Car advice for people whose age and IQ are both over 50.
A DRIVER WHO CAN’T SEE what’s happening is clearly a risk to all road users. And yet, authorities have shown little interest in testing drivers’ eyesight at regular intervals. In Britain, as in Australia, eyesight
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A SURVEY OF 1000 British motorists (and sure to yield similar results if held in Australia) has highlighted a worrying lack of knowledge when it comes to car maintenance, warning lights and habits. The survey
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THERE’S BEEN LOTS OF TALK lately about motorists showing proper consideration for cyclists, but another hazard is often overlooked. Mobility scooters offer a new freedom for many people, but they can however pose challenges for
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WHEN A CAR MEETS A TRAIN the result is usually “train 1, car 0”. Yet it is surprising how few people understand the basic rules to be followed at a level crossing. Even worse, one
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THE FAD FOR DRIVING with fog lights on under any conditions has become almost endemic, but drivers make a number of equally annoying decisions about when and how to use the lights on their cars.
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Touted as being a major step to reducing driver distraction, it appears some new in-car voice control systems are actually making the problem worse. Research conducted by the US AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has
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FORGET THE FATUOUS CLAIM that people are being killed on our roads as a result of speeding, drink driving or failure to wear seat belts (although they are all causes of road fatalities). The real
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ONE THING IS almost certain: in any collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian, the pedestrian will come off worst. Whenever you’re in a vehicle, you have a responsibility to ensure the safety of pedestrians.
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A SURVEY BY Queensland law firm Smith’s Lawyers has uncovered that Australia is a nation of distracted drivers, with an alarming number of people citing inattention on the road due to selfies, social media and
Continue readingCyclist deaths and injuries continue to increase on Australian roads, unlike the rest of the world where they are reducing. What are we doing wrong? WHILE THE REST OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD reports falls in
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