Shaun de Jager, a tow truck driver for CAA, blogs about the crazy, weird, and downright scary things he sees on our roads. You would think driving for a living 12 hours a day, I would become accustomed to seeing close calls on our roads as a result of careless, dangerous and distracted driving. I […]
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Road Myths: Physics of a head-on collision
November 23rd, 2010 
admin Filed under: By the Numbers, Safety Shaun de Jager, Founder of RoadAwareness.org speaks out about road safety and road related issues. The myth is that if two cars travelling at the same speed, say 50km/hr and collide head-on, the effect and damage is the same as one car colliding with a solid, immovable object at […]
Road Myths: How long can you drive after the fuel light comes on?
October 25th, 2010 admin Filed under: Safety, Ownership and Repair Shaun de Jager, Founder of RoadAwareness.org speaks out about road safety and road related issues. How far can you go once your low fuel light comes on? This is a question that drivers have been pondering since the first car rolled off the production line. It’s also a question […]