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Is driving on our roads stressing you out on a daily basis? Well, apparently, you’re not alone. According to a study done by insurance aggregator Confused.com , the Philippines has one of the most stressful roads in the whole ...

Malaysia In Top 10 Most Stressful Countries To Drive In The World

Some new findings (or it is a full-on study?) has dared to come out and say that Malaysia is one of the 10 countries that are the most stressful to drive in, coming in at 8th place behind Belgium (shockingly) ...

Police car stuck in gravel on Transmission Gully shoulder, number of vehicles already ticketed

Photo / Supplied A police car is stuck in deep gravel off the shoulder of Transmission Gully, less than 24 hours after it opened. The arrestor bed is designed to stop runaway vehicles and is made of deep loose ...

Transmission Gully opens to traffic after the road was first proposed 100 years ago

Transmission Gully has officially opened to traffic today, meaning people can finally drive on the new $1.25 billion road out of Wellington after lengthy delays. Kāpiti Coast District Mayor K Gurunathan says it’s an historic day for the region.“It has ...

MMDA Is Thinking About A Crazy New Number Coding Scheme

The Metro Manila Development Authority or MMDA is proposing two new crazy number coding schemes in a bid to lessen the worsening traffic situation. Though traffic improved in 2020 and 2021, mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, (Cubao to ...

50 cars in massive highway crash in Missouri

Photo / Supplied Multiple people are dead after a car crash involving about 50 vehicles in Missouri, United States. It’s believed the mass car smash was caused by a driver who suddenly hit the brakes, leading to a chain ...

Transmission Gully will open to traffic by the end of this month

Photo / Supplied Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has announced Transmission Gully, the troubled $1.25 billion road out of Wellington, is set to open to traffic by the end of the month. The four-lane motorway has been bogged down ...

Transport Minister: Drivers May Have To Pay 'Congestion Charge' To Enter KL

Driving into the city centre won’t just cost you petrol anymore as the government is looking into imposing a ‘congestion charge’, and this will of course start with Kuala Lumpur. Transport Minsiter Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said this congestion ...

Watch: Car crash interrupts news report about dangerous road

A car crash interrupted a news report about a dangerous strip of road, in what was impeccable timing to demonstrate the reporter’s point. A Los Angeles news crew was reporting on a hit and run that had happened in late ...

MMDA: No need for expanded number coding yet

Current 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM coding to stay for now Plenty of motorists have always rued the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP), more popularly known as “Number Coding”. As a means to reduce the number of vehicles on ...

NZ police approve Škoda Superb iV PHEV for operational testing

Photo / Supplied The Škoda Superb iV was the first iV model launched in Škoda New Zealand’sfamily of electrified vehicles. Since its launch in July 2021, it has demonstrated that the sustainable choice can also offer performance and safety ...

Southland grandmother disqualified after admitting 'boy racer' charge

Photo / Supplied A Southland grandmother who appeared on a “boy racer” charge, was told by a judge he thought she would have grown out of that behaviour. Tania Black, 35, beneficiary, of Southland, appeared in the Invercargill District ...

New Zealand Government to begin random roadside drug testing

Photo / Supplied The Government is set to begin random roadside drug testing next year in a bid to prevent drugged driving. Roadside drug testing will commence in early 2023, and will take a similar approach to alcohol breath ...

Hamilton Expressway end in sight, final touches being done

As the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway heads to the finish line, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has released a project video showing progress. The video shows the construction progress made on the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway ...

Coroner warns of sunstrike after car crash in blinding sun

Photo / Supplied A coroner has issued a warning about sunstrike after a man drove through a Canterbury intersection in blinding early-morning sunlight, collided with another vehicle and was killed. Coroner Mary-Anne Borrowdale has released her findings in the ...

Plan revealed to get Transmission Gully open earlier

Photo / Supplied Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is deferring some quality assurance tests and reducing the requirements for others in a bid to get Transmission Gully open earlier than would otherwise be possible. This is a significant shift ...

Telangana: Discounts on pending traffic challans

The traffic police are offering a 75% discount on challans for two-wheelers and three-wheelers, while cars and heavy vehicles get a discount of 50% or more on traffic challans. The Telangana traffic police are offering discounts on pending traffic ...

Great New Zealand Road Trips

Photo / Supplied Our favourite Kiwi road trips. Brought to you by the team behind our weekly Travel magazine, published on Tuesdays. Otago – Central Touring Route Over 335km, the Central Otago Touring Route travels through some of New ...

New Zealand set to get first electric milk tanker after government funding boost

Photo / Supplied The country’s first electric milk tanker is a part of a range of new climate-friendly vehicle and technology projects announced by the Government today. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister of Energy and Resources Dr Megan ...

AA ADVICE: Keeping car sickness at bay

Photo / Supplied Many of us are making most of the warm weather that remains to by road tripping to favourite spots. But travelling over tricky roads can make some people feel unwell. Travel sickness is very common. It’s ...

Karamea Highway reopening this week after work to clear 30 slips

Photo / Supplied The Karamea highway will gradually reopen from today after the town was nearly completely cut off for 12 days. A section of the highway over the Karamea Bluff was severely damaged by slips triggered by heavy ...

Watch: Kid delivering match ball for Super League leaves fans in stitches

A young mascot, dubbed “Whizzy Rascal”, left fans in stitches after failing to stop to give officials the match ball for the Warrington vs Castleford Super League game. Driving a mini BMW, the kid drove from the sideline to the ...

This Ford Mustang Mach-E is now an undercover police car

Photo / Supplied The police department in Concord, Massachusetts, is the latest squad to add an electric vehicle to its fleet. And it’s not just any electric vehicle either, but the new Ford Mustang Mach-E. The newly recruited police ...

Toll Hikes Causing A Sea Of Congestion As Motorists Divert To Lesser Roads To Avoid Paying

Heading on a soothing drive home after a long and arduous day might sound like the blessed relief one needs before having to face the grind again come the next work day. But more and more of the working population ...

Traffic Congestion Could Adversely Affect Driver’s Psychology, Experts Say

The kind of severe traffic congestion that occurs in major cities and very large towns – like those within the Klang Valley – can adversely affect drivers to the point that psychologists are making parallels to a ‘time bomb’. According to ...

Watch: Ferrari 812 Superfast crashes and Seat Leon Cupra bursts into flames following race

Recent dashcam footage shows just what can happen when you get into a high-speed race on a public motorway. Taken on Israel’s Route 6 highway, the video shows a Ferrari 812 Superfast undertaking a number of cars at an extremely ...

'Significant progress' made on fixing Transmission Gully pavement defects

Photo / Supplied “Significant progress” has been made towards fixing construction defects and pavement issues on Transmission Gully – the new motorway out of Wellington that’s yet to open. The four-lane-highway has been plagued by flawed chipseal and water seeping ...

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 ...

Karak Landslide - Highway Shut Till Saturday, Illegal Logging To Blame?

The huge landslide that was wrought upon the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway during a downpour on Wednesday, November 11th was one of the worst to hit the nation within the last few years and crippled transport to between the West and ...

BRT KL-Klang Line Along Federal Highway To Be Ready By 2018

The Bus Rapid Transit service that is planned to connect Kuala Lumpur and Klang, constructed along the Federal Highway, is revealed to be in expected operation by the tail-end of 2018. Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Aziz Kaprawi said the government ...

Ways to protect your car from damage caused by bikers

I am talking only about small dents/scratches here. I have observed that the contribution of bikers towards small dents/scratches on cars (in the city area) is substantial. BHPian BhaskarG recently shared this with other enthusiasts. Many of us bhpians ...

Hogging of Emergency Lane - Ambulance Was Delayed By 1 Hour

A video posted by an assistant medical officer showing inconsiderate drivers on the emergency lane getting in the way of an ambulance has since gone viral. The 104 seconds long video recording, taken from inside an ambulance that was rushing ...

Ferrari 488 Pista smashed after sliding under crash barrier

Photo / Supplied A Ferrari 488 Pista is left in pieces after sliding under a crash barrier on a motorway in Poland. The crash happened near the town of Wyrzysk when the driver lost control while driving along the ...

State Insurance reveals the most common car mistakes

Photo / Supplied State Insurance has collated a range of mistake-prone trends to help Kiwis glide through 2022 pitfall-free. The State Insurance Mistake Report has ventured beyond our most mistake-prone days of the week to unearth other nuggets of ...

Clocked at 176km/h, but Hastings driver says it was faster

Timothy Brooks Holden says he reached 195km/h on Gimblett Road near Hastings. Photo / Ric Stevens A driver who was caught racing on a rural road near Hastings at nearly 200km/h says his sentence was excessive, even though he ...

Nasty traffic jam in Tamil Nadu: Took 6 hours to cover 33 km

A few vehicles ran out of fuel & were pushed to the side of the road & occupants were trying to get into other vehicles. BHPian irdevanand recently shared this with other enthusiasts. Hi all, Got into a nasty ...

Watch: Tesla on Autopilot crashes into police car

Dashcam footage shows a Tesla in “Autopilot” mode crash into a police vehicle in August 2020. Two officers were standing in front of the vehicle, only making a narrow escape as the Tesla Model S brushes past them. The video ...

DBKL Might Impose No-Car Fridays For Staff, Encouraging Public Transport

If you’re a staff member for DBKL, you might not be allowed to drive your own car to work on Fridays. KL mayor Mahadi Che Ngah has officially put out a memo encouraging employees to forego their personal vehicles in ...

Flash Floods Bring Klang Valley To Its Knees - Root Causes Aplenty?

Knee-deep in flood water, more like. Some areas were hit even more severely with water levels on roads and walkways approaching waist-level, according to some accounts. Just yesterday evening heavy rain that poured over an expansive portion of Klang Valley’s metropolitan ...

Terrible Things Can Happen If You Rest Your Feet On The Dashboard

With safety being such a paramount consideration in cars, the term ‘airbag’ is likely now more widely associated as being a catch-all for faring well in the event of an accident. But what happens if you obstruct their operational pattern ...

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