Car advice for people whose age and IQ are both over 50.
THERE IS SO MUCH CONFUSION about the best way to go about fixing the increasingly chaotic road rules, we seriously wonder if the whole system shouldn’t just be dumped so we can start all over
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SOUNDS LIKE A NO-BRAINER, but a recent study by Canadian health experts suggests bike helmet legislation has little effect on cyclist safety. But before we rush to discard our Styrofoam and plastic headwear, as usual
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ONE OF THE SCARIEST THINGS on our roads, and increasingly one of the most common, is being tailgated by a following motorist. Tailgating (or travelling too close to the car in front) is one of
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I AM AN INVETERATE USER OF CRUISE CONTROL, even around town, because it (mostly) keeps me within the speed limit and means one less thing I have to concentrate on when driving (having to watch
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PRINCE PHILIP WAS STILL DRIVING at age 97, but when he was recently involved in a car crash that sent two women to hospital, he (or his advisors) decided it was time for him to
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EXITING A CAR PARK, service station or even a private driveway can be quite a challenge. Just when you see a break in the traffic, you accelerate and collide with a pedestrian or cyclist you
Continue readingDESPITE 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”)
Continue readingDrivers who kill on the roads have been getting away with minimal punishment for far too long. Now the UK has introduced much tougher sentences. Australia needs to look at similar penalties. THE UK HAS
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THE LATEST FAD for high-tech gadgets worn on the wrist is drawing the attention of safety campaigners. The latest is Apple’s Watch, and with the anticipated demand, there is a renewed push to explicitly ban
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ALTHOUGH MANKIND has been driving for more than 100 years, piloting a motor vehicle remains an inherently foreign environment. The human brain was not designed and certainly hasn’t yet evolved to cope with speeds faster
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