Car advice for people whose age and IQ are both over 50.
THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY held in the UK that most motorists think roadworks speed limits are too low should have a resounding response here in Australia (but they won’t!) In a situation Australian drivers
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IN A TIMELY PIECE OF ADVICE that’s equally as relevant to Australia as the UK, road safety and breakdown organisation, GEM Motoring Assist (UK) wants motorcyclists to stay safe when they venture back onto the
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JUST AS IN AUSTRALIA, the UK road toll reduction has levelled off, and discovering why is an important first step in getting back on track (although the ridiculous Victorian notion of “towards zero” will forever
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FEW THINGS ON THE ROAD are as scary as becoming the target of someone else’s road rage, but it seems to be happening more often. One of the best ways to avoid becoming a victim
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WE GET MANY ENQUIRIES from our readers asking why cars have such irrelevant top speeds when those speeds cannot be used (or are illegal) on public roads. We have just been advised by Volvo that
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ROAD SAFETY IS A major issue, and it is a shocking fact that too many drivers simply don’t know the rules. And a driver who doesn’t know or obey the road rules is a danger
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STIRLING MOSS, ONE OF THE BEST DRIVERS ever, suggested that there were only two things you should never say to a man: that he was less than a good driver or that he was less
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DESPITE EVER-MORE HOLLOW claims that speed cameras (hypocritically labelled “safety cameras”) are all about improving road safety, the simple truth is that authorities are more addicted to the revenue they provide than ever before. Victoria
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ACCORDING TO ANCAP, consumer uptake of autonomous emergency braking has increased substantially. In December 2015, AEB was standard on just three percent of new cars and not available for any price on 55 percent. By
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Good driver incentives WE HAVE COMMENTED before about how improving driver behaviour is all about the stick and never the carrot. No matter how well, safely and responsibly you drive, it seems, you are always
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