We often spend large amounts of driving time on our way to and from work – or otherwise known as every motorist’s worst nightmare, peak time traffic. With driving being globally omnipresent, it is clear that the globe suffers from a deficiency in its health implications. On a general scale, many road users view vehicle…

The difference between life and death could be a minor 5 km/h difference in speed, more particularly when pedestrians are scrambling across the streets like ants. Speed is one of the biggest factors involved in road accidents – you could either amend it to ensure you abide by the K53 road and traffic sign rules;…

Whether it’s a distracted driver, a fender-bender, or an incidence of road rage, it only takes a moment for disaster to strike. South Africa’s roads are notoriously dangerous for pedestrians and drivers alike. According to the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), more than 14 000 people died on South African roads in 2016 – 9%…

We often avoid reading the fine print when taking out vehicle insurance on a new or second hand car – which doesn’t even end up being driven by its owner majority of the time. A common trend among second hand car owners with big – or small – families, is that they habitually decide to…

The advances in the technology powering electric vehicles, and the increasing pressure being placed on governments by the public to move towards renewable, clean energy, has seen a number of countries and large corporations announce their intentions to move away from traditional combustion engines. At the beginning of last month, French Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot announced…

Africa’s dangerous roads? Child safety We’ve put together a list of things to remember when transporting a child: Don’t leave kids alone in the car Even on a seemingly cool day, temperatures inside a car can easily get hot enough to give your child a heat stroke, and can even cause death. The temperature in…

You may have heard many fearsome stories about car theft in South Africa, and what’s even scarier is that car theft commonly occurs from the comfort of second hand car owners’ homes Car theft is getting worse in many cities across South Africa, especially in Cape Town and Johannesburg, to the point where criminals are…

We’ve all been there – you’re on your way to work or coming back from dropping the kids off, when all of a sudden you hear a rattling coming from your car’s engine, or Smoke starts billowing out from under the bonnet. You’re forced to pull over and… Now what? All car models break down…

When 13-year-old Anchen Muller went missing in Cape Town last Friday, her parent expected the worst. Luckily for her parents, Anchen’s story had a happy ending… but not all of them do. If you could implant a GPS tracker in your child, would you? To some, it might sound like something out of a dystopian…

Are car makers becoming a drag in the race to a carbon-free, green environment? Well, we’re not the only ones who thinks so… A large chunk of pollutive emissions are coming from the automotive industry, and despite plans to ban diesel and petroleum combustion engines off city streets over the next few decades, car manufacturers…