That's the riddle Mercedes - Benz» Dr. Dieter Zetsche asked before introducing the SLS AMG F1
Safety Car at the Geneva Auto Show.
We had really bad luck with
the safety car at the beginning of the race — it's like starting the race two minutes after everyone.
All sorts of things went wrong for the Silver Arrows this race; wrong tyre pressures, two pit - stops under
the Safety car at once, delayed pit - stops because of a faulty gun, Lewis's pitlane dawdling penalty.
Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has explained why the team opted not to pit Lewis Hamilton under
the Safety Car at the Chinese Grand Prix.
He pitted behind
the safety car at the end of the first lap, and when title contender Fernando Alonso emerged from his stop later in the race he came out behind the Renault.
Not exact matches
A recent study from ConsumerAffairs looks
at the
safety of Uber, Lyft and taxi
cars in cities around the U.S.
After investigating certain
car models, South Korean
safety officials asked a United Nations body in charge of global transport regulations to look
at developing new standards for glass.
The Japanese
car maker will be showing off its «active
safety research vehicle, Intelligent Transport Systems and 2013 Lexus LS — equipped with the world's most advanced pre-collision
safety system» —
at the Consumer Electronics Show this week.
Customers will be able to call
cars with a special app
at any time of day, and each vehicle will have a
safety driver behind the wheel.
Under Lyft's rules, a
car must be a 2004 or newer (in some cities the vehicles must be
at least a 2008 model), have four doors, and pass other basic
safety requirements such as functioning lights and seat belts.
The CEO detailed three elements of 3M that put his massive multinational squarely
at the center of the electric
car trend: its longtime involvement in the automotive, electronic and energy, and traffic
safety industries.
Cars are driving around our roads
at the moment with a
safety attendant on board with the
car driving itself... We have said by 2021 we want to see on Britain's roads genuine driverless vehicles,» he said.
Safety at the Southern
car factories themselves is generally good, he says.
Safety car out, after the end of the Slow Zone, we are officially raaaacing
at Fuji!
The race was then restarted, but only for one lap behind the
safety car,
at which point the chequered flag was thrown and Shane van Gisbergen controversially declared the winner, despite only one lap being completed under full racing conditions.
We've started to look
at the
safety car restart procedures, different grid formations for the start - things like that can very easily translate from F2 to F1.»
Later in the race the
safety car was deployed to fix a loose drain cover
at the same spot, but it wasn't until after the race that it became clear the two incidents were connected.
In fact, he'd done exactly the same thing he had
at the first
safety car restart.
The Virtual
Safety Car period and the following real safety car period did bunch the pack up mid-race, but the fact that a Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull were all covered by seven seconds at the chequered flag indicates much closer racing between the three teams this s
Safety Car period and the following real safety car period did bunch the pack up mid-race, but the fact that a Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull were all covered by seven seconds at the chequered flag indicates much closer racing between the three teams this seas
Car period and the following real
safety car period did bunch the pack up mid-race, but the fact that a Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull were all covered by seven seconds at the chequered flag indicates much closer racing between the three teams this s
safety car period did bunch the pack up mid-race, but the fact that a Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull were all covered by seven seconds at the chequered flag indicates much closer racing between the three teams this seas
car period did bunch the pack up mid-race, but the fact that a Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull were all covered by seven seconds
at the chequered flag indicates much closer racing between the three teams this season.
The two R18s took pride of place
at the front of the pack along with the Audi R8
safety car, which is also being used for the last time.
He was quick all weekend for Williams but a stop / go penalty for pitting under the
safety car — the pits were closed but he had no fuel left — cost him a shot
at the win.
At the 2010 season finale in Abu Dhabi Alonso was in prime position to win his third title and a first with Ferrari, however an early
safety car turned the race on its head and Sebastian Vettel took a comfortable victory.
Michael Schumacher may have won 12 of the first 13 races in 2004, but
at Spa his Ferrari was suffering badly from tyre warm - up issues, making him particularly vulnerable after
safety car periods.
The first four laps of the race were spent behind the
safety car following several incidents, and when it came in Schumacher (who had dropped from second to fourth
at the start) was struggling.
A late
safety car with two laps to go brought the ePrix to a rather frustrating finish, with the BMW i8 peeling off into the pits
at the end of the final tour — meaning the finishing order was locked in.
Only unlike Senna and Schumacher he didn't do it in a selfish attempt to win a championship, oh no - he did it so that 1) the team wouldn't fire him
at the end of the year and 2) the ensuing
safety car would put team mate Fernando Alonso on the perfect strategy, allowing him to win the race.
It was looking like being a tense duel between those two, but then the two Toro Rossos got together
at the hairpin, bringing out the
safety car.
A frantic opening lap
at the Sugo circuit saw
cars flying off everywhere - and the deployment of the
safety car only made things worse.
The sport got its first look
at the new restart rule during the second race of the opening round of the season
at Hockenheim after an incident on the first lap brought out the
safety car... and it made for an epic run down to the first corner.
He gained the positions
at the start after two
cars ahead of him went off
at the first corner, bringing out the
safety car.
He surged through the field, pitting for intermediate tyres and then slicks
at just the right time - a couple of
safety cars to bunch the field up helped, too.
Unfortunately for Jenson Button that's exactly what happened
at Monaco in 2010, and by the time McLaren had noticed it was too late - Button's engine overheated behind the
safety car and he was out of the race.
Hamilton pitted
at the end of the virtual
safety car and gained time on Vettel, so when the Ferrari driver exited his stop (on medium tyres, compared to Hamilton's softs) he was side - by - side with the Mercedes.
All the action
at the
safety car restarts caused the circuit to be littered with debris and forced the
safety car to be deployed for a third time, which eventually became a red flag on just lap 22.
At one point there was even a bizarre incident when Baird spun Whincup off before a
safety car restart!
Fortunately Stippler managed to walk away from the incident, although it did cause a long
safety car spell during sunrise
at Bathurst.
The
safety car helped him recover to third, but otherwise, Kimi wasn't
at all happy with how things went.
He spent a day in the simulator to prove he could do basic things like learn the «slow zone» procedure, where the
safety cars (there's more than one
at Le Mans) get deployed from, and where all the marshal posts are.
Webber was also second in the race
at Interlagos, but was given a 25 - second post-race penalty for overtaking before the line after a
safety car period.
The
safety car helped us,
at that time we had fresh tyres.
Then he collided with Juan Pablo Montoya in the tunnel
at Monaco (behind the
safety car!)
In his sixth,
at the Canadian Grand Prix, he took a comfortable pole position and commanded the
safety car - filled race on his way to his first victory.
Dailysportscar reported that the Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1
car would act as the
safety car for the Porsche Supercup, taking the opportunity to have a dig
at F1 and Formula E along the way.
That brought out the Virtual
Safety Car, pausing the race once again, and the safety car was then deployed for the very last lap at
Safety Car, pausing the race once again, and the safety car was then deployed for the very last lap at Mon
Car, pausing the race once again, and the
safety car was then deployed for the very last lap at
safety car was then deployed for the very last lap at Mon
car was then deployed for the very last lap
at Monza.
Alonso was leading the Red Bull driver
at the Australian Grand Prix when the Virtual
Safety Car came out for Romain Grosjean's stricken Haas.
They were running in P4 and P5 again when the two collided
at Turn 2 following a
Safety Car restart in Baku, an incident which Perez — who retired later in the race due to the damage caused — called «unacceptable».
For one it's stupid costly to rent
car seats, in my experience rental places want upwards of $ 15 / day or more to rent a single
car seat (I have been quoted $ 25 a day) after a few days you can exceed the cost of simply purchasing new... Meaning you could have purchased a brand new in the box
car seat and checked that
at the luggage counter complete with all it's factory packing that should allow it to arrive undamaged and you now have a backup or travel
car seat complete with packaging... Second you have no idea about the condition of that rented
car seat, as you imply, unseen damage is well unseen regardless of claims of «inspection» by the rental company, there is no way they can't tell if it's damaged if the damage is unseen, they are only doing visual checks nothing more... In the end there is nothing to assure you that your «rented»
car seat will be in any better condition then one you brought with you or that it wasn't in an unreported «accident» from the previous renters or mishandled by the previous renters... If
safety is you end goal, renting a
car seat
at your destination is not inline with that goal...
You can find the
Safety 1st line of
car seats
at most department stores.
Although it's impossible to keep kids out of harm's way all the time, you can help to prevent injuries by taking simple
safety precautions, like childproofing your home, making sure kids always wear proper
safety gear such as helmets when participating in sports, and using
car seats and seat belts for kids
at every age and stage.
Britax has an impressive
safety record with their
car seats but, until recently, they were known primarily (
at least among my mom friends) for their toddler seats and high weight limit boosters.