Man Spain and TECE collaborate in road safety training

The school facilities RACC driving Segura Madrid sur, Moraleja in half, were the scene last May 5 presentation of the various security systems that aims to promote the automobile club, through its participation in the international eSafety Aware platform. The event counted with the participation of Spanish drivers Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz, the President of the FIA, Jean Todt, who were accompanied by Emilio Davila, head of project of the unit of information technologies for the transport in the European Commission; and Sebastian Salvadó, President of the RACC.

During the day were analysed various elements of security, with special attention to the electronic stability control, ESP, which will be mandatory from 2011 in passenger cars in the European Union, although similar systems are already applied in professional transport for several years. It acts on different wheels of the vehicle to avoid skidding and loss of adhesion in if necessary to make a sudden move. Experts say that it would reduce the number of annual deaths in Spanish roads, and 4,000 throughout Europe in 600.

The proof that these systems of road safety, and many others, are already available in heavy vehicles, was entrusted to Tece, training company that collaborates with Iberia MAN. To this end, were demonstrations with a tractor MAN TGX 18.440, which incorporates the latest technology in the field of security, and which is used by MAN Iberia for the realization of driving safely and economically ProfiDrive courses, for businesses and professionals.

A Man truck, during the presentation of security systems.