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Are we teaching young people to drive far too late?

April 21, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

MANY OF OUR READERS LEARNT to drive very young, often on farms or country properties. It was experience that has served them well for many decades, even though the driver training and test were far

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The double demerit debate. Why can’t they be honest with us? 

April 11, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Need to know

FEW THINGS ANNOY US more at seniordriveraus than being treated as stupid. Here’s a surprise for authorities: we aren’t. And nor are our readers. So why can’t they come clean with us about important issues

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Paris bans e-scooters. UK next?

April 5, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Need to know

THE LAST TIME WE WROTE about the menace of e-scooters, it drew the usual rash of abusive replies and lots of frothing at the mouth by people quick to defend their rights to ride them

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As we get older, the eyes have it

March 23, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver challenges, Need to know

OUR VISION DETERIORATES as we get older, often without us even being aware of it. And the importance of good vision when driving can’t be stressed enough. Reducing the number of drivers on the road

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More than half believe EV adoption targets “not achievable”

March 21, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Need to know

NEW GLOBAL RESEARCH COMMISSIONED by ABB Robotics and leading industry publication Automotive Manufacturing Solutions, revealed that more than half (59 percent) of respondents believe the shift to pure electric vehicle production is not achievable within

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Toyota plans to be selling 50% electric by 2025 

February 8, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles, Need to know

TOYOTA AUSTRALIA TODAY REVEALED PLANS to launch at least three EVs in three years, starting with the bZ4X (a model name that sounds like the noise you hear when you put your finger in an

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Why are so many modern cars front-wheel drive?

January 24, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

INCREASINGLY, MODERN CARS ARE driven by the front wheels rather than the rear (other than those that send drive to all four wheels, of course). Front-wheel drive has almost become the default due to five

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Is a dash cam worth having?

January 24, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

WE HERE AT seniordriveraus just love dash cams. Quite apart from their potential to make a significant contribution to road safety, they have provided hilarious footage to television shows highlighting the stupidity of other drivers

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Volkswagen sources additional T-Rocs

January 23, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

VOLKSWAGEN HAS BEEN IMPACTED perhaps more than most other companies by stock shortages, but it has now revealed that it has been able to negotiate extra production of the T-Roc R and T-Roc R-Grid. The

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Make road safety your 2023 priority

January 5, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Need to know

WHAT BETTER NEW YEAR RESOLUTION could there be than to commit to playing your part in reducing death and injury on the roads? And the best way to do that is to put road safety

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