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  Mazda CX-9 secures five-star safety rating from ANCAP; Australian pricing confirmed, from RM127k

  4 July 2016 / 12 comments

  The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has awarded the all-new Mazda CX-9 with a top safety rating of five stars, ahead of its launch in Australia this week. According to the car safety performance […]

   

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  JKJR to advocate for more affordable child car seats

  4 July 2016 / 7 comments

  Child car seats may soon be offered as an optional accessory with new car purchases by the end of 2016. The Malaysian Road Safety Department (JKJR) has stated that it will put forth the proposal […]

   

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  More deaths and accidents expected this Raya – police

  1 July 2016 / 31 comments

  As Op Selamat 9 is conducted for this year’s Hari Raya Aidilfitri season, casualties on the road can be expected to increase even further, says the chief of federal police Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department […]

   

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  Automakers recall 1.3 million cars in Japan over faulty Takata airbags – further recalls overseas likely

  1 July 2016 / 15 comments

  The Takata airbag saga continues on as another spate of recalls take place, this time in Japan. A number of Japanese automakers have issued a recall for around 1.3 million cars domestically, but some are […]

   

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  Proton Perdana not affected by Takata airbag recall

  30 June 2016 / 37 comments

  Proton has stated that its Accord-based Perdana, previously produced for Government usage, is not affected by the ongoing Takata airbag recall in the country. The previous Perdana was a rebadged version of the eighth-generation Accord. […]

   

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  JPJ offers assistance to trace vehicles for airbag recall

  30 June 2016 / 21 comments

  As the Takata airbag issue further expands both locally and abroad, the Road Transport Department (JPJ) has come forward to offer help with the recall process. The department says it will extend its help to […]

   

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  Malaysian police: no holding handphones in traffic

  28 June 2016 / 69 comments

  Motorists are reminded that using a handphone while driving is against the law, and police will be clamping down hard on errant drivers. This message was put across by Federal traffic investigation and enforcement department […]

   

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  Another possible airbag shrapnel death in Malaysia – all you need to know about Takata airbag recalls

  27 June 2016 / 135 comments

  We might have had another case of Takata airbag shrapnel killing a driver over the weekend. A collision between a Honda City and a Mercedes-Benz in Kota Damansara on Sunday resulted in the 44 year […]

   

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  Malaysian transport minister: road-users attitude to safety is poor, changes in helmet law being considered

  26 June 2016 / 46 comments

  The attitude of Malaysian road-users towards safety campaigns held during festive seasons in Malaysia to raise safety awareness and prevent road deaths was critisised by Transport minister Datuk Sri Liow Tiong Lai. Speaking at the […]

   

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  Is your child car seat installed properly? Is it the right seat for your child? Register for a free car seat check!

  23 June 2016 / 6 comments

  So you’ve bought child safety seats for your children. That’s a great start! But are the seats installed properly, and are they even the right seats for your child? With so many variations of child […]

   

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  Please use child seats to balik kampung this 2016 Hari Raya – get FREE child car seat rental from paultan.org

  12 June 2016 / 24 comments

  Dear readers, dear parents, the Hari Raya Aidilfitri season will be upon us again soon and to most of us, that brings about long and arduous balik kampung journeys. It’s an undeniable fact that accident […]

   

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  ASEAN NCAP: Four stars for Nissan Navara, Suzuki Ertiga and MU-X; Kia Morning, Hyundai EON get zero

  31 May 2016 / 38 comments

  Click to enlarge The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) has announced the test results of seven car models that were assessed in Q2 2016. They include the Nissan X-Trail, Nissan […]

   

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  Takata defective airbag inflators – eight carmakers to issue recall for more than 12 million vehicles in the US

  30 May 2016 / 21 comments

  According to a Reuters report, eight automakers in the US will recall more than 12 million vehicles for defective Takata airbag inflators. The new recall is focused on passenger-side air bag inflators, whereas prior recalls […]

   

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  Mother faults forward-facing child seat for daughter’s severe injuries, sister in rear-facing seat unharmed

  27 May 2016 / 15 comments

  An unfortunate accident has taken place in New South Wales, Australia, involving a forward-facing child seat. The accident involved two little girls – one, in a forward-facing child seat sustained serious injuries, while the other, […]

   

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