May 5, 2011

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Tire pressure and saving money

„"During a test drive consisting of two equally long laps – 7.7 kilometers from the Schwentinental district of Raisdorf via the L 52 to Klausdorf and back – the fuel-saving training actually proved effective. Pfeiffer's first tip: 'Check your tire pressure regularly!' If it's just 0.3 bar too low, fuel consumption increases by 25 percent." http://www.kn-online.de/lokales/ploen/229237-Kosten-fuer-Benzin-sparen.html This doesn't just work in ADAC test drives, ...

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May 3, 2011

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ADAC, Generally, automobile, driving safety, driving informed

Business overheats tpms tires

I often travel by train for business. Partly because I can still type on my computer while traveling, which often allows me to organize a full workday. The tracks also remind me of energy-efficient gliding. I often think about the rubber tires of my car and how the rubber tread and the road engage in a frictional partnership. And, the flatter the ...

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April 29, 2011

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ADAC, Generally, automobile, driving safety, motorcycle

Easter Tire Pressure Update

Luckily, the Easter Bunny brought a TireMoni this year. Here in the video, you can see the story of the Easter Bunny who lost his scooter. Retrofitting a tire pressure monitoring system. Accident due to tire damage? Insufficient tire pressure is number one on the list of offenses leading to breakdowns, malfunctions, and fatal accidents. The ADAC (German Automobile Club) has to pay over 100,000 fines to negligent drivers. ...

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April 26, 2011

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ADAC, Generally, automobile, driving safety, driving informed

Blame for tire pressure

Blame is useless. We've all heard that by now, even in professional development courses. But how could we live happily without assigning blame? It's so much easier to blame my neighbor for local problems than to take responsibility ourselves. Even though, in moments of weakness, I feel that acting independently would be more honest and effective. ...

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April 20, 2011

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ADAC, Generally, automobile, driving safety, driving informed, motorcycle

Tire pressure at Easter

The legendary Easter walk, which Goethe described as follows: "Freed from ice are lakes and streams..." or the beginning of spring, which Eduard Mörike portrays so fascinatingly: "Spring lets its blue ribbon flutter again through the air, sweet, familiar scents drift dreamily across the land..." takes place in a different way every year. Some go by car, others by bicycle. ...

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April 15, 2011

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Generally, automobile, driving safety, driving informed

Tire maintenance and pressure check

Why is the upkeep of a machine or vehicle called maintenance? Perhaps because preventative measures and maintenance prevent my car from breaking down somewhere in the middle of nowhere, leaving me to wait for someone to pick me up or for roadside assistance. By maintaining my vehicle in the garage or having it serviced at a workshop, I prevent such breakdowns. ...

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