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NZ mandates electronic stability control on all cars – will this affect what you can buy?

Electronic stability control (ESC) is an electronic safety system that detect if your car is skidding. By selectively applying the brakes in varying forces individually on each wheel it helps the driver regain control. It’s so good that it’s estimated…

Animal road signs from Australia and New Zealand

While you’ll see a lot of road kill on the UK’s roads, like badgers, stoats and the occasional deer, drivers in other countries have to contend with different wildlife, some of it as big as a car. Check out these…

TRL report recommends restrictions on young drivers

The government commissioned a report from TRL in response to Department of Transport figures for 2011 showing rising numbers of 17-25-year-olds are involved in crashes. 22 percent of fatalities on Britain’s roads occur in incidents involving drivers in this age…