Beware the hazards of the humble car jack.
FOR MANY DRIVERS, the need to change a wheel and tyre has simply never arisen, but a flat tyre can happen to anyone, and usually in the most inconvenient places and at the most inconvenient
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How soon after a speed sign must you comply?
NOTHING IS MORE ANNOYING, according to some correspondence we have received, than being pinged for speeding soon after passing a change of speed limit sing. Well, the bad news is that you are expected to
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What happens if you crash in a car park?
AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, car parks are places of motorised chaos, and not much better for the rest of the year either! They are also high risk zones, with distracted pedestrians, frustrated drivers,
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Nothing better to do?
WHILE DRIVING PAST a boat trailer parking lot this morning, I noticed a large Highway Patrol officer affixing a notice to the windscreen of a Mitsubishi Triton. Intrigued, I returned a short time later, when
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A stupid road rule causes a major crash.
WHEN A NEW ROAD RULE setting a speed limit of 25km/h when passing any emergency vehicle with flashing red and blue lights was introduced in South Australia, we predicted it would cause more injuries than
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DESPITE ANY AMOUNT OF EVIDENCE that speeding fines do not discourage speeding, the Victorian government, already one of the most Draconian, has decided to increase the penalties for speeding, and in particular excessive (or“high range”)
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SA Police forced to withdraw all Lidar laser speed guns.
IN AN AMAZING about face, SA Police have temporarily ceased using handheld speed detection laser guns and will withdraw 125 prosecutions against drivers. This follows a number of successful challenges by drivers against speeding fines,
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Need to seat three under seven? Here’s how to do it legally.
IT’S A MORE COMMON PROBLEM than you might imagine, but having to transport three children under seven in a car is not always simple. Children up to the age of seven years are required to
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Want silky smooth paintwork? Here’s the trick.
FOR MANY FASTIDIOUS CAR OWNERS, the clay bar is a detailing accessory they wouldn’t be without. Others see it as a strange and slightly mysterious process used by professional detailers to remove contaminants in a
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More cars score 5-star ANCAP ratings. But do we need an independent body?
INDEPENDENT SAFETY AUTHORITY, ANCAP, has released its latest round of findings, announcing that the Ford Focus, Hyundai Santa Fe, Genesis G70 and Jaguar I-Pace have all been awarded five stars. The new Ford Focus stood
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