Road Safety
How to safely use a snatch strap off-road
If you drive off-road, sooner or later you’ll either need recovering or need to recover someone. Here’s how to use a snatch strap correctly and safely.
Is It Legal to Mount and Charge Your Phone on the Car Windscreen? Here’s What You Need to Know
Can you mount and charge your phone on the windscreen in a car to make calls and use navigation? How about using a smartwatch?
Are you safe to drive after one or two drinks?
Most people will claim that they’re ‘well under the limit’ and thus fine to drive after having one or two alcoholic drinks. But are you safe to drive after one or two drinks?
What is Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB)?
If you’re learning about Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) and want to know how it works, our full explainer on AEB will help you understand it.
Really, you should wear sunglasses when driving in the rain
While it might sound like the opposite of what’s best, but wearing sunglasses in the rain and fog is likely to improve visibility…
Are you a bad driver?
Think you’re a good driver? Of course you do, you’re human. But think again if you’re doing any of these, our 10 signs you’re a bad driver…
Urban design can help improve air quality
Smart design idea can help to improve air quality alongside roads. Cleaner air may be coming to a roadside near […]
Triumph SOS app detects accidents automatically
Accident detection and alert system available to any rider, regardless of the motorcycle they ride. Triumph has launched an app […]
What lights to use when driving in fog or hazardous conditions
Conditions turn bad as fog covers the road and you can’t see anywhere near as much as you could just […]
Push for 30 and 40km/h limit on all Victorian streets
Will we see 30 and 40km/h speed limits widespread in Victoria soon? A healthy walking advocate charity, Victoria Walks, is […]
Road rage? Time to take a chill pill
A new road campaign says that practicing mindfulness will help reduce needless road rage. The National Road Safety Partnership Program […]
A simple text message before driving might save your life
Before you hop into a car next, you might want to hop onto your phone and do this first. Amazingly, […]
Driving tips for country and rural roads
Anyone with a licence should know how to drive already, but the conditions and scenarios that happen on the country […]
Victorian and QLD mobile phone cameras turn on this week
Victoria and Queensland on the cusp of activating cameras to hand out fines and points for using a mobile phone […]
Do you need a full-sized spare for country travelling?
Has modern tyre technology made spare tyres redundant, or is it still important to carry a full-sized spare for country driving?