Car advice for people whose age and IQ are both over 50.
EXITING A CAR PARK, service station or even a private driveway can be quite a challenge. Just when you see a break in the traffic, you accelerate and collide with a pedestrian or cyclist you
Continue readingDESPITE ANY AMOUNT OF EVIDENCE that speeding fines do not discourage speeding, the Victorian government, already one of the most Draconian, has decided to increase the penalties for speeding, and in particular excessive (or“high range”)
Continue readingDrivers who kill on the roads have been getting away with minimal punishment for far too long. Now the UK has introduced much tougher sentences. Australia needs to look at similar penalties. THE UK HAS
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THE LATEST FAD for high-tech gadgets worn on the wrist is drawing the attention of safety campaigners. The latest is Apple’s Watch, and with the anticipated demand, there is a renewed push to explicitly ban
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ALTHOUGH MANKIND has been driving for more than 100 years, piloting a motor vehicle remains an inherently foreign environment. The human brain was not designed and certainly hasn’t yet evolved to cope with speeds faster
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UK ROAD SAFETY and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist makes a timely suggestion for all motorists, but one of special relevance to over-50s drivers. GEM is encouraging drivers to reflect on the dangerous moments they have
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IT NEVER CEASES to amaze just how many drivers have never been told the most basic necessities about keeping themselves safe on our roads. Senior drivers are nine times more likely to be seriously injured
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