Recruits set on collision course

Crash-test dummies haven't always been used to rate car safety.

Try walking and talking

A dramatic decline in children who walk to school is a missed opportunity.

Siemens trains the biggest cause of rail delays

MELBOURNE'S troubled Siemens trains are causing more delays on the rail network than any other issue, freedom of information documents reveal.

Deported Hmong held by Lao army in squalid camp

VIENTIANE: The 4500 ethnic Hmong asylum seekers - including more than 40 probably bound for Australia - who were forcibly deported from Thailand in late December are being held in squalid secret camps in remote parts of Laos, guarded by soldiers.

Young people pick least safe cars

YOUNG drivers are choosing the least safe cars, often with deadly consequences, new research from Monash University has found.

Airbags a winner as thousands saved

AIRBAGS and other improvements to car safety have saved at least 2700 lives and the Australian economy nearly $20 billion since the early 1990s.

Is speed really a killer

Lobbyists are arguing for an increase in some speed limits to curb boredom and road rage.

Local releases earn their safety stripes

HOLDEN'S entire Commodore family sedan range and Statesman luxury limousine have qualified for Australia's top crash-safety rating, all thanks to a small blinking light on the dash.

Local Car Makers Hit Hard

THE Australian car industry has weathered one of its toughest years in recent times, with its cars outsold by imports five to one.

Cars Soon Able To Torque The Talk

CAR makers are working on the biggest advance in car safety since the invention of headlights.