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  2023 Daihatsu Xenia gets 3-star ASEAN NCAP rating – Alza twin gets low score due to low specs in Indonesia

  26 June 2023 / 24 comments

  The New Car Assessment Programme for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) has tested the Daihatsu Xenia, and this MPV for the Indonesian market has been given a three-star rating for its overall score of 64.50 […]

   

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  Knee airbag in cars – one up over the usual 6 airbags

  23 May 2023 / 7 comments

  Many might be familiar with the traditional front, side and curtain airbags, but the knee airbag is less known and perhaps less available as well. A knee airbag is a protective device that can be […]

   

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  Motorcyclist rides into path of car, collision occurs – here’s why AEB should be in the next car you buy

  12 April 2023 / 36 comments

  Here’s another instance of car-versus-motorcycle caught on camera, and in this video that is just over one minute long, the camera car is shown to have actually received a double serving of misfortune; more on […]

   

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  Police remind parents to ensure children follow road rules when riding motorcycles; Ops Didik to be held

  16 March 2023 / 17 comments

  With the start of the 2023 Malaysian school session next week, the police Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) remind parents to ensure their children follow road rules. Focusing on students riding motorcycles to school, […]

   

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  Enforce traffic regulations for motorcyclists to break their bad habits: USM transport engineering lecturer

  8 March 2023 / 36 comments

  Transport engineering lecturer at the Universiti Sains Malaysia School of Civil Engineering, Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah has called on the authorities to enforce traffic regulations to break their bad habits and lower their death toll […]

   

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  Two young children shown in front seat of car in video as driver appears to be drag racing another vehicle

  10 February 2023 / 27 comments

  In a recent example of publicised bad decisions, a video has surfaced on Twitter depicting two young children in the front seat of what appears to be a manual transmission Honda Civic – with black […]

   

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  2023 Perodua Axia gets four-star ASEAN NCAP rating

  8 February 2023 / 31 comments

  The 2023 Perodua Axia has received a four-star rating from the New Car Assessment Programme for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP), ahead of its official launch in Malaysia that is set to take place February […]

   

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  British PM fined for not wearing seatbelt in moving car

  26 January 2023 / 12 comments

  British prime minister Rishi Sunak has been fined for not wearing a seatbelt when he was seated in a moving vehicle, the BBC reported. Lancashire police stated that it has “issued a 42-year-old man from […]

   

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  Letting your kids stick their heads out through your sunroof could land you a RM500 fine and 3 months jail

  24 January 2023 / 15 comments

  Sila amik tindakan keatas pemandu yang membenarkan kanak2 mengeluarkan separuh anggota badan di lebuh raya NKVE Subang ke Bukit Lanjan @PDRMsia @JPJ_Malaysia @LLMrasmi kejadian 23/1 @ 1.15pm pic.twitter.com/TxAB01HICW — Bella (@nabilahroslan) January 23, 2023 PDRM […]

   

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  PM Anwar’s daughter gets brake-checked on highway – what does Malaysian law say about brake-checking?

  20 January 2023 / 39 comments

  We’ve been there before – the driver of a vehicle ahead of you suddenly hits the brakes, and before long, it appears that the road ahead was clear, and there was no good reason for […]

   

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  Gerik-Jeli lorry fatality – transport ministry revokes company’s license; prior public safety offences found

  27 December 2022 / 18 comments

  In a statement regarding the fatal crash involving a lorry and two passenger cars, which claimed the life of an unborn child, the Malaysian transport ministry said that transportation firm Mun Fei Enterprise has had […]

   

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  All car brands should agree on minimum safety standards – Jean Todt on road safety in Malaysia

  22 December 2022 / 16 comments

  Agreement between all car manufacturers on a minimum safety standard in all new vehicles sold would be a significant milestone in automotive safety, said Jean Todt, United Nations secretary general’s special envoy for road safety. […]

   

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  Malaysian motorcyclists should use public transport, from most dangerous to safest way to travel – MIROS

  21 December 2022 / 56 comments

  The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) hopes that Malaysian motorcyclists will ultimately be shifted to public transport, MIROS chairman Wong Shaw Voon said at a press conference today. “We hope that in the […]

   

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  2022 Hyundai Creta scores five stars, 2022 Stargazer scores four stars in ASEAN NCAP crash testing

  19 December 2022 / 0 comments

  The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries, or ASEAN NCAP has released the results for the Hyundai Creta SUV and the 2022 Hyundai Stargazer, and both are 2022 models produced in Indonesia for […]

   

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  Volvo switches lanes abruptly near toll booth, nearly causes collision – get into your chosen lane earlier!

  14 December 2022 / 37 comments

  Bro, kesian king la…change lane responsibly ??????????? Posted by Jonathan Wong on Saturday, 10 December 2022 DashCam Owners Malaysia Facebook group member Jonathan posted footage of this near collision between a Volvo XC60 and a […]

   

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