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 Previous issues: (ESPAÑOL)

Number 1 / Sep 28, 2007
  - Which is the proper driving position? (1)
  - Using automatic transmissions
  - What is a vehicle policy good for?
Number 2 / Oct 4, 2007
  - Which is the proper driving position? (2)
  - What to do when the engine overheats
  - Evaluate and train drivers
Number 3 / Oct 11, 2007
  - How to brake correctly (1)
  - How to distribute load in trucks
  - The reasons why road research is necessary
Number 4 / Oct 18, 2007
  - How to brake correctly (2)
  - Tips to conserve the battery
  - Auditing vehicles
Number 5 / Oct 25, 2007
  - How to brake correctly (3)
  - How to maintain tires in good conditions?
  - Managing vehicle risk
Number 6 / Nov 1, 2007
  - How we adjust car mirrors?
  - How to prevent the engine from overheating?
  - Accidents study
Number 7 / Nov 8, 2007
  - Precautions when driving at night
  - Fifth Wheel and King Pin (1)
  - Trip planning, a combining tool
Number 8 / Nov 15, 2007
  - Braking with air brakes
  - Fifth Wheel and King Pin (2)
  - Repair shop audits
Number 9 / Nov 22, 2007
  - The overtake manoeuvre (1)
  - Tire maintenance (1)
  - 24hs driving safely recording
Number 10 / Nov 29, 2007
  - The overtake manoeuvre (2)
  - Tire maintenance (2)
  - Taking responsibility for the hired driving
Number 11 / Dec 6, 2007
  - Driving when it rains
  - Understanding tire markings
  - Access control
Number 12 / Dec 13, 2007
  - Driving with Anti Lock Braking System
  - Coupling system safety
  - Safe driving, Values and Culture
Number 13 / Dec 21, 2007
  - When it's better to avoid driving?
  - Safety chains for coupling systems
  - Management rules and certification
Number 14 / Dec 27, 2007
  - Overspeed brakes' trailers
  - Air conditioning maintenance
  - Where to start from
Number 15 / May 14, 2008
  - Driving Definition
  - Clutch maintenance
Number 16 / May 28, 2008
  - The Attitude's influence when driving
  - Gear box oil
Number 17 / Jun 11, 2008
  - Driving through curves
  - How to choose the best tires
Number 18 / Jun 25, 2008
  - Anxiety effects in driving
  - Maintained shock absorbers, safety vehicles
Number 19 / Jul 10, 2008
  - Driving backwards
  - Prepare your vehicle for cold weather
Number 20 / Jul 23, 2008
  - Sleeping well, better driving
  - Exhaust fumes colour diagnosis
Number 21 / Aug 6, 2008
  - How to ascend and descend slopes safely
  - The engine cooling system
Number 22 / Aug 20, 2008
  - Dysfunctional beliefs in women and men driving
  - Safe Load in Tank Trucks
Number 23 / Sep 3, 2008
  - Driving in the fog
  - Safe lights
Number 24 / Sep 17, 2008
  - Driving in the fog - Second part
  - Hydraulic brakes safe maintenance (1)
Number 25 / Oct 1, 2008
  - Bad habits and their influence in behaviour
  - Hydraulic brakes safe maintenance (2)
Number 26 / Oct 15, 2008
  - How we learn to drive
  - Reducing tire air pressure
Number 27 / Oct 29, 2008
  - Crossing junctions
  - Dangerous alterations and modifications on heavy vehicles
Number 28 / Nov 12, 2008
  - Driving and distraction
  - Common transmission failures
Number 29 / Nov 26, 2008
  - Two different ways of understanding "Driving"
  - Safe lights
Number 30 / Dec 10, 2008
  - Preventing distractions
  - Failures easy to be detected
Number 31 / Jan 14, 2009
  - "Accident", its definition
  - Electronic Stability Control
Number 32 / Jan 28, 2009
  - Fatigue, the driving enemy
  - The steering on vehicles
Number 33 / Feb 11, 2009
  - Perceptual phenomena
  - Steering regulation
Number 34 / Feb 25, 2009
  - Car drivers and bikers, an intelligent coexistence
  - Progress in steering systems
Number 35 / Mar 11, 2009
  - Wrong horn usage
  - How the clutch works
Number 36 / 25 Mar, 2009
  - Driving in snowy roads
  - Clutch maintenance
Number 37 / 8 Abr, 2009
  - Understanding signposting
  - Expiring dates
Number 38 / 22 Abr, 2009
  - Rage control
  - The importance of the engine's torque when driving (1)
Number 39 / 6 May, 2009
  - Can we improve our driving techniques?
  - The importance of the engine's torque when driving (2)
Number 40 / 20 May, 2009
  - Driving and antidepressants, a dangerous combination
  - Correct 4x4 transmissions usage
Number 41 / 3 Jun, 2009
  - The attention degree can be improved
  - Maintenance: the key to extend the engine's service life
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Info Manejo August 20, 2008
 number 22
We are glad to send you the 22nd INFO MANEJO's issue. Today we offer you will learn how to load safely tank trucks and the dysfunctional beliefs in women and men driving.

We also invite you to visit our new web site where you will find previous INFO MANEJO issues, in their Spanish and English versions.

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   Dysfunctional beliefs in women and men driving
To continue with some of the mistaken beliefs that work like mythologies and condition our driving behaviors, we will deal with another popular belief, deeply rooted in Latin countries, which states that when driving a vehicle, men perform better than women.

The fact that men and women use different parts of their brains and come up with the same answer, e.g. decoding words, is true, however it's important to say that this does not mean that the men's brain is better that women's to perform the same tasks.

We see that when learning, either cognitive abilities, verbal or non-verbal communications or even motor skills, several investigations have proven the inexistence of significant differences between men and women when learning.

Are there any qualitative differences? If we analyze the type of accidents each gender is involved in, we could find an answer.

According to the US Department of Transportation Fatality Analysis Reporting System, and bearing in mind the driven kilometers by each gender, we find that men are related to the following type of accidents:

+ high speed,

+ breaking traffic rules,

+ alcohol consumption,

+ speeding , etc.

In 70% of these cases there was a fatality. These figures increase if the driver is younger.

Meanwhile, women appear involved in fewer accidents. The main cause is that they are involved in traffic violations that could be considered minor.

From these studies we can deduce that there are differences between the accident style and the driving behavior.

While men, in particular younger ones, tend to be more aggressive, women, on the contrary, show more empathy towards the others' mistakes instead of responding aggressively, maybe, because they can observe the situation from another perspective.

We can conclude then that the style differences are not necessarily deficiencies; they also depend on the cultural context they are measured in. The fact that some young men drive since an early age does not reflect a special biological feature, but a social expectation.

Driving Psicology and Intelligent Driving define different driving styles conceptually, and this allows teaching the best way to act preventively in order to reduce risks when committing accidents.

* Investigation done by Wisconsin University, Madison, EEUU, 2005 by Janet Shibley Hyde, PhD.
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    Safe Load in Tank Trucks
The even load distribution in heavy vehicles is an important factor in order to prevent problems. Also, to place the load efficiently, it depends on what type is it, because its characteristics determine the way they must be placed and held in the vehicle.

Now we will mention some aspects to bear in mind about tank trunks that transport liquids.

+ Tank trucks have separators -wave-breakers- with holes that cushion the fluid movements. These absorb the liquid movements across the longitudinal vehicle axis, but they do not work with waves produced towards each tank side. This effect causes additional forces over the tank walls that can easily provoke the vehicle to turn over. Drivers must know this and avoid abrupt maneuvers when turning curves.

+ When we transport foodstuffs such as milk, water, etc., health regulations prohibit the usage of wave-breakers, so tank trucks do not have any absorbing element. In consequence, extra waves going forward and backwards appear. When this occurs, the driver must be extremely careful not only when turning, but also when starting its way, braking or stopping, because the braking distances are modified.

+ It's advisable not to fully fill the tank, bear in mind that liquids expand and heat up, thus, it's recommended to leave a free space in order to absorb the volume increase.

+ When loading in big quantities, consider that at the same temperature, different type of liquids expand, evaporate and are reduced in different volumes.

+ Some heavy liquids' density -e.g. acids- obliges us to fill the tanks partially, due to the fact that we could be exceeding the load legal limits.

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