These days countries like Norway and Australia are stressing on the road safety through innovative road safety videos. I feel that similar campaigns should be started in our country as well as the message sent out from the video is very simple and has a strong recall.
This kind of awareness campaign is very important in our country considering the number of two wheelers we have here. Everyday we add thousands of two wheelers on our roads. But how many of the riders are aware about road safety and the dangers awaiting them?
Through videos such as this one, people should be educated on the importance of safety and riding safely.
The Chevrolet Cruze scored a maximum 5 stars in the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) making it Australia’s safest car. Electronic stability control, traction control, ABS, brake assist, electronic brakeforce distribution, six airbags, seatbelt reminders and pretensioners with load limiters are standard on the Australian Cruze sold with the Holden badge.
More news about the VW Caddy has just come from Australia. If you remember, in a previous post, we gave a preview of what we can expect in India from VW. This piece of information is an addition to that post. Australia’s leading vehicle safety organisation, the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), has awarded the Volkswagen Caddy a four star rating- from a maximum possible five. Safety features like [ Read More ]
In Italy, Chevrolet has unveiled the LPG-powered Matiz (Spark) which comes with a choice of two engine options-the 4-cylinder of 995 cc 65 hp engine which is available in India, and the 3-cylinder 796 cc 51 hp, which was used on the Daewoo version in India. This move is to cash in on the demand for LPG-powered small cars which has recently risen to new heights in parts Europe. The [ Read More ]
Two wheelers aren’t always considered safe in comparison to four wheelers. Consequently, to alleviate the misery further, what we have here is possibly the world’s first airbags for bikers. One of the new developed products to use in the near future are airbags to protect your neck. It should go a long way in improving the safety aspect for bikers. Just check out the video below to see how it [ Read More ]
The S600 Pullman Gaurd is for those who want more luxury as well as safety that an S-Class has to offer. It’s definitely not a driver’s car as its mile long wheelbase will literally make you bleed in traffic, and I haven’t started on reversing or parking. The car is available in India and if you ever bought one, the best place to be on the Pullman is in its [ Read More ]
First the Kappa engine and then this. Hyundai is in the news for all the right reasons. Hyundai has been thriving to make safe cars and the crash test results of their i30 hatch at the EuroNCAP crash tests talk volumes of the research and engineering that has gone into making it. The Korean maker’s i30 has earned Euro NCAP’s top score for adult occupant protection – but only after [ Read More ]
