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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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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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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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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Autokorso zum Stadion und zurück. Da darf nichts schief gehen. Stellen Sie sich vor, die ersten Wagen des Corsos haben eine Reifenpanne, alles stockt, klemmt, die Freude ist vorbei, der Spaß aus. Sicher zum Spiel und sicher wieder nach Hause. Das sollte klappen, wenn genug Sprit im Tank ist und die Reifen in Ordnung. Nur, leider kümmern ...

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hängt sicherlich von vielen Faktoren ab. Die Fahrzeugtechnik kümmert sich heute darum, denn nicht nur die viel diskutierte Antriebsart, ob OTTO oder Elektromotor ist für das bewegende Autogefühl verantwortlich, sondern auch Straßenlage und Kurvensicherheit. Optimales Fahrverhalten bringt Sicherheit, weil es ein Reagieren in gefährlichen Situationen erlaubt. Wie zum Beispiel ein Reifendruckkkontrollsystem, das während der Fahrt den Reifendruck ...

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