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The 2021 Isuzu D-Max has scored a five-star rating in the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), and it is the first to be tested through the programme's stricter criteria. Introduced in …
The tragedy of heatstroke has struck again, this time in Sungai Petani, Kedah where a four-year-old was inadvertently left in a parked car and died as a result. The four-year-old girl's father, …
The government has announced that the enforcement of child car seat usage has been postponed until the end of the year, Bernama reports. This follows on the announcement made in July, when …
The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) is conducting development tests for autonomous emergency braking (AEB) systems, in preparation for the new Asean NCAP protocol for 2021 until 2025, it said …
Bridgestone is collaborating with Microsoft for the development of a real-time, tyre damage monitoring system; a world-first, says the tyre and rubber products manufacturer. This is a serious matter, says Bridgestone, as …
The misuse of rear fog lamps and installation and the use of 'ice blue' light bulb for tail lamps can dazzle and distract nearby road users, and cause accidents as a result, …
Wow, 2020 has been rough, huh? We hope you've all been keeping yourselves safe during this difficult time. The coronavirus outbreak has affected livelihoods throughout the country, and the government clearly believes …
Swedish carmaker Volvo will recall 2.18 million vehicles worldwide for the repair of a steel cable that could wear down and reduce the capability of the cars' seat belts, Automotive News Europe …
Toyota has announced that it has developed a new Acceleration Suppression System that supplements the existing system in deter accidents or reduce damage that results from misapplication of the throttle pedal. This …
Usage of child car seats in Malaysia became mandatory in January this year, however then-transport minister Anthony Loke said that drivers will not be penalised for not complying with the rules for …
The Daihatsu Rocky has been awarded a five-star safety rating following crash testing carried out by the Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP). The compact SUV, which went on sale in Japan …
The transport ministry says it is looking into ways to reduce the number of road accidents and prevent fatalities, The Star reports. Transport minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said that the …
An instrument for safety research is being shared for the greater good. Toyota will be making its Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS) software freely available from January 2021, the Japanese manufacturer …
The ministry of transport has released a survey on the enforcement of stricter laws on drink-driving offences, following a spate of highly publicised road incidents involving suspected drunk drivers. Key questions here …
We are big advocates of child safety seats, and this news is music to our ears – BMW Malaysia has announced it is entering the second phase of its child seat subsidy …
Here's an advantage to be had from parking your car under direct sunlight, and something that could be helped by our tropical climate. Heat is key to killing coronavirus, according to Travis …
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released a video of the 2019 JL-generation Jeep Wrangler undergoing the frontal small overlap crash test, which was remarkable for the outcome which saw the …
Authorities in New South Wales, Australia have issued more than AUD$7.1 million (RM19.9 million) in fines to around 21,000 motorists for mobile phone usage while driving, as captured by mobile phone detection …
Carmakers are racing each other to deliver full autonomous driving to the buying public, with many promising to bring the technology to market within the next few years. This increasing automation will …
Inspector-general of police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador hopes that motorists who ignore the safety and cause the death of other road users will face harsher penalties, Bernama reported, following an …
