Categoría: For you, driver
Don’t agree with an incident on your trip? Report a discrepancy!
You are driving happy, more than other days, you feel better than ever. Why? because you are, neither more nor less than the first position in the ranking of one of the :DriveSmart Challenges . You feel powerful. You have a score of 100. Or almost. It doesn’t matter. But one day you arrive at home and…
10 cars perfect for Halloween
Witches, zombies, ghosts, skeletons… They all scare, yes. Before, during and after Halloween, but what other thing do you need to really be completely scary? We want to point your attention to a great attention grabber, a car that will cause chills. We have them … They are the most desired by the creatures of…
The most absurd laws still in effect
Yes, we have done it again. You have told us how much you liked the past articles that we prepared for you, so here we go with the most absurd laws for drivers throughout the world. Buckle up! Washing your car on a Sunday? Not happening! We start with one that, truthfully makes no sense:…
Sleepy on the wheel?
It’s hard for you to keep your eyes on the road, your eyelids go heavy, you can’t keep your eyes open, you notice how your muscles relax … Wake up, :DriveSmart driver, you’re at the wheel! Many drivers downplay drowsiness on the road and continue driving even if they know they are not in the…
The illness of time
Tic toc tic toc… In 1982 the American doctor Larry Dossey invented the concept of space, time and medicine to describe the obsessions that time does not escape and that there is not much time and it isn’t enough. In actuality two decades before Dossey made it a thing we all suffer this silent illness.…
Champagne and motor. The unusual origin of a tradition
We´ve seen Champagne in many sporting events, but especially in those related to the automotive world, and of course, we can’t forget the pinnacle of motorsports Formula 1. At :DriveSmart we wondered where and how this odd custom started, since it has become a symbol of this type of events. We found the answer in…
Why do we turn off the radio when we park?
So… you’ve decided to go downtown by car. Even though you know that taking the bus is just as fast and you don’t have to spend hours looking for a place to park, but since you avoid by any means taking public transport, you risk it all on the turn of a card. You are lucky, at…
10 groundbreaking smart cities initiatives
They are 2.0 cities. They are places in which technology plays a key role in conversations. They are spaces where technology links people together and also to infrastructures. They are Smart cities. Follow the flow of visitors, monitor surveillance cameras, know where each bus is at, connect to traffic cameras to update travel times… these…
Truths and lies about smart cities
Yes. The smart city concept is still new. And yes, it is necessary to change the way we relate to our cities. Therefore, to delve into this subject, make the information accessible for everyone, and prioritize it on the agendas of the leaders, there are several conferences that put the spotlight on smart cities. The…
The most absurd driving laws… that are still valid!
In :DriveSmart we are constantly surprised. When we believe that laws can´t be crazier, our American friends surprise us. Want to know what are the most absurd driving laws? And, what’s more amazing … they are still in force! Take a look… Female drivers? Prohibited! Smart ladies at the wheel you are not going to…