Unless you are a motor enthusiast, you might not know much about electric vehicles (EVs). With so few of them driving on Australian roads, you might wonder if there is something wrong with them. In fact, by far the biggest problem is price. And second, the Australian government offers little incentive to pay extra for electric cars.
The NSW inquiry into road tolling began in April 2017 with the intention to remove the secrecy surrounding tolling. Even though road tolls can and do cost motorists thousands of dollars a year, we don’t know much about the road tolling system.
Self-driving (automated) vehicles are exciting but this new technology cannot work with current CTP schemes.
Most drivers know the importance of keeping their eyes on the road. Even at only 60 kmh, if you look at your phone for only 2 seconds, you travel 33 metres blind. Too many drivers regularly travel blind because they use mobile phones.
It seems to be a quirk of human nature – when something goes well, we take the credit for it. But when it turns sour, we pin the blame on something outside ourselves. It could be other people, unexpected circumstances, or even the road.
Did you know you’re five times more likely to be killed on country roads than in the city? During 2016, 254 people lost their lives on NSW country roads. In fact, somebody is killed or seriously injured in a crash in the country every 85 minutes. In Dubbo and Mudgee alone, 12 people died in car crashes in 2016.
Riding a motorcycle has always been riskier than driving a car, but perhaps that’s part of the appeal. Unfortunately, it’s not just young men who have fatal accidents on motorbikes.
The greenslip.com.au team wonders how many motorists in Sydney know just how much they spend on road tolls.
If you recently borrowed money to buy a brand new car, you’re in good company. In four years to May 2016, financing for new vehicles doubled. Car loans now make up 60% of all loans, in fact, Australians are bingeing on car buying.
Are you considering buying a used car? A car purchase is usually one of the biggest you make but it is surprising how few people check the vehicle fully before they buy it. In fact, the most common nasty surprise Australians get is someone owes money on the vehicle – and unfortunately that’s now you.
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