Traffic
Keep a cool head to drive safely
Within the next few days, Germany will again be in the grip of a heatwave. Medical and traffic experts from TÜV NORD recommend that drivers always have sufficient to drink on board when making long journeys; the most effective drinks for quenching thirst are fruit teas, fruit juices mixed with mineral water or water. The temperature inside a car can rise quickly when the car is standing in a traffic jam with the engine switched off - and the journey to reach the next motorway service station can seem like torture. Therefore it is important to make sure that the vehicle air conditioning is cooling the interior sufficiently. "A rise in temperature from 25 to 35 degrees means that the driver's powers of perception and coordination are reduced by up to 20 per cent", says doctor of medicine Gerald Schubert from MEDITÜV. Because of the danger of catching cold, however, the air conditioning should not be set at less than 25 degrees Celsius, and the vents should not point directly towards the body. Children, in particular, are not used to sitting in a car for several hours, and parents can best occupy their offspring with interesting games such as "Guess the number plate". It is also absolutely essential to plan in sufficient breaks. The higher the temperature is outside, the more often you should stop to take in fresh air for the onward journey.
About TÜV NORD Group
With 10,000 employees, TÜV NORD Group is one of the largest technical service providers in Germany. It also operates in over 70 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The Group owes its leading market position to its technical competence and a broad range of advisory, service, and testing services in the Mobility, Industrial Services, International, Natural Resources and Training and Human Resources fields. TÜV NORD Group is firmly committed to its guiding principle and watchword: "Making our world safer".
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About MEDITÜV
As a nation-wide service provider, MEDITÜV advises companies and other organisation in the fields of industrial medicine and occupational health and safety. MEDITÜV can also provide the safety and health specialists required by German law (ASiG), including company doctors. Consultations and investigations on the subject of occupational health and safety and preventive medicine are also part of the service - for clients throughout Germany from industry, administration, wholesale and retail, the trades and the health sector.
http://www.tuev-nord.de/en/company/MEDITUeV_5517.htm
About TÜV NORD Mobility
TÜV NORD Mobilität aims to help people enjoy driving while promoting road safety. Services offered to the public include vehicle inspections and driving tests, vehicle assessments and valuations. However, the company also offers advisory services to the automotive and automotive supply industries during product development, and provides consulting and marketing services to a wide variety of customers. A further aspect is the Medical and Psychological Institute, where doctors and psychologists assess drivers who have lost their licences in order to help them re-enter the world of driving.
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TÜV NORD Group
Tim Kreitlow Telephone +49 (0)511 986-1410, Fax -28991410
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