Car advice for people whose age and IQ are both over 50.
AUSTRALIA MAINTAINS ITS reputation for inconsistency in road rules with varying minimum driving ages, depending on what state you’re in. In Victoria, the minimum age to hold a driver’s licence is 18 years. The Northern
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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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IN A CASE THAT is just as relevant here in Australia, a court in Glasgow has called for changes to the UK law, including increased penalties and prosecutions for drivers who fail to declare medical
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WE OFTEN HEAR from readers complaining about technology, everything from it not working to it being an expense for something they rarely or never use. One reader asked a not unreasonable question about touchscreens mounted
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WHILE NOT STRICTLY part of our brief, plenty of over-50s ride and use ATV (all-terrain vehicles) for pleasure or work. Following yet another fatality involving an ATV, the FCAI (Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries) has
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IN WHAT IS SURE TO BE bad news for the multitudes of Jeep fans, the new Wrangler has scored a truly abysmal one ANCAP star in the latest ranking released by ANCAP today. This is
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IT IS INEVITABLE that new technology will become more widespread, more acceptable and, best of all, more affordable. The first head up displays offered as options in cars were limited to high-end luxury cars and
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IN YET ANOTHER example of blatant greed, the Victorian government has mooted that it will impose its own luxury car tax (LCT) on vehicles over $100,000. Obviously, there’s a degree of self-interest for the Federal
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FORGIVE OUR SCEPTICISM, but a recent study conducted by the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) has found that not only is roadside advertising not distracting, “it can actually help improve driver performance” (our emphasis). Pardon?
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SOME TIME AGO seniordriveraus spoke with Karl Gehling, head of corporate communications at Mitsubishi Motors Australia (MMAL), and he expressed considerable frustration with MMAL’s inability to convince some customers to have their Takata airbags replaced,
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