the drivers as well as pedestrians. At the same time, the session also gives you tips to take better care of your car and tips on driving more economically, which is quite useful as the fuel prices in India are at their all time high. This session is free of cost and require the attendees to have a valid driving license. Car Blog India cordially invites all our readers, Facebook Page follower, fans and twitter followers to this event at Chandigarh on 9th October and benefit from this insightful session. You are most welcome to bring your friends and family members who have a valid driving license and would like [...]

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Mahindra Scorpio Support Vehicles At Indian Formula One Event On Buddh International Circuit

Kashish Bidsar — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:00:22 +0000

The Buddh International Circuit has been already inspected and received a go signal from Mr. Whiting who was here as the safety delegate. From the infrastructure to the safety measures, all have been approved 2 months prior to the event’s inauguration. The latest buzz about Formula One says that Mahindra & Mahindra has made an announcement on its association with Buddh International Circuit. As a part of the same Mahindra will provide 25 intervention and support vehicles over the next five years and the car who will take this privilege is our popular Mahindra Scorpio. | Not just for the Formula One but for all other motorsport events, Mahindra will provide this fleet of Scorpios. Of these 25 vehicles 10 will be Scorpio VLX (4 wheel drive) and 15 Scorpio Getaway 4WD. In return BIC will support Mahindra’s very popular ‘Adventure Initiative’ throughout the venture span. We all know how rugged and reliable Mahindra Scorpio is and its continuous performances on the city roads as well as challenging rally terrains have made this car the ultimate choice in the SUV segment. Coming to the specifications of the two models that will be seen at the upcoming motorsport events, the Scorpio [...]

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What is Brake Override ? A System Which Can Save Your Life

Rohit — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:38:54 +0000

With the technology getting advanced each day and cars becoming safer, we present to you a small and important technology article from Car Blog India series of Technology Articles In this article I will tell you what is brake override and how it works? Also I will tell you what is the need of Brake Override. What is Brake Override ? With cars getting more and more sensors and microprocessors, it is possible to save the passengers from fatal car accidents by using innovative technologies. Brake Override is one such technology which can be a life-saver in case of a stuck throttle. Imagine that due to some reason (god-forbid), if the gas pedal / accelerator of your car gets stuck and its pressed hard, in that case even if you apply brakes really hard, the car won’t come to a stop so easy because the brakes are not fully effective if the throttle is revving the engine high. This can be a vary fatal situation and can cause deadly accidents. Brake override is an intelligent system which overrides the throttle press and even if the gas pedal / accelerator pedal is fully pressed and you hit the brakes hard, it [...]

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Torque Wrench For Tyre Fitting For Added Safety – Tyrestore Chennai

Rohit — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:21:56 +0000

Imagine a situation where you tighten the a plastic bottle’s cap too tight, doesn’t it make it almost warp and get partially damaged ? Well metal bolts on the car tyres are not much different from the plastic caps on a bottle, but they have different strength and point of failure. In manufacturing plants where the automobiles and other machinery is manufactured, there is a way to measure how tightly a nut-bold is to be tightened. These meters are called torque meters, when mounted on the wrench, these are called torque-wrench. Most of the roadside tyre fitting or trye fitting is done without use of torque wrench, which might be slowly damaging for the nuts and bolts, or on the other hand, if tightened loosely, they might be a big safety risk. Tyrestore Chennai has come up with fitting of tyres using torque-wench, which is a good safety practice followed by them. I have been in touch with Tyrestore for some time and have been observing that they have brought some good and advanced technologies for vehicle safety from tyre fitting point of view. I find it to be an appreciable initiative towards safety and quality. I will keep posting [...]

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New Honda Activa Has Combi-Brake Technology

Rohit — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:30:57 +0000

I was listening to the news of release ceremony of New Honda Activa 2009 version, they were telling about the new features. Like most of new releases, New Honda Activa 2009 has some more body styling, some added security features like Anti-theft alarm which is a good feature. The most un-conventional and innovative features I noticed was Combi-Brake System which really caught my attention. What is Combi-Brake? Combi-brake means that the brake will act on front and rear wheel together every time you apply the brakes. This means a lot of improved safety. Why Combi-Brake means more safety? In two wheelers (scooters and bikes), there are two separate brake controls for front and rear wheels. This is true for almost all two-wheelers that I have ever seen or ridden. Most of two-wheeler riders apply only rear wheel brake, or use only rear brake in most of the cases. However for most effective braking and stopping in small distance safely without loosing control, both front and rear brakes should be used together. Most people fear using front brakes too much because if you press them too hard, the scooter/bike may skid and the rider will fall badly. Combi-Brakes will apply the [...]