Fleet vehicles are vehicles which are owned, leased or used by a company or organisation for the purposes of work. They included what’s called the ‘grey fleet‘, too. They include not just road-going vehicles, but aircraft and watercraft, too. Typically,…
Driving experts recommend you glance at your mirrors every 5-8 seconds. That sounds like a lot but let’s look at what can happen in just 5 seconds: If you’re in motorway traffic travelling at 100km/h you will have travelled 138…
There are educational institutions in all kinds of out-of-the-way places where owning a car or motorbike can make it much easier for you to get around. While you might not need (or want) a car if you’re studying in the…
Crossing the road requires a complex set of mental calculations to judge the speed and distance of approaching vehicles vs the ability for you to get across the road. Texting, talking and using apps while you are walking leads to…
If you drive your own car for work (not just to and from work), then it’s part of the grey fleet. The grey fleet includes vehicles that are privately owned by employees vehicles that are privately rented or borrowed by…
Millions of vehicles have been affected by recalls to fix problems that weren’t apparent when they were extensively tested during development. Or, in some cases a manufacturer supplies a faulty part such as Takata with its airbags (Toyota, for example,…
Fuel is used to push a large truck through the air, so making it as slippery as possible, and with as little rolling resistance as is practical, can have a big effect on fuel usage. Little gains in fuel economy…
