Puspakom on carjackers: be cautious with 3rd parties
A week after the unfortunate theft of a sports car at a Puspakom inspection branch – in which a carjacker posing as a potential buyer nicked the vehicle at the end of …
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VIDEO: Touching Toyota Safety Sense commercial goes through life from dad’s and daughter’s eyes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1GIDy-U9g "Love works invisible. Toyota works love." Things can sound pretty silly in Japlish, but after watching this video, you'll know exactly what they mean. Father's Day is coming soon, and this …
Please use child seats to balik kampung this Hari Raya – get FREE child car seat rental from us at paultan.org
Dear readers, dear parents, the Hari Raya Aidilfitri season will be upon us soon and to most of us, that brings about long and arduous balik kampung journeys. It’s an undeniable fact …
BMW Child Seats available at RM1,799-1,999 promo
This morning's event at Publika, which saw the launches of the BMW 1 Series facelift and 2 Series Gran Tourer, was in fact part of the second iteration of BMW's Safety 360 …
VIDEO: Lorry drops driveshaft, hits car on the NKVE – drivers, always keep a safe distance to vehicles ahead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyUoCpb9mIo More troubling incidents involving poorly maintained lorries in Malaysia have come to light. After a 30-tonne lorry with apparent brake failure smashed into 24 vehicles in Kuala Lumpur last Tuesday, yet …
VIDEO: Student driver reverses into a motorcycle – check your mirrors or get a reverse camera, everyone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8FQDugbhNE Overshoot a traffic light, and decide to reverse back to not block incoming cars? We’ve all been there. Not everyone is capable of doing so safely, though. For some, it can …
Car stolen at Puspakom – watch out for carjackers
We have just gotten wind of a terrible car theft case involving a sports car here in Malaysia. What’s more alarming is that it happened at a Puspakom inspection centre, with the …
Use of child car seats to be enforced by 2017 – report
The government is set to propose an amendment to the Road Transport Act 1987 to regulate the use of child seats in cars, which is expected to be enforced by 2017, The …
Tow truck scam incidents are on the rise in Malaysia – know your rights; who to call during car breakdowns
An unfortunate “tow truck scam” incident is currently being widely shared on social media platforms. The story is as such: the victim lost control of his car, and thus required the vehicle …
Malaysian Transport Safety Board to be established, open for public discussion until June 30
In the wake of recent fatal accidents on land, sea and air, the Ministry of Transport – together with the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) – is looking to establish …
VIDEO: Shah Alam public saves child locked in a car
A video showing a crowd attempting to save a child locked in a car parked in front of a bank in Section 9, Shah Alam went viral on social media earlier today. …
Shockingly, only 7-9% use rear seat belts, MIROS finds
A study by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) has alarmingly found only 7-9% of Malaysians to wear seat belts in the back, The Star reports, with transport minister Datuk …
PSA: Petition to make the use of child restraints compulsory in passenger cars in Malaysia
An informal group of concerned individuals called The Child Restraint Action Group hopes to petition the government to make child restraints (child seats) compulsory in all four-wheeled vehicles, in addition to other …
