Pack up your troubles and hit the open road
THERE COMES A TIME IN LIFE when an overpowering desire to simply lock up the house, pack up the caravan and hit the open road can be denied no longer. Even a short drive on
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Category: Aging driver challenges
Always travel at a safe, legal speed
UK ROAD SAFETY AND BREAKDOWN organisation GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging drivers to choose safe, legal speeds for all their road journeys. Driving above the speed limit, or, more importantly, at speeds that are inappropriate
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UK body urges government to educate autonomous vehicle drivers
IN A MOVE THAT WILL resonate in Australia, the UK’s leading independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has highlighted the need to ensure that the government, and car makers, prioritise training for drivers in its
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How about a driver check-up?
MOST RESPONSIBLE MOTORISTS are aware that they need to keep a close eye on tyre pressures, brake pads and oil and coolant levels if they want safe and stress-free motoring, but a UK charity has
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Is the EV campaign a PR con?
THE PUSH TO GET US ALL driving electric vehicles seems stronger and stronger every day, and car companies are increasingly telling us that they will be “all-electric” in the near future – in some cases
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Make sure you’re “fit for the road”
DURING THE SUSTAINED COVID shutdowns, slowdowns and general sense of insecurity, many of us have spent much less time on the roads. Now, we’re starting to return to normal and getting back on the roads,
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Technology marches on.
THERE’S LITTLE DOUBT THAT older drivers are bemused by the steady march of technology. What makes it worse is that many of them don’t see any real benefit or advantage when perfectly acceptable technology is
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The move to SUVs is impacting driver safety
LAST YEAR, SEVEN OUT of the top ten selling vehicles in Australia were SUVs. It’s a trend that’s been getting stronger year on year. So much so, in fact, that the best-selling single vehicle in
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Even good drivers make mistakes
FOR SOME REASON, almost everyone rates themselves as a “better than average” driver. But no matter how good a driver you may think you are, or how long you’ve been driving, there are some common
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Are our roadworks speed limits too low?
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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