Car advice for people whose age and IQ are both over 50.
THE PROPOSED 2.5-CENT per km tax levy on electric vehicles in Victoria is certainly controversial, but is it unconstitutional? Two Victorian drivers argue that it is and are willing to take their case to the
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FOLLOWING A SERIES OF COLLISIONS with parked emergency vehicles, the US government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s partially automated driving system. Roped into the investigation are 765,000 vehicles sold by Tesla since the
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CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE FITTED to modern cars since around the mid-70s to reduce emissions. They convert pollutants such as nitrogen oxides into less harmful emissions through a catalyst process. The problem is, inside the casing
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THE AMOUNT OF RESEARCH being done overseas about older drivers only reinforces the lack of interest shown in Australia. A new study conducted by UK road safety charity, IAM, reveals that motorists over the age
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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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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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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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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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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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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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