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  Phone detection cameras now operational in NSW, Australia; RM973 fine, five demerit points if caught

  24 September 2019 / 9 comments

  Drivers in New South Wales, Australia will now be observed and soon be fined for using their phones while driving, Car Advice reports. The phone detection cameras will go live later this year following a […]

   

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  Missed your highway exit? Keep calm and carry on

  13 September 2019 / 50 comments

  It’s another long weekend, and for quite a few, this will be another opportunity to hit the road and visit friends and family. For longer jaunts out of town, this typically means travelling on highways. […]

   

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  Toyota to introduce anti-acceleration safety feature

  20 August 2019 / 13 comments

  Toyota is reportedly planning to roll out a new feature to prevent accidents caused by pressing the accelerator instead of the brake pedal, resulting in unintended acceleration. The safety function will suppress engine output if […]

   

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  Puspakom Sedia Bantu customer days: Aug 19 – Oct 2

  16 August 2019 / 3 comments

  Members of the public can now receive information from legitimate sources on all things related to vehicle inspection from the ‘Puspakom Sedia Bantu‘ (Puspakom at your service) customer days at selected Puspakom centres nationwide from […]

   

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  Takata begins restitution payments to inflator victims

  9 August 2019 / 9 comments

  Driver of vehicles with faulty airbags manufactured by Takata will collectively receive nearly $9.8 million (RM41 million) from a restitution fund a part of the auto parts supplier’s guilt plea for the production of airbag […]

   

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  Hyundai Rear Occupant Alert to be standard by 2022

  1 August 2019 / 3 comments

  Last year, Hyundai debuted its Rear Occupant Alert (ROA) on the Santa Fe SUV, which reminds drivers of occupants – such as children – that have been left in the rear seat of the car. […]

   

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  PLUS mulls Penang Bridge average speed cameras

  22 July 2019 / 12 comments

  Penang Bridge operator PLUS Malaysia is considering the installation of average speed cameras on the bridge as an additional enforcement measure to deter speeding, Bernama reported. “The average speed of a vehicle will be calculated […]

   

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  2019 Ford Everest in Australia – all variants with AEB

  18 July 2019 / 0 comments

  The Australian-market 2019 Ford Everest now includes autonomous emergency braking (AEB) and other active safety features across its range, where previously these were available only on the more expensive Trend and Titanium trim levels. Now, […]

   

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  Safety a major focus for Perodua – Advanced Safety Assist to be available on lower, cheaper models soon

  17 July 2019 / 18 comments

  It’s been revealed that Perodua is putting heavy focus on the safety aspect of motoring, and the automaker plans to introduce the Advanced Safety Assist (ASA) suite of safety systems to a wider range of […]

   

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  2019 Toyota Hilux updated, receives AEB for Australia

  2 July 2019 / 12 comments

  Popular not just among the rural set, the Toyota Hilux has been the Australian best-seller, and has now received a considerable upgrade in its safety package. The 2019 Hilux range for the Australian market now […]

   

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  UEM Edgenta, MHA, CIDB sign safer highways MoU; mechanised highway maintenance machines launched

  19 June 2019 / 11 comments

  A tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between UEM Edgenta, the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) and the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) for improvement in the safety of expressway maintenance and operations. “The […]

   

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  Ops Selamat 15 – 207 fatalities recorded in 12 days

  11 June 2019 / 10 comments

  The police has announced that 207 road fatalities were recorded within a 12-day period of Ops Selamat 15 since the road safety operation was launched on May 29 in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri […]

   

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  BMW Malaysia teams up with Childline Foundation for ‘From Day One’ campaign – child car seat advocacy

  3 June 2019 / 5 comments

  BMW Malaysia has partnered with Childline Foundation for the fifth edition of the BMW Safety 360° Programme to promote ‘From Day One’, a safety campaign that is aimed at educating the public on the importance […]

   

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  Ops Selamat 15 – 7,012 road accidents in first 4 days

  3 June 2019 / 5 comments

  Last Wednesday, police began Ops Selamat 15 in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive period, and as of yesterday, it revealed that there had been 7,012 road accidents involving 10,042 vehicles reported nationwide during […]

   

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  Bed usage in vehicles violates seatbelt law – MIROS

  30 May 2019 / 25 comments

  Following the publication of our article on the dangers of unused safety features present in cars, the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) has said that the usage of beds or similar articles in […]

   

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