Vibrations could help with blinding sun glare
Vibrations could help with blinding sun glare A new system designed in the US may provide help when we are hit with sun glare. Associate Professor Eelke Folmer and graduate[...]
Category: Road Safety
V40, Forester and Corsa get full safety marks
V40, Forester and Corsa get full safety marks Another three new vehicles have been awarded five star ANCAP ratings. The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) today released 5-star safety[...]
Calls for new safety focus in business owned vehicles
Calls for new safety focus in business owned vehicles Studies find drivers taking more risks in company cars. The term ‘workplace safety’ most likely brings up images in your mind[...]
Young drivers skip car servicing
Young drivers skip car servicing Research finds many young people blasé about servicing their cars. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) in the UK polled 2000 motorists and[...]
More safety accolades for Nissan Altima
More Safety Accolades for Nissan Altima… The 2013 Nissan Altima has been given another safety tick of approval. In September the new Nissan offering, which will be in Australia mid-2013,[...]
Two Toyota models fair poorly in crash tests
Two Toyota models fair poorly in crash tests… The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found the Camry sedan and Prius v both performed disappointingly in new front-end corner crashes compared[...]
US car crash data shows promising signs
US Car Crash Data Shows Promising Signs… US crash statistics for 2011 show our modern cars are helping cut the road toll, but other road users aren’t fairing as well. The just[...]
Toyota fined over Lexus safety concern
Toyota Fined Over Lexus Safety Concern… Toyota will pay a $17.35 million dollar(US) fine for failing to promptly notify authorities about a known safety defect on Lexus models. The[...]
Study highlights driver distraction issue
Study Highlights Driver Distraction Issue… A Newspoll study, commissioned by tyre retailers Beaurepaires, has found 93% of Australian drivers engage in at least one distracting activity each time they are[...]
Male pedestrians more likely to be hit
Male Pedestrians More Likely To Be Hit… A new study has found male pedestrians are more likely to be hit by a car than women. Crash data, analysed by West[...]
