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  BMW 360° Safety programme kicks off, aims to raise awareness of in-car safety for parents and children

  11 May 2016 / 8 comments

  BMW Malaysia, together with the Julia Gabriel Centre and the Association of Registered Childcare Providers Malaysia (PPBM), is organising the third edition of the BMW 360° Safety programme. Said event, which kicked off earlier this […]

   

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  Mandatory screenings for drivers aged 50 years and above, urine test for young licence holders proposed

  10 May 2016 / 42 comments

  In a report by The Sun Daily, the Road Safety Council (MKJR) of Malacca recently proposed that driving licence holders aged 50 years and above be required to undergo health screenings as a precautionary measure […]

   

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  Hyundai Elantra, Kia Picanto bag 5-star ANCAP rating

  6 May 2016 / 14 comments

  In the Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP), the 2016 Hyundai Elantra and the Kia Picanto have both scored a five-star crash safety rating. Overall, the Elantra gained a total score of 35.01 out of […]

   

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  India trialling “virtual” speed bumps to reduce deaths

  3 May 2016 / 21 comments

  India is trying out a new “virtual” speed bump with the objective of reducing fatalities caused by speed bumps and potholes, CarAdvice reports. Based on India’s 2014 road accident report, some 11,000 fatalities were recorded […]

   

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  VIDEO: Road safety – accidents do not affect just you

  26 April 2016 / 5 comments

  Have you ever wondered about the human cost of an accident? Ever said to yourself, when you see some car or motorcycle zooming recklessly at high speed, “idiot, as long as he only kills himself?” […]

   

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  FCA recalls 1.1m cars over “confusing” gear shifters

  25 April 2016 / 13 comments

  New (left) and old shifters on the Jeep Grand Cherokee Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has issued a recall for 1.1 million vehicles to address an issue where the vehicle moved after owners were confused about […]

   

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  126 UN Regulations to be enforced in Malaysia by 2020

  20 April 2016 / 16 comments

  Currently, a total of 100 United Nations Regulations (UNR) have been enforced in Malaysia. But as Bernama reports, Road Transport Department (JPJ) director-general Datuk Seri Ismail Ahmad said that the nation is on track to […]

   

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  Gov’t reveals immediate measures to improve road safety – AES, Kejara, LPT 2 review, IRAP execution

  19 April 2016 / 15 comments

  In light of the nation’s ever-increasing number of road accidents and fatalities, the government has announced that it will be implementing four urgent initiatives to help improve the situation. According to The Star, transport minister […]

   

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  UN calls for standard ESC, AEB in cars, ABS for bikes

  18 April 2016 / 14 comments

  Today's United Nations road safety resolution sets a huge moral challenge for the auto industry. #nozerostarcars Stop the Crash Posted by Global NCAP on Saturday, 16 April 2016 During the recent United Nations General Assembly […]

   

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  Global NCAP demands for safer vehicles from GM, as Chevrolet Sail gets a zero-star rating from Latin NCAP

  15 April 2016 / 13 comments

  Enough is enough. That’s the tone of David Ward’s letter to Mary Barra, chairman & CEO of the General Motors Company (GM). The secretary general of the Global NCAP wrote to Barra, expressing the automobile […]

   

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  3M Scotchshield Crystalline Security AutoFilm launched in Malaysia, introductory prices from RM2.9k

  14 April 2016 / 36 comments

  3M has introduced its new 3M Scotchshield Crystalline Security AutoFilm in Malaysia. The brand’s latest AutoFilm product is said to offer greater heat rejection as well as enhanced safety and security features. “In light of […]

   

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  New York’s “textalyser” will combat distracted driving

  14 April 2016 / 0 comments

  You may be familiar with a breathalyser, a device used to estimate blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample obtained from suspected drunk drivers. However, have you heard of a “textalyser” device? In today’s […]

   

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  Kia Sportage, Jaguar XF, Holden Spark and Skoda Superb all receive five-star safety ratings from ANCAP

  13 April 2016 / 3 comments

  In the Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP), the Kia Sportage, Jaguar XF, Holden Spark and Skoda Superb have all received five-star crash safety ratings. The latest results were released by the safety body today. […]

   

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  Adoption rate of ABS in Malaysia is behind Thailand, Indonesia and China; only 11% of new cars have ESP

  6 April 2016 / 60 comments

  At a technical conference organised by the Malaysian Automotive Institute (MAI) earlier today, Bosch revealed some startling figures surrounding Malaysia’s adoption rate of anti-locking brake systems (ABS) and electronic stability programmes (ESP) for locally-assembled models […]

   

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  Proton, Perodua to have AEB by 2020 – SAE Malaysia

  6 April 2016 / 47 comments

  National automakers Proton and Perodua are expected to adopt autonomous emergency braking (AEB) and lane-keeping active safety systems as standard by the year 2020. Speaking at a technical conference organised by the Malaysian Automotive Institute […]

   

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