The Forgotten Zebra Crossings

I remember from school I was taught about Zebra crossings. The place where people should cross a road. As a child it was fun to spot these because of the 'Zebra' reference. Technically a zebra crossing is…

Situational Civility

These two seemingly ordinary words completely define the frame of mind of the modern desi drivers that occupy our roads today. Let me define desi first. The “formal” definition of desi is a person who…

How Car Suspensions’ Work ?

Introduction In olden days the passenger wagons used leather straps to sling the carriage body so as to avoid bumps and jerks in the road. Since the carriage body in this way was almost detached and…

Are You A Good Driver? Think Again!

According to surveys by auto insurers, virtually everybody thinks they’re above-average behind the wheel. Call it the Lake Wobegon effect*. Sure, you buckle up, don’t apply mascara in traffic,read the…

Servicing Your Car’s Throttle Body

Automobile innovation has come a long way. Today we have smarter cars with computers in the form of Engine Control Units (ECUs) which regulate a lot of settings that had to be adjusted manually on older cars