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  Comprehensive set of guidelines for electrical wiring in buses to be developed within six months – Loke

  21 November 2024 / 3 comments

  The transport ministry says that a comprehensive set of guidelines for electrical wiring in buses will be developed within six months. According to transport minister Anthony Loke, the process will take time as it requires […]

   

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  ASEAN NCAP introduces EV crash test assessment protocol, public advisory on EV accident safety

  14 November 2024 / 6 comments

  The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) has released three new guidelines on electric vehicle safety at its PC3 crash test lab in Melaka today. Among those is a new ASEAN NCAP assessment protocol […]

   

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  Express bus company failed safety code – Loke

  8 November 2024 / 12 comments

  Last week, an 18-year old was sadly fatally electrocuted while charging his phone through a power socket on an express bus at Penang Sentral. Since then, the transport ministry has activated an investigative task force […]

   

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  APAD imposes temporary ban on charging socket use in all express buses following electrocution death

  7 November 2024 / 0 comments

  The Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) has issued a temporary ban on the use of charging sockets in all express buses until the completion of the investigation into the death of a teenage bus passenger […]

   

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  Euro NCAP grades 5 cars for assisted driving – BMW i5, Mercedes C-Class, Volvo EC40, VW ID.7, BYD Atto 3

  24 October 2024 / 19 comments

  The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) has tested five cars against the latest testing protocols for the effectiveness of their respective assisted driving capabilities. The agency’s assessment of assisted driving systems in vehicles […]

   

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  MIROS child seat survey – evaluates readiness for new law, Touch ‘n Go eWallet credit for 1st 300 participants

  23 October 2024 / 5 comments

  The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) has released a new survey to assess the use of child car seats among Malaysian motorists. The agency says it intends to evaluate the public’s readiness for […]

   

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  2024 Xpeng G6 scores five-star Euro NCAP rating

  12 September 2024 / 5 comments

  The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) has released its findings for the Xpeng G6 electric SUV, which has scored the full five-star rating in its assessment. The Xpeng G6 was launched in Malaysia […]

   

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  Tesla Model S crash in the US – motorcyclist fatality occurred when Full Self Driving system was active

  31 July 2024 / 5 comments

  A 2022 Tesla Model S was found to have been operating with Full Self Driving functionality when it collided with, and killed a motorcyclist in Seattle, Washington in the United States, reported the Associated Press. […]

   

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  School zone speed limit to be lowered to 30 km/h: DPM

  16 July 2024 / 7 comments

  The speed limit in school zones will soon be lowered to 30 km/h from the current 40 km/h limit in order to lower the rate of road accidents in these zones, said deputy prime minister […]

   

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  MIROS Car Seat Check event at My Lovely Baby Puchong; July 13, 10am to 3pm, entry free of charge

  9 July 2024 / 1 comment

  Safety equipment is only as safe as it can be when correctly used, and so the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) is hosting a child seat check in conjunction with child products retailer […]

   

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  ZF shows new steering wheel airbag design allowing smartphone-like functions with touchscreens, sensors

  11 June 2024 / 0 comments

  The airbag is now a staple of passive safety equipment in a passenger vehicle, with the component assembly having been introduced to cars in the 1980s. The steering wheel has since been all but reinvented, […]

   

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  Do not add ornaments to steering wheel, dashboard; objects become projectiles when airbags deploy

  20 May 2024 / 13 comments

  Supplementary restraint systems, more commonly known as airbags, provide a layer of safety for occupants in a vehicle when a crash is unavoidable. These work by rapidly inflating bags upon detection of a collision in […]

   

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  Road accidents in Malaysia in 2023 – 600,000 cases recorded; 6,443 deaths, 65% involved motorcyclists

  17 May 2024 / 25 comments

  A total of around 600,000 road accident cases have been recorded throughout 2023, and in that time 6,443 lives were lost to road accidents, which translates to an average of 18 deaths every day last […]

   

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  Audi Takata airbag recall – PHSAM issues reminder to vehicle owners in Malaysia; current take-up rate 25%

  18 March 2024 / 7 comments

  Official Audi distributor in Malaysia, PHS Automotive Malaysia (PHSAM) has issued a reminder to owners of Audi vehicles in Malaysia to check if their vehicles are involved in the ongoing Takata airbag recall. The recall […]

   

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  ZF unveils multi-stage load limiter smart seat belt – potential for networking with cameras, sensors

  15 March 2024 / 1 comment

  Advanced driver assistance systems and myriad other forms of active safety equipment tend to attract the limelight where vehicle safety is concerned, though the seat belt should not be overlooked. After all, this has been […]

   

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