The brake system of your car is one of the most vital safety features that without which driving would be impossible. There are many things that can go wrong with your brakes and as preventive maintenance and regular inspection, it would be best to check on a few parts so you don’t get caught without brakes on the road. Under the hood of any vehicle there is a container or … [Read more...]
New Tires Safer Drive? Not Always
Several reports from consumers have been found to have accidents linked to old tires being sold at many tire centers across the world. Even newly installed tires that have been manufactured years before they were installed onto vehicles have the potential to fail miserably soon after installation. These tires have long since been in inventories that though they are new have … [Read more...]
Easy Bad Weather Driving
Research into possible assistance by the car's computers along with various sensors in aiding drivers when driving in bad weather is underway to make the roads safer. Funded by Veridan and Honda, the researchers at The University of Buffalo are working to perfect and prototype a system which would have some built-in reflexes into the car allowing it to assist the driver in case … [Read more...]
Why Should Buses Complain about a 40 KPH Speedlimit?
If you haven’t heard yet, transportation authorities based in the Philippines have implemented a speed limit in key roads of the metropolis to put a stop on the spate of accidents that have been occurring lately. This is perhaps to cover up the boo-boo made by one Metro Manila Development Authority Chief who months back said that “There is no Speed Limit”, paving the way for … [Read more...]
Always Stay on the Right Lane
For most people, the logic of driving normally calls for you to stay in your lane at all times. Standard roads normally call for you to drive on the right lane, although some countries like Hongkong and London use the left line for right of lane privileges. But when you find yourself in the long stretches such as freeways and the highway, the temptation to change lanes will … [Read more...]