road safety
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How Often You Should Actually Be Stopping for a Break When on a Road Trip
1After what feels like an incredibly long time to Australians who have been in lockdown this year, we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and enjoy a bit more freedom. One thing that many people and families have missed over the last few months have been road trips – whether…
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How Australia’s Mobile Phone Detecting Cameras Will Work
Over the years, advances in technology and transport policy have greatly impacted drivers. In the 1980s this came in the form of random breath testing, and more recently, mobile drug testing. A new policing tool under consideration may have a similar effect: cameras that can automatically detect mobile-using motorists.
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Why Car Mirrors Are Better Than Car Cameras
Walking around the Frankfurt Motor Show on the weekend, there were Audi E-tron shuttles zooming around to ferry attendees between the press room and the far reaches of the show. Like many E-trons in the European market, these ones had the camera-based mirrors that automakers have been putting on concept cars for the past 15…
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How To Change Gears Without Using The Clutch
Car nerds and trackday bros love to talk about their “heel-toe shifting” – which involves manipulating the brake and accelerator simultaneously with one foot. It turns out there’s an easier way to get the same job done: simply ignore the clutch.