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The report states that 5% of highways in India contribute to 60% of fatalities. According to the data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCBR), 1,55,622 people lost their lives in road accidents in India in 2021. India ...

Guide to buying a Digital Video Recorder (dashcam)

In recent years, you’ve probably been come across many reports about motorists being ‘saved’ by video evidence from a dashcam or digital video recorder (DVR). Where before there might have been a dispute between the parties involved as to ...

USA: Drive drunk & kill someone? You will pay child support

The bill has been called “Ethan, Hailey and Bentley’s Law”. The state senate Of Tennessee, USA has passed a bill, which requires drunk drivers to pay for child support, if they kill the minor’s parents in an accident. According ...

India To Push Ahead With Six Airbags In Cars Despite Resistance - Report

India’s road transport ministry is pushing ahead with its decision to require all passenger cars to have six airbags, despite resistance from some carmakers which say it will increase the cost of vehicles, a senior government source told Reuters. ...

Deathwish - Video Proves How Crazy-Dangerous 'Basikal Lajak' Are To All Of Us

Since the guilty verdict of Sam Ke Ting caused so much public uproar, Malaysians have taken to social media to post amateur video of these 'basikal lajak' riders on our streets. The scariest part about the circumstances surrounding this case ...

Injustice Or Fair Punishment? Mixed Feelings On The 'Basikal Lajak' Conviction

The ‘basikal lajak’ case has come to a conclusion with the verdict of guilty coming from the court of appeals, leading to quite a split of opinion between the public on whether justice was really served. Judge Abu Bakar Katar ...

Grants extended for plug-in vans and trucks

The Government has confirmed that the plug-in van and truck grants will be available for an additional two years, until 2024/25, but will change the eligibility criteria from the spring to focus on heavier vehicles. From 1 April 2022, ...

Legacy chargers on Gridserve Electric Highway replaced

GRIDSERVE Electric Highway has upgraded all its chargers across the UK’s motorways. Since June 2021, over 300 existing Medium Power Electric Highway chargers at over 130 motorway service areas run by Extra, Moto, Roadchef, Welcome Break and Westmorland, have ...

£30 million for highway decarbonisation projects

The £30 million Live Labs 2 competition, funded by the Department for Transport, is being announced today. The funding supports projects that decarbonise local highways infrastructure in regions across the UK. There will be a particular focus on making ...

Uncertainty over ‘Hierarchy of Road Users’ could cause conflict

Almost two thirds (59 per cent) of UK motorists believe that there will be more conflict on the nation’s roads as a result of the introduction of the new hierarchy of road users, according to road safety charity, IAM ...

Demand for car club surges to accommodate hybrid working

Many businesses are adding automated on-street car rental to their travel policies in response to growing demand for business travel as employees return to work, according to Enterprise. The surge in interest is down to workers needing greater ...

Using a poorly/unrated GNCAP car as a city driver

On Indian roads, the bigger you are, generally the safer you are. An unrated economy hatchback is still 50 times safer than a motorcycle. GTO recently shared this with other enthusiasts. Going for what might be the unpopular opinion ...

Indian Highways - And more food and "Delicious Dhabas"

On Indian Highways, you can “expect the unexpected”. You find any and everything and see the strangest sights, on our highways. Actually travelling on our highways, is a unique experience and gives you possibly the best insights about India. Given ...

Indian Highways - And "Signboards"

Mina announces ‘Fleet Approved' hardware certification scheme

Chris Dalrymple, MD at Mina EV charging payment specialists Mina has launched its ‘Fleet Approved™’ hardware certification scheme. Mina’s platform is the only hardware agnostic system that integrates with chargers of many brands, and not just those meeting OCPP ...

JustPark launches £350 EV charge grant for homeowners

On the day that the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) £350 grant ends, JustPark has launched its EV Rewards programme alongside its first incentive: a £350 JustCharge Grant towards buying and installing a home charging unit. This will help ...

ZipCharge Go wins British Engineering Excellence Award

ZipCharge, the pioneer in portable everyday EV charging, has won a prestigious British Engineering Excellence Award. The award for the R&D Project of the Year was given in recognition of ZipCharge’s R&D programme and putting the portable Electric Vehicle (EV) ...

Millions of motorists unaware of Highway Code changes

In the wake of widespread changes to the Highway Code earlier this year, millions of drivers are running the risk of breaking the rules of the road and endangering the safety of other road users and pedestrians. Research commissioned ...

Is using public transport safer than driving a personal car

There is a narrow band of distance within cities and across a few states where driving a car makes sense in the head but statistically still puts you at great risk of injury. BHPian Sarath_ recently shared this with ...

6 airbags mandatory for cars from October 1, 2022

6 airbags will be mandatory for the M1 category of vehicles. Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, has confirmed that all new cars manufactured from October 1, 2022, will come equipped with 6 airbags. The announcement comes ...

EV Rally of Scotland set to ‘electrify’ COP26 in November

November sees the UK host the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, to accelerate action towards climate change goals. The UK is committed to working with all countries and joining forces with civil ...

Knowing a vehicle's limits: A Force Gurkha owner's perspective

There’s a sacred honeymoon period where the new owner and the vehicle get to know each other prior embarking on extreme excursions or long expeditions. This is being dangerously curtailed in recent times. BHPian vigneshkumar31 recently shared this with ...

India Accounts For 5 Lakh Road Accidents Every Year, Road Safety Top Priority Of Government: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari says there is a need for artificial intelligence to remove human error Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday raised concern over the road accidents in India and stated that the country accounts ...

Continental Tyre, Shell, JKJR collaborate in Hari Raya Tyre Safety Check Campaign

In an effort to promote awareness on the importance of tyres in road safety, Continental Tyre PJ Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd, and the Road Safety Department (JKJR) have come together to launch the Hari Raya Tyre ...

Previously written-off cars will now be avoidable by used car buyers

Code 2 simply means a used vehicle while Code 3 denotes an accident damaged vehicle that is permanently unfit for use. Any insurance listed Code 3 (write-off) vehicles will soon be made accessible to the general public through a ...

See And Be Seen : A Road Safety Programme By Volvo Trucks For Cyclists

Volvo Trucks Malaysia continues its emphasis on spreading road safety awareness with another road safety programme called “See and Be Seen” which focuses on awareness in traffic for cyclists. The programme uses activities that demonstrate how to improve safety ...

Shell Malaysia Launches Road Safety Campaign Targeting Youth And Motorcyclists

Last weekend, Shell Malaysia launched #ShellSelamatSampai, a comprehensive road safety movement to drive road safety awareness and behavioural change among motorcyclists and youth. According to the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS), motorcyclists and youths were the biggest ...

Petronas Wants You To Stop For A Coffee Break

Petronas wants you to interrupt your balik kampung or cuti-cuti journey for a coffee break (or tea break, or any other beverage of your choice but that won’t be free). The Petronas Coffee Break campaign is back again in ...

Rent A Child Car Seat For Free This Hari Raya Season

We at Autoworld.com.my have been advocating road safety and we’re proud to share that our friends at Driven Communications and Mercedes-Benz Malaysia have a very important and noble project for this Hari Raya Aidilfitri season and it concerns the ...

Volvo Continues Commitment To Road Safety; Celebrates 2nd Year Of Partnership With Kidzania

Volvo will continue its commitment to road safety, particularly involving children, as it celebrates its second year of partnership with KidZania Kuala Lumpur. The collaboration between Volvo Trucks, Volvo Cars and KidZania started in 2017 and has thus far, ...

Volvo Trucks Malaysia Puts Safety First With Two Road Safety Campaigns

Volvo Trucks Malaysia has two road safety campaigns running i.e. “Stop, Look and Wave” and “See and Be Seen”, with the objective of increasing road safety awareness particularly for children and cyclists. But while professional truck drivers have the responsibility ...

Bosch Balik Kampung Campaign – One Wrong Part Ruins Everything

To inculcate road safety awareness, Bosch Automotive Aftermarket Malaysia launched the #GetItRight Workshop as part of its ‘One Wrong Part Ruins Everything’ campaign. The campaign encourages you to think about your car usage and not to underestimate the importance ...

How You Can Cause A Traffic Jam

We have all experienced it – the mysterious traffic jam. We’re driving happily and smoothly on the road, tapping our fingers to the latest hit song and then we see a slew of bright red lights light up ahead. ...

How To Take It Easy On The Road

The festive season is a time for celebration and a time for fun – gatherings with family and friends, indulging in the delicacies, taking a break from the hustle and bustle of urban life; it’s basically a time to ...

The art of following & changing lanes safely

This thread will try to put forward some basic rules and guidelines to avoid crashes while driving because of lane changes without appropriate caution, whether by you or another vehicle. BHPian SS-Traveller recently shared this with other enthusiasts. Much ...

How my friend's dashcam footage helped a truck driver

The public who assembled started blaming the truck driver, but the footage helped matters. BHPian Bibendum90949 recently shared this with other enthusiasts. This footage is from my friend’s dashcam. He was lucky to be driving a little behind. The ...

Five Tips For Safer Driving In Hazy Weather

As the weather grows worse in Peninsular Malaysia due to the haze and this becoming an annual or bi-annual occurance, conditions may prompt the average person to stay indoors instead of out. Escaping into our cars might seem an easy ...

Ford’s Driving Skills For Life Campaign Equips Drivers With Training To Stay Safe

The Ford Motor Company and its ongoing global campaign ‘Driving Skills For Life’ (DSFL) has branched to Malaysia through a newly-initiated series of workshops aimed to raise awareness of safe driving practices, kicking off with a session at Taylor’s University ...

Distancia Amigo: Why we need to un-learn tailgating

What is tailgating and why is it bad? If there’s one habit that drivers need to unlearn, it’s tailgating. In a nutshell, tailgating is when one vehicle is driving too closely behind another vehicle – not leaving enough distance to ...

AES To Be Implemented Across All Of Malaysia To Deter Accidents - Deputy Transport Minister

We Malaysians have had it fairly easy going on our roads, save for the odd roadblock that’s usually proceeded with speed trap if you’re going along a highway or straight stretch. All those previous efforts required police personnel on some ...

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