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Following a spate of accidents, the government will require all heavy vehicles to be fitted with 'Speed Limitation Devices' that would cap speeds to 90km/h Malaysia will require owners of lorries and buses to install a device that prevents vehicles from going faster than 90km/h, after a spate of fatal road accidents, including a bus crash on Monday that killed 15 university students . Malaysia's roads are among some of the world's most dangerous, with one person dying every two hours according to government statistics between March 2024 and March 2025. Lorries and buses routinely flout the speed limit of 90km/h, and high-speed collisions are common on the country's highways. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with SCMP Knowledge , our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team. On Friday, Trans...

Travellers charged down country lanes on carriages at Appleby Horse Fair as thousands more visitors descended on Cumbria for Europe's biggest Gypsy festival. About 10,000 people from the Gypsy and traveller community are expected to attend this year's gathering in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, along with 30,000 visitors between June 6 and 12. On Sunday, spectators lined the streets as they watched travellers, including children, race down narrow lanes at death-defying speeds, while others were seen riding horses through the water. The official Appleby Horse Fair social media shared footage of horses charging down the lanes, writing: 'If you're planning to visit Appleby today, please be on the alert for fast-moving horses, especially around the Flashing Lane. 'Stay out of the carriageway as horses move at speed and cannot be quickly stopped if something or someone steps into their way.' Over the weekend, footage has also emerged of a van going...

The class action lists three plaintiffs who allegedly experienced braking issues while driving. It’s claimed the Hyundai Palisade’s brakes cause it to skid on rough or uneven road surfaces. One dealer reportedly told a driver the vehicle’s ABS performance was completely normal. The Palisade is one of Hyundai’s most important models in the US. So far this year, it ranks as the brand’s fourth-best seller, behind only the Tucson, Elantra, and Santa Fe, with 44,544 units sold in the first five months. However, the popular seven-seater is now the subject of a class action lawsuit alleging a fault with the ABS and/or traction control system. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the lawsuit claims that the ABS and/or traction control systems in 2023 to 2025 Hyundai Palisade models are defective. According to the complaint, the vehicle can misread wheel speed when braking on rough or unev...

Today we're bringing you a used car that needs some work -- this 1977 Dodge Ramcharger. This one has the 440 factory big-block. It has a Dana 44 with locking hubs and an 8 and 3/4-inch rear end. It also has a custom roll bar. According to the seller, it runs and drives but is not streetworthy. It will need some tires and a lot of work -- the paint is clearly in need of upgrading, for one thing. If you have what it takes -- time, money -- to restore this one, you can find it in Vancouver, Washington for $2,800. Click here for more. [Images: Seller] Become a TTAC insider. Get the latest news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by subscribing to our newsletter .

The NASCAR Cup Series will race in Mexico City next weekend, the first points paying race on international soil, which requires an intense logistical process considering they're practically racing just south of Canada this weekend. Michigan International Speedway. That race should end somewhere around 5 p.m. but the Mexico race cars will already be en route to the southern border according to NASCAR's vice president of racing operations Tom Bryant, a former Army Ranger who specializes in logistics. "Sunday night in Michigan, the Cup Series teams will swap out their race cars that morning before the garage opens," said Bryant on NASCAR's Hauler Talk podcast this week. "They'll go ahead and get their Mexico cars in, take them off the secondary hauler and load them into the main hauler that is going to Mexico… But then, after the green flag, those drivers will immediately begin getting that hauler ready to pull out, as soon as the race is over ....

The 22-year-old known as the " Belltown Hellcat " driver was found guilty of two counts of reckless driving in Seattle Municipal Court on June 5. A jury found Miles Hudson guilty of reckless driving by operating a motor vehicle with willful or wanton disregard for safety of others or property, and reckless driving by racing a vehicle on a public street. His sentencing is July 7. The Seattle City Attorney's office said Hudson was captured on video performing high-speed stunts and reaching speeds of more than 100 miles per hour on downtown streets with his modified Dodge Charger. The videos were shared on social media. The city said enforcement efforts to address the dangerous driving began in January 2024. Hudson was first stopped in early January of 2024 for driving recklessly in downtown Seattle. Officers gave him a verbal warning about speeding in highly populated city areas, and he was released. In a traffic report, officers noted ...

Not too many cars make me nervous these days. A Bugatti Chiron Super Sport on narrow French country roads, maybe. Or a privately owned 1971 Porsche 911S museum piece—only because it’s privately owned. And any modern superbike, of course, like a Ducati with the power to weight ratio of a F1 race car, simply because of the imminent threat to loss of life and limbs. And yet, the night before Chevy set me loose at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in the new 1,064-horsepower Corvette ZR1 , the old butterflies started to set in. Nothing a brief afternoon session beforehand in a base Z51 Stingray couldn’t help, nor a few mezcal margaritas shortly thereafter—and yet, the prospect of unleashing hell from an unholy power plant built by General Motors just seemed hard to shake. Especially when a good friend and Pikes Peak record holder predicted I’d hit 190 miles per hour the next day. If so, that would be my new personal best, and by a wide margin. And a...