At the 36th Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) last month, I was impressed when I read in the press kit of the new Ford Everest that it has seven airbags: “Front, side, curtain and knee airbags for…
You have probably seen this facility if your regularly drive through Bicutan along the South Luzon Expressway. It’s a large white building, at the front of which is an actual road course. Cars or motorbikes would be…
HSDC’s riding instructors imparted some concrete tips on how to ride more safely. The most important ones are:…
It’s a lesson in responsible use of social media. A photo of a “mini-footbridge” built by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in Manila has gone viral and earned the ire of netizens for supposedly being an…
Motorcycle safety in the country has been notoriously lax, at least when the authorities aren’t looking. More laws are apparently needed to further increase non-compliance. As suggested by a safety advocacy group for kids, the Senate is…
The motorist who infamously overtook the convoy of President Benigno Aquino III last week allegedly name-dropped Vice-President Jejomar Binay. The move was not met with disapproval from Binay, a 2016 presidential aspirant. Binay urged authorities to file…
Toyota has announced the recall of 6.39 million vehicles worldwide. The company cited five different problems. The recall is another blow to the world’s largest automaker whose reputation for quality and safety has been dented in recent…
Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMPC) has announced the recall of its best-selling Innova, Fortuner, and Hilux vehicles sold in the country from November 2004 to June 2010. The recall, aka “special service campaign” covers Fortuner, Hilux and…
Car buyers, motorists and commuters in the Philippines have not heard nor seen any of the following: the Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G5, Saturn Ion, Chevrolet HHR, Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky. None of these General Motors vehicles…
At the opening of the Asia Pacific Drive Tourism Conference, Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) president Jean Todt urged all countries to sign up to the Decade of Action for Road Safety and make tourism safe for…
