Raises revenue, but does it save lives?
LITTLE WONDER DRIVERS are sceptical about the oft-repeated claim that speeding fines are all about saving lives. You only have to be in traffic when a police car is about to see how a visible
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Category: Aging driver threats
Citroën study shows drivers think comfort helps avoid road rage
A NEW STUDY BY CITROËN UK has revealed that 40 percent of UK drivers believe that comfort is key to avoiding road rage while driving. In the study of 2,000 UK motorists, a staggering 62
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Distracted drivers are the biggest danger on our roads
Here’s how to ensure you aren’t distracted when driving DRIVING IS A COMPLEX AND demanding discipline. Drivers have to make hundreds of situational assessments and decisions every second they’re behind the wheel, and the consequences
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Issues in Australian road safety
This article is from the Australian Road Research Board. It originally appeared on www.arrb.com.au EVERY NEW YEAR, THERE’S THE CHANCE for a fresh beginning with road safety. The national road toll and number of serious
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More Korean recalls over fire fears
AFTER BUILDING UP A REPUTATION for outstanding reliability and trouble-free ownership, Kia appears to have hit a bump in the road. More than 57,000 owners have been warned not to park their cars in an
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Ford calls out bad driving behaviour
ANYBODY WHO SPENDS TIME ON AUSTRALIAN roads knows just how abysmal many of our drivers are. Now Ford Australia has undertaken research that confirms Australian driver behaviour is as bad as it seems. As Australians
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Big Brother is watching your every driving move
IT IS INEVITABLE THAT the increasing data collection systems being built into modern cars will be used by anyone who can see a profit in it. New research by Parkers.co.uk, a British website for car
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Guilty until proven innocent?
LIKE MANY CONCERNED MOTORISTS, we are all in favour of any action that will remove dangerous and irresponsible drivers from our roads, but we question the recent move by The Advertiser in South Australia to
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2021 Subaru Outback recalled for pre-collision braking issues
WE’VE ALREADY HAD MORE than one seniordriveraus reader contact us regarding pre-collision braking unexpectedly activating in Subaru’s large SUV, the Outback. One reader complained that he was test driving a 2021 Subaru Outback in the
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Driver complacency increased by “smart” cars
WE’VE WARNED ABOUT THIS worrying trend before at seniordriveraus and our concerns have been repeated by respected defensive driving instructor Ian Luff in a recent story on the ABC. As we all know, the prevalence
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