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A dashcam could be the best investment you ever make

March 28, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Buying advice, Need to know

YOU MAY NOT HAVE THOUGHT about it, but purchasing a dashcam could be the best investment you’ll ever make. Assuming you’re a safe, conscientious driver (you are, aren’t you?), a dashcam helps protect you, as

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New road rules across the country

February 11, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

IT’S A PITY THAT THE powers-that-be don’t spend their advertising dollars on telling us about changes to the road rules, rather than pointless advertising telling us not to kill ourselves on the road. As always,

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Beware of new cars about to be delisted due to ADR

February 10, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Buying advice, Need to know

BUYING A NEW CAR IS DIFFICULT enough without other factors coming in that may see you buying one about to be removed from the Australian market. A new ADR (Australian Design Rule) is about to

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You were right all along: Australia is a stressful place to drive

January 30, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Need to know

YOU’LL BE PLEASED TO LEARN that it’s not your imagination (or paranoia) that leads you to think that Australia is a stressful place to be a driver. From poor road infrastructure to availability of electric

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Changing a headlight bulb isn’t difficult

January 2, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver challenges, Need to know

ANY DRIVE OUTING HIGHLIGHTS just how many drivers don’t know (or don’t care) that one or more of their lights is inoperable. It’s dangerous and unnecessary and, in our opinion, is another argument for regular

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On the school run? Safety first may save a life.

September 25, 2024 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver challenges, Need to know

DESPITE LOW SPEED LIMITS and parking and other regulations, children are still being injured in and around schools. It’s up to every one of us to keep them safe. When you’re in or around a

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Motorists encouraged to be more alert to motorcyclists

July 26, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Need to know

RECENT REPORTS SHOW A CLEAR and worrying trend of increased incidents concerning motorcycles, with a corresponding and unwelcome increase in motorcyclist injuries and fatalities. Drivers are encouraged to take extra care at junctions, in an

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Road safety campaign clearly not working

May 25, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Need to know

WHEN THE ROAD TOLL goes down, authorities are quick to take the credit. But when it goes up, as it has been doing for some years, everybody ducks for cover, blaming everything they can think

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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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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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