Road Safety

Guns, revenue, speed, “towards zero” and police driving standards…

Just yesterday I watched a man metaphorically explode behind the wheel of his car… and his anger (I guess we call it road rage now) was directed at me.

Another Christmas holiday season, another wave of Australian families impacted by the tragedy of our – increasing – road toll.

The zone at the end of an overtaking lane is where bad things happen, but there is a solution.

Electronic stability control is a lifesaver on a passenger car, but do we need to leave it on when driving on racetracks?

Overtaking and sticking the legal limit on country roads isn’t safe, in fact it’s downright dangerous, but Robert Pepper says he might have a solution.

Australia has mandated stability control be fitted to all new cars, yet some people insist on disabling it. Are they right?

The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants a ‘Driver Mode’ on smartphones to reduce driver distraction behind the wheel.

Want to get the best from your in-car sat-nav guidance? Here are our top five Dos and Don’ts.

If only everyone else out there could drive as well as – obviously – the readers and writers of Practical Motoring, wonders Jane Speechley.

Fines for using mobile phones while driving are on the up, while for p-plate drivers there’s a ban on their use… so why are people still holding on.

Australian road deaths are on the rise in 2016 with New South Wales and Victoria leading the increase, according to the latest statistics.

There’s a push for tourists to be required to fit T plates to their hire cars and campers when driving in New Zealand… it might be a good idea.

Parents all around the world teach their kids to drive, but are they making them better or worse drivers? Here’s my story

Research reveals that older drivers are a bigger risk of drug driving than teens, with many believing illicit drugs won’t affect their ability to drive.