Insurance companies are gradually moving to coerce private drivers to install telematics devices in their vehicles in order to attract a lower premium, and it’s not just young learner drivers that are being targeted. However, there is a huge privacy backlash, and…
Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay recently announced new rules that increase the number of ‘safe vehicles’ for P-platers. This new list adds around 6500 new vehicles which should help make life easier for families and young drivers to pick a…
Remember that as of this week (1 July 2014), that Roads and Maritime fees increase. The following will be the current fees at 1 July. Description Current From 1 July 2014 Increase Unrestricted Driver Licence – 1 year 52 54 2…
May has been a busy month for changes that make vehicle ownership easier for NSW drivers. Roads Minister Duncan Gay announced two significant improvements: The introduction of 10-year drivers licences for drivers between the ages of 21 and 44 The extension…
Sydney usually features somewhere in the top 10 in the world in surveys of liveability, natural environment and sustainability, but its rank is pulled down overall by our transport woes. As you’ll know, if you’ve tried to drive anywhere in…
In 1976 Professor Harry Hurt conducted a motorcycle safety study in the USA at the bequest of the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The study, called Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures, Volume 1: Technical…
The Institute of Advanced Motorists in the UK recently surveyed 700 motorcyclists to find out their experience of buying protective clothing. 90% of riders say they ride with protective clothing all the time, but 43% of them said that the…
