Some manufacturers specify that you should run your car on 95 or 98 octane minimum rather than on regular ULP (unleaded petrol). Some of these high-performance fuels make claims that they will clean your engine, help protect it and even…
Some manufacturers specify that you should run your car on 95 or 98 octane minimum rather than on regular ULP (unleaded petrol). Some of these high-performance fuels make claims that they will clean your engine, help protect it and even…
Unfortunately this is a very real, but quite rare, part of driving that hopefully you will never experience: a person deliberately stages an accident which looks like your fault, but is really designed to achieve them an insurance payout, or…
Flash floods are possible at any time. Some areas are particularly prone to them and you will see signposts, such as the one below, mounted on high poles. At the edge of a flood you will have standing water several…
How are road widths decided? Road widths are decided using: Vehicle type Volume (frequency) Speed Lane type required (e.g. is a turning bay required, or will long vehicles need to turn sharply and therefore need a larger swept path) Situation…
Who is to blame? When you have an accident an insurance company will decide who is to blame. How we use blame is slightly different to how insurance companies use blame. To them, ‘blame’ also carries with it the implication…
You will more likely encounter horses on rural roads, particularly if there are equestrian training facilities, pony clubs or larger lifestyle block properties where residents might keep one or two horses for their children. Collision risk Horses are prey animals…
Phantom traffic and jamitons One single car can start a traffic jam. Phantom traffic when cars on the road stop for no (apparent) reason. Traffic is a function of flow, density of the vehicles (i.e. how close they are together) and the…
