Forward collision warning (FCW) and automatic emergency braking (AEB) are two technologies that reduce the risk of running into an object on the road such as a pedestrian or other vehicle. These types of collisions are caused by inattention (distractions)…
Earthquakes are common in New Zealand, but most of the time they are small enough that you wouldn’t feel them while you are driving. However, occasionally there are ones that are large enough that you will feel it, or you…
You’ve moved your car a couple of metres into your car port or garage, turned off the engine after a few seconds and now it won’t start again – it just turns over without firing. Don’t keep trying to start…
Companies that operate vehicles need to manage their drivers and the vehicles, whether they are driven on the road or solely off-road, and whether they are owned by the company, leased or staff-owned (the ‘grey fleet‘). The software used for…
The grey fleet consists of vehicles that do not belong to and are not leased by the company, but they are used for business travel. It consists of: Vehicles privately owned by staff Vehicles on novated leases (where the company…
Getting a good deal on a car can really mitigate the effects of depreciation when you come to sell it again. But when is the best time to buy, and how can you get the deals? Buy when you don’t…
When you buy a new car it will never have 0km on the odometer. There will always be a few kilometres? Why is this? Surely if a car is new, it should arrive having never been driven, right? Wrong. Cars…
A sharrow is a double-chevron road marking indicating a shared cycle/vehicle lane. It warns motorists that this is an important cycle route, and it encourages cyclists to use more of the lane where there is potential danger (e.g. from parked cars), but…
Dyslexia makes it more difficult to learn to drive, but it doesn’t mean that people with dyslexia are bad drivers. Learner licence For the learner licence test, it is more difficult to absorb written material which is why we created…
Motorbikes and scooters are allowed to use some lanes that car drivers are not allowed to use, but there is some confusion as they are not always signposted. It doesn’t matter what type of motorbike or scooter you have, you…
Traffic lights are sometimes controlled by an electromagnetic sensor loop embedded in the road that starts about a metre back from the white line and extends for several metres. It detects large metal objects sitting over the top of them.…
The best time to sell your car depends on what type of car it is, how much depreciation it is likely to experience in the future, its difference in price between what you paid and what it is reasonably worth,…
This is the essence of the new Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2016 rule and it saves you reading the whole document: It replaces the 2002 VDAM rule and came into effect on 1 February 2017. If you need to know…
There is no point in owning a high-quality and expensive bike if you’re not prepared to make the effort to clean your bike like a pro. The bike can get quite dirty, especially in winter when everything can be best described as…
When you purchase a car there are different options in terms of how new and how much use they have had. You will come across terms used in advertising so if you don’t know what ex-demo means, read on. Brand…
It’s common to drive on a beach in New Zealand. In fact, some of the earliest roads were beaches and even race tracks (e.g. the beach at Muriwai, west of Auckland), and some of our most popular tourist attractions are,…
Skin versus the road is a argument the road will always win, but it doesn’t stop motorcyclists from riding around in summer wearing shorts, a t-shirt and jandals. Unfortunately summer is the time you really want to be outside on…
85 degrees Celsius is enough to burn your skin, and that’s how hot black surfaces in your car can reach if they are exposed to the sun when it’s just 35 degrees outside. The air temperature inside the car could…
Group riding on motorbikes can be fun, but it can also make riding more dangerous and frustrating. Group size Groups should be kept small and always make sure that all riders are at a similar level otherwise the slowest tend…
What is company driver training? Company driver training (or ‘fleet driver training’) is where you provide information and upskilling to drivers that drive while working for your company. Companies have a legal obligation under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015…
