Road safety starts well before you even get the car out onto the road. Why? Well, it might not look it, but the driveway at home can be a very dangerous place. A place where great care is needed if the safety of children is a priority.
According to Kidsafe, the domestic driveway is the next most common cause of childhood traumatic death after
In NSW, six people have died during police pursuits in the past two years – pursuits generally initiated after traffic offences. The fleeing driver is generally a young man, often with no license, often with a significant - or at least extensive - criminal record.
Police claim pursuits are necessary. When she was police commissioner in Victoria, Christine Nixon told Melbourne’s The Age newspaper the community would not support police giving a "green light" to fleeing suspects.
This lifesaving technology offers unprecedented protection
The crash test in this vieo is happening at just 29km/h. And without the precise, head-protecting airbag choreography, even slow crashes like this one are killers.
To emphasise this point: if you hit a pole, sideways, at 29km/h or more, and if your car lacks side curtain airbags (or head protecting side airbags built into the seat) - you will probably die.
Impacts with large animals are seldom survivable - for the vehicle and the animalShould you swerve at high speed and risk losing control or head-on collision, or brake hard and risk hitting the animal and damaging the car? It’s worthwhile planning your response before being confronted with these unpalatable options face-to-face.
The breakdown lane on the freeway is a dangerous place. Here's how not to dice with death, stopped
My favourite place not to stop on the freeway: the breakdown lane. Understand the shocking risk motorists face when they don’t even think twice about dicing with death in the breakdown lane by watching the video below.
Have you ever really thought about what you would do if you break down on the freeway?
