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I went along to the monthly Machines and Macchiatos Car Show held in the Harbord bowling club car park and supporting Bear Cottage and Help Cure Brain Cancer charities. A wonderful event with classic and modern cars representing a very wide range of different vehicles. I took along the latest Suzuki Jimny, a little boxy four-wheel drive shaped like a Mini Me of a traditional Jeep. We parked it next to a similar vehicle from a different era. It was a 1981 Daihatsu F20 JV. Melissa Lea is a co-owner of the vehicle. I interviewed her about the car. It turns out that her interest has nothing to do with the mechanics of the vehicle. Melissa and her partner just loved the car. They became passionate about this sort of vehicle when they were in Indonesia last November and saw quite a few of them cruising around on the street. As soon as they got back to Australia they began looking and ultimately found this one, which was in Goulburn, and was in excellent condition, no rust and only just over 100,000 kilometers on the clock. While Melissa is not fascinated by the mechanics of the three cylinder, she had to get back to basics in re-learning to drive a manual car. She said it meant the she had to really get back to knowing what you were doing. A lack of luxury features and no power steering also needed some adjustment. But it is a car that other people enjoy seeing as well. Melissa was quite surprised in how well it is received by people who see it on the street. Melissa said “the colour is really well received. People tend to flock over to us and have a billion questions and are curious as to where we found it, it being in such perfect condition. So definitely I felt like it was a bit of a winner”. She did have a look at the new Jinmy which she liked particularly for its “Little Jeep” like appearance. She had thought of buying one but had heard that there was a long waiting list. Melissa and her boyfriend were hesitant to come to the car show because they thought that it would be dominated by big, flashy and powerful cars, but they were warningly received. They have no plans in selling the car in the future. Melissa summarized her feeling “I think it kind of makes me appreciate more how well the cars were made and they had so much more character. I just feel like things are so mass produced these days and I just feel like every single car there [at the car show] had its own story it had its own personality and yet it reflects I think the owners as well.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that panders to the world of cars and transport I’m David Brown In this program we have: 1. New cars sales for August 2019 (1:32) 2. Ending Melbourne Bike Share the right decision? (2:01) 3. VW invests in holographic technology (3:26) 4. Jaguar Land Rover wants to beam 3D movies right into your eyes (4:09) 5. Tesla adds games and aps to keep you entertained while charging (4:39) 6. Hyundai Motor Group reveals personal electric scooter capable of 20km range (5:11) 7. ‘Road-racing’ deterrent pilot average speed camera made permanent (6:09) 8. Motoring Minute – Suzuki Vitara (7:03) 9. Singapore transport – Part of a very functional city– David Campbell and David Brown compare notes (8:07) 10. Motoring Minute – RAM 1500 Ute (14:15) 11. Motoring Minute – Artificial intelligence to identify poor line marking (15:34) 12. Rob Fraser discusses how cars can become members of the family (16:42) 13. Motoring Minute – Dopes “User pay” really work in transport? (21:59) 14. Quirky news with Brian Smith - Elon Musk tunnels – Fact or fantasy (23:03) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 7 September 2019

Welcome to Overdrive, where we cover everything to do with motoring and transport from the sublime to the ridiculous. I’m David Brown In this program we have: 1. British drivers face ban on hands-free mobiles (1:38) 2. QTA Announces ‘Eyes On Fatigue’ In-Vehicle Technology Pilot (2:41) 3. Study Finds Nearly Half Of Shared E-Scooters Being Ridden Illegally (3:25) 4. Drivewyze introduces notification service for truck drivers (4:40) 5. Toyota to launch road maintenance study in Japan (5:28) 6. We hear the second report from Rob Fraser on the anniversary of Nissan sports cars. This time the GTR super car. (6:14) 7. We took a new Suzuki Jimny four-wheel drive to a car show but it had to compete for attention with an old Daihatsu. We interview the owner (12:03) 8. And Brian Smith joins us again for a quirky news story on a competition for cargo bicycles (17:45) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 31 August 2019

Welcome to Overdrive, a program about the wonderful world of motoring and transport. I’m David Brown In this program we have: News stories 1. Car companies withdraw ads from the Alan Jones program (1:31) 2. Heads of GM, Ford among CEOs rejecting shareholder-centric model (2:39) 3. The $8 Million Bugatti Centodieci's Radical Design Captures The Spirit Of The EB110 (3:40) 4. GetCharged unveils e-scooter charger in New York City (4:57) 5. The Problem with Amazon’s Cheap Gas Stunt (5:46) 6. Motoring Minute – Nissan GTR (7:35) 7. And we have the first instalment of an interview with David Berthon and his 1913 Rolls Royce.(9:15) 8. Motoring Minute – Jaguar e-Pace (16:07) 9. We hear from Rob Fraser who went to the 50th anniversary of the Nissan Z cars. (17:32) 10. And Brian smith joins us again for some quirky news including celebrating potholes (21:51) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 24 August 2019

Welcome to Overdrive, a program that digs up all sorts of information about the world of motoring and transport. This week we are in Adelaide at the Australia Institute of Traffic Planning and Management National conference I’m David Brown In this program we have: News stories 1. Few Aussies will own cars in 2050, predicts new study (1:18) 2. Honda’s new tactic for attracting first-time car buyers: esports (2:39) 3. Hyundai Motorsport set to go electric (3:35) 4. IIHS study shows knee airbags may not reduce injury in crashes (4:14) 5. NHTSA told Tesla to stop claiming its Model 3 was the safest car ever tested (5:03) 6. And Now, a Bicycle Built for None (5:44) 7. Motoring Minute – Toyota HiAce Crew Van (6:19) 8. Rob Fraser gives us a reason to drive to Western Australia (7:25) 9. Motoring Minute – Haval H9 (12:48) 10. And then he gives us a road test of a vehicle to do it in – VW Crafter Van (13:45) 11. Motoring Minute – Subaru Impreza (20:15) 12. And Brian Smith joins us again for some quirky news – Who gets the priority cars or pedestrians (20:15) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 10 August 2019 1. Few Aussies will own cars in 2050, predicts new study 2. Honda’s new tactic for attracting first-time car buyers: esports 3. Hyundai Motorsport set to go electric 4. IIHS study shows knee airbags may not reduce injury in crashes 5. NHTSA told Tesla to stop claiming its Model 3 was the safest car ever tested 6. And Now, a Bicycle Built for None And this has been overdrive. The Overdrive team and supports including David Campbell, Brian Smith Rob Fraser, and Paul Just. for doing the hard yards in supporting this program. Overdrive can be heard across Australia on the Community Radio network. You can find more information at Driven Media and previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify and FaceBook page OverdriveCity

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that relishes all sorts of information and experiences from the world of motoring and transport. This week we are in Adelaide at the Australia Institute of Traffic Planning and Management National conference I’m David Brown In this program we have: News stories 1. Hilux class action (1:33) 2. The UK auto industry is facing a slow death (2:27) 3. Tritium supplies EV chargers to Drive Energi (3:38) 4. Ford Mustang High Performance 2.3L (4:21) 5. In Madrid, a Car Ban Proves Stronger Than Partisan Politics (5:05) 6. YouTube and Netflix Will Soon Be Coming To Teslas Screens says Elon Musk (5:48) 7. We have an interview with the CEO of Jet Charge a company that produces products and systems to charge electric vehicles. What he says will blow you mind. (7:38) 8. We talk to the organiser of the Shannon’s Classic which has a huge number of great cars on display (15:35) 9. We have five motoring minutes • Ride-sharing is not working (6:25) • Volkswagen Crafter (14:35) • If I had all the money in the world I would get a Kia Carnival people mover (20:51) 10. And Brian Smith joins us again for some quirky news (21:50) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 10 August 2019

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program about trains, planes and automobiles I’m David Brown In this program we have: 1. Vfacts: Australian vehicle sales figures - The total market is down 8.4% (1:28) 2. Iacocca, the last of the supreme auto bosses, defined his generation (2:23) 3. Hyundai Motor Group Unveils World First CVVD Engine Technology (3:43) 4. Bubbles, bleeps and Linkin Park: electric cars now have to make strange noises by law (4:54) 5. Ford tackles last-mile delivery challenge with pedestrian couriers, algorithms (6:02) 6. We discuss the passing of Norma Dewis who worked for Jaguar for many years and was said to be Britain’s greatest test driver (9:12) 7. We have a chat to a bloke who owns a 1962 Holden utility while we were sitting in a 2019 Mitsubishi Triton. We could use his car because he wouldn’t take it out in the rain. (19:33) 8. There are five motoring minutes • Ford Ranger (7:10) • Honda CRV (8:00) • Subaru Eyesight technology (18:32) • Local pollution (17:39) • Genesis (26:12) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 6 July 2019

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program about cars and culture I’m David Brown In this program we have: News stories 1. London EV demand ‘rising’ since ULEZ intro, says Carwow (1:27) 2. Genesis Opens Doors On First Australian Flagship Studio in Sydney (2:39) 3. Names of automated-driving systems mislead motorists Prof Currie (3:37) 4. Competition will explore new ways to move people around Detroit (4:42) 5. Is there a better way to regulate peer-to-peer car sharing? (5:44) 6. Korean automakers rank highest in latest JD Power quality survey (6:48) 7. We have the third instalment in Rob Fraser’s preparing for traveling to the snow (10:09) 8. And a great interview with Professor Graham Currie about Lie, Damned lies and Autonomous vehicles (17:21) 9. There are five motoring minutes • Honda HRV (8:06) • The Toyota Fortuner Crusader (8:58) • The Infinti QX 80 (15:04) • Genesis and reliability (26:12) • People being mislead by car feature names (16:32) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 29 June 2019

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program where we put the world of motoring and transport under the microscope. I’m David Brown In this program we have news stories with David Campbell 1. UK to trial new ‘noise camera’ system to combat excessively loud vehicles 2. Hybrids are 14 times better than battery electric vehicles at reducing real-world carbon dioxide emissions 3. Google Maps ‘could soon let you know when taxi drivers take you on dodgy routes’ with automated app alerts. 4. China’s father of electric cars says hydrogen is future 5. Fiat Chrysler sued over alleged Jeep Wrangler 'death wobble' 6. Rob Fraser gives us the second installment on preparing your car to go to the snow 7. We talk to the Managing Director of Ssangyong Australia about how they are making a comeback in Australia. 8. Brian Smith and I talk about some quirky news 9. We have two motoring minutes • Lexus NX300H • Nissan Patrol You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 22 June 2019

I went to my local monthly car show, Machines and Macchiatos at Harbord which supports the Care Bears and Cure Brain Cancer charities which usually has a couple of lovely old Jaguars on display. To show the old and the new together, I borrowed the latest F-Type Jaguar. We parked it next to a beautiful yellow E type owned by a bloke called Murray. Some of the conversation about his car included the following: DB: You're six foot five inches tall. Can you get into your car easily? MMcA: It is the convertible. The top down makes it really easy. I still am a bit large with it. If you look at the car it's actually missing the sun visors. That was just impeding my vision while I was driving it so I took those off but when the roof's up I basically had the seat further back. It's like any short and low car to get into for someone of my size but it's I can do that. It's quite enough room for me to drive it. The interesting thing with my car is that it's a 72 [model] that's when it was delivered to Australia … February 1972. It's a little bit longer I think it's something like eight or nine inches longer for someone of my size you need that in the cabin. The series one the series two, I can't give in that is too tight for me. DB: You can see that very much with the doors. Can't you. MMcA: Yeah. That's why you notice the difference in size. The doors on those earlier models are much shorter DB: You can see that very much with the doors. Can't you? MMcA: Yeah. That's where you notice the difference in size. The doors on those earlier models are much shorter. You can see that, if you parked my next door as well. There's also some other things you'll notice when you see the series three and that's the flared guards they're actually popped the guards a little bit more as well. [00:02:42][14.3] DB: The early the E-Type Jaguars, and I believe Sir William Lyons even regretted this, was that the tyres didn't fill the wheel wells and they tended to look a little bit gawky in that regard. I think in the later ones, it looks a more complete package. MMcA: I think that's right. Well of course the technology in the tyres has changed so much in time and even in 72 I think the tyres are very different to what you get in the 60s. So it does very much fill the guards. If you look at mine it also doesn't have the wires on it. I have the wires at home and I drive with the Prolites just because it's so much simpler if you're driving more often than I do. If you're driving around the streets you don't get the problems you get with wire wheels. DB: Bumping and things? MMcA: I found that if you hit a pothole or something they go out of balance and you'd have them worked on again. DB: Have you had other Jaguars? MMcA: No I haven't actually. I've had lots of different cars but never a Jaguar. I never thought I'd get one of these. I think I was very fortunate to find it. DB: What was the passion? Why? MMcA: I wanted a nice car. A classic car of some sort. I actually was looking for an American car, Corvette in particular, but I don't fit in the Corvette. And I never thought I'd be able to find or afford one of those. I think the stars aligned for me and it just came up. It was a good car. The lady that was selling, she had actually knocked back a couple of people that came to look at it because she didn't like the people and she wouldn't let them buy her husband's car because her husband had passed away. And we clicked. We got on very, very well and she allowed me to buy it. DB: Was this a car of your youth? Did you lust after this car when you were young? MMcA: Oh I don't think anyone of my age didn't last after an e-type. DB: Murray Lovely to talk to you. MMcA: Thank you fantastic time. We sat in the F Type and had a chat. You may hear some cars go past in the background. I began by asking Murray what model his car was.

Welcome to Overdrive, a program where we put the world of motoring and transport under the microscope. I’m David Brown In this program we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Uber Air Launches in Australia (1:46) 2. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles puts brakes on proposed merger with Renault, blames French government (3:15) 3. German firm tests external airbag for side-impact crashes (3:48) 4. Volvo says it will tow broken-down cars for life (4:49) 5. It May Soon Be Illegal to Text While Crossing the Street in New York City (5:40) 6. Haval Strengthens Sino-Russian Economic Cooperation with Completion of Tula Factory (6:27) 7. Motoring Minute • Kia Picanto (7:10) 8. Preparing for a trip to the snow – Part 1 (8:21) 9. Texas Firm will build a Ferrari for you with a manual transmission (13:34) 10. Lancia Stratos (15:31) 11. Fined for crossing the road using your phone (17:33) 12. New camping thing (20:45) 13. Ian Callum (23:34) 14. PHEV (24:49) 15. Dean Oliver and Brian Smith take up the issue of designing transport infrastructure – should it be just functional or have an element of visual appeal (30:40) 16. Motoring Minute • The BMW Z4 (42:58) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 15 June 2019

In this program we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Safety prioritised with 5 stars for Toyota HiAce and Nissan Leaf EV, yet the opposite for Jeep Wrangler at 1 star (1:37) 2. Jaguar and Chargefox agreement sparks Australia’s EV interest (2:15) 3. Tesla reveals Model 3 Australian prices (3:07) 4. Pricing for Swedish mid-sized S60 sedan and V60 wagon well below Germans (4:48) 5. UTSA engineers develop inexpensive smart stop sign to improve rural road safety (5:58) 6. TU Graz developing ‘predictive’ pedestrian crossing signals for Vienna (7:10) 7. And Alan Zurvas has just witnessed a crash test. We find out what it was like and what is happening in the future (8:35) 8. Rob, Alan and David discuss some news snippets (16:28) 9. In Sydney they have a land mark called the Meccano set it’s an ancient structure to hold signs at traffic lights at a major intersection. They had to replace it and they chose to replicate the old, brutalist design from 1952. We find out why (20:06) 10. Two motoring minutes • Jeep’s problems with brash tests (15:25) • VW Toureg (25:15) 11. Remembering Dorothy Rowe and a new program to use car clubs to help those with depression (26:38) 12. More discussion of motoring news (29:13) 13. Rob Roads tests the BMW Z4 (33:26) 14. Alan has been driving the Range Rover PHEV (38:55) 15. And some quirky news with Brian Smith (42:14)

The Thredbo conference is an international forum on passenger transport competition and ownership issues. It is held every two years. Professor David Hensher co-founded the conference with the first held in 1989, in Thredbo. But since then it has been held in locations around the world. It has some very rigorous papers, reporting on recent research and experience but ultimately it pushes towards real, practical solutions. The next conference will be held in Singapore in August this year 2019. The chairperson of one of the workshops titled "Beyond the fare box: sustainable funding of public transport by better understanding service values" is Professor Roger Vickerman. He's the emeritus professor of European economics at the University of Kent. I interviewed him recently from his Home in the UK. DB: Privatising services, does that cover most of your desired outcomes?. RV: I think we've seen very clearly over the years in many different countries that simply handing over the provision of important public services, which is what local public transport is, simply to private provider with the profit motive doesn't actually work. And it doesn't work particularly for those who are more disadvantaged in society, who are the ones who typically need to rely on public services. DB: How have other policy decisions worked against the transport disadvantaged? RV: At the same time as we've seen a removal of that backbone of public services from outer areas: closure of rural post offices; closure of local banks; so that people actually need to get into a town and then find that they don't have access to public transport to enable them to get there and back easily. Even though we might have us as a system that subsidizes public transport, for example for elderly people, through free bus passes not much point having a free bus pass if there isn't a bus to use it. DB: One strategy for raising funds other than through the fare box is based on land value. If businesses benefit from an improved transport network, then should they contribute to its construction? In Australia we call that value capture. Can this work? RV: We've seen an example with the development of the Crossrail project within Greater London which is not going terribly well at the at the end game. But we saw there the fact that they were using an additional charge on business rates for those areas that would benefit from this in order to be able to fund the scheme and indeed identify certain locations where there was a demand for a station on the line, which the overall project did not think was viable, to enable the private sector to do the development. DB: That is a case of getting money to build it in the first place or to operate it. If you go back to the late eighteen hundreds in England and the development of railway lines, there was a boom in railway construction based on land speculation and then many railways went broke because of ongoing operating costs. Are we talking about here ongoing funding or just getting over the first construction hurdle? RV: Well I think the first bit is actually making that that initial provision. Moving on from there to an ongoing support is of course much more difficult stage to get through with that. And that's where you might or might feel that some form of land value taxation that enables the local public authority to be able to provide that ongoing funding might be a good idea. But you are indeed right that most of those early speculators in the railways went bankrupt, which is probably true of most private transport investments. Good idea to enthuse the private sector to build things which then can't be taken away. And if they go bankrupt as a result of that, that seems to be hard luck and you can certainly see examples of that in terms of the private building of highways across Europe where private sector developers have essentially gone bankrupt as a result of having developed it and the state has had to step in.

Professor Graham Currie is the director of Monash infrastructure, Chair of public transport and Professor in Transport Engineering at Monash University. You can get a flavour of his passionate and realistic approach to transport in a paper he wrote recently titled "Lies, Damn Lies, Autonomous Vehicles, Shared Mobility and Urban Transport Futures". Introduction Academic or private research is sometimes seen only as the way to discover the next big thing; the next revolution; the next quantum leap in what we can do. And indeed, it can be. But to get public coverage and funding, be it from your own organisation government or private sources, it is often best achieved by proclaiming as early as possible, how great your breakthrough is and how profitable it will be. But a discovery is only the first step. To get good policy and implementation we need to have clarity of thought, a realistic perspective of what a new direction might lead to, and an understanding of the barriers and the concept of behaviour change. Professor Currie has been actively involved in original research and evaluation of transport systems in Australia and around the world. Selected Comments • “A lot of new developments are very speculative and although they get a lot of media coverage, I rather think that tinged with too much hype. Now hype is selling things that aren't real and you might think or does that really happen? Well there are many, many failures of new technology that is said to be the solution to all our wars. Like the monorail which haven't really revolutionized cities. • In regard to Autonomous cars: “The claim is that they're are going to solve traffic congestion, that they're going to be safer, that in fact a lot of US people have said that they're going to take over from public transport which is very old and decaying. Well you can take each one of these apart at the moment because there's no facts behind them”. • “Excellence in Engineering is integrating human science, human considerations, psychology into engineering and the discipline is improving. • “We are always seeking technical solutions that are the best but in practice the ones that get implemented are the ones that are politically acceptable and really that whole issue of local, state and federal politics is something that engineers don't really spend any time on. They really should. • On communication: “Unfortunately, in academia and engineering to an extent, there are plenty of technical disciplines like modelling, operations research, where there's far too many formulas that no one understands. In the end our job, I think, is to explain clearly, to an often-busy person like the CEO for example who often do want to get involved in the details the public and politicians. Those guys are very busy not technical experts. There's a real role for us all to tone down our work and come to the key points, to better communicate what we do, so that we can achieve change. • And services like Uber and Lyft? “I have a bigger concern over them and it comes again with these words we're using - these new words for new mobility. There's this word called “ride sharing” and Uber is very much part of the ride sharing philosophy and I don't like it because it's a lie. The average occupancy of an Uber in traffic is 0.6 passengers per vehicle. It's actually 1.6 but includes the driver. This implies that 34 percent of the time the vehicles are travelling around getting to places where they can pick people up or that they're looking for business. Now congested cities don't need empty cars of the road up trying to pick people up.

Way back in the early 60s in an outer suburb of Sydney they erected a large structure to put up signposts and traffic signals on a wide intersection. It was built for its function not its looks and was basic and solid in its design. It became known affectionately as the Maccano Set. When it came time for it to be replaced the road authority displayed a number of modern plans. But the community hated the idea. They had their affection for their Maccano Set and so it has been replaced with a similar looking structure. Graham Patterson is a traffic engineer who has been looking into the history and the impact of this structure. He joins David Brown for a chat.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that broods over the world of cars and transport I’m David Brown In this program we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Safety prioritised with 5 stars for Toyota HiAce and Nissan Leaf EV, yet the opposite for Jeep Wrangler at 1 star (1:37) 2. Jaguar and Chargefox agreement sparks Australia’s EV interest (2:15) 3. Tesla reveals Model 3 Australian prices (3:07) 4. Pricing for Swedish mid-sized S60 sedan and V60 wagon well below Germans (4:48) 5. UTSA engineers develop inexpensive smart stop sign to improve rural road safety (5:58) 6. TU Graz developing ‘predictive’ pedestrian crossing signals for Vienna (7:10) 7. And Alan Zurvas has just witnessed a crash test. We find out what it was like and what is happening in the future (8:35) 8. Rob, Alan and David discuss some news snippets (16:28) 9. In Sydney they have a land mark called the Meccano set it’s an ancient structure to hold signs at traffic lights at a major intersection. They had to replace it and they chose to replicate the old, brutalist design from 1952. We find out why (20:06) 10. Two motoring minutes • Jeep’s problems with brash tests (15:25) • VW Toureg (25:15) 11. Remembering Dorothy Rowe and a new program to use car clubs to help those with depression (26:38) 12. More discussion of motoring news (29:13) 13. Rob Roads tests the BMW Z4 (33:26) 14. Alan has been driving the Range Rover PHEV (38:55) 15. And some quirky news with Brian Smith (42:14) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 8 June 2019

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that broods over the world of cars and transport I’m David Brown In this program we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Safety prioritised with 5 stars for Toyota HiAce and Nissan Leaf EV, yet the opposite for Jeep Wrangler at 1 star (1:42) 2. Jaguar and Chargefox agreement sparks Australia’s EV interest (2:20) 3. Tesla reveals Model 3 Australian prices (3:12) 4. Pricing for Swedish mid-sized S60 sedan and V60 wagon well below Germans (4:53) 5. UTSA engineers develop inexpensive smart stop sign to improve rural road safety (6:03) 6. TU Graz developing ‘predictive’ pedestrian crossing signals for Vienna (7:15) 7. In Sydney they have a land mark called the Meccano set it’s an ancient structure to hold signs at traffic lights at a major intersection. They had to replace it and they chose to replicate the old, brutalist design from 1952. We find out why (8:41) 8. And Alan Zurvas has just witnessed a crash test. We find out what it was like and what is happening in the future (14:45) 9. Two motoring minutes • Jeep’s problems with brash tests (13:49) • VW Toureg (21:54) 10. And some quirky news with Brian Smith (22:46) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity Originally broadcast 25 May 2019

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples and savors the world of cars and transport I’m David Brown In this program we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Fiat Chrysler proposes merger with Renault to create car making powerhouse (1:28) 2. Toyota hits back over Trump signaling Japanese investments 'not welcomed' (2:33) 3. ACE-EV inks landmark deal with Adelaide’s Aldom to build electric cars (3:31) 4. Voters demand safer roads and less congestion: AAA survey (4:05) 5. Airbus to partner with SAS on hybrid and electric aircraft research (4:56) 6. BMW posts a smart send-off for long-time Mercedes chief (6:04) 7. We have a road test of the Volkswagen Polo GTi (8:14) 8. There is two motoring minutes 9. Range Rover (15:32) 10. SsangYong brings back the Musso (7:02) 11. And some quirky news with Brian Smith (16:48) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 1st June 2019

Hello and welcome to Overdrive where we climb the hills, tackle the bends and endure the potholes of issues to do with motoring and transport. I’m David Brown In this program we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Audi introducing its traffic signal information system in Europe 2. Highways England s three supercabs capture over 3500 traffic offences 3. End of the line for two on demand bus trials in Sydney amid cost concerns 4. Hyundai NEXO Fuel Cell named a ‘game changer’ 5. Nissan to equip new Skyline with world’s first next-gen driver assistance system 6. Wall Street's love affair with Tesla is over 7. A professor of economics from the UK on how we might pay for transport 8. A road test of the Ford Mustang 9. Two motoring minutes • Maserati Levante • Nissan Pathfinder 10. And some quirky news with Brian Smith You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 25 May 2019

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that bounces through the world of cars and transport I’m David Brown In this program 1. Uber float takes on water (1:34) 2. Toyota takes the plunge on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (2:20) 3. Tesla is the most loved car company by its owners (3:45) 4. But Tesla CEO has to face court (4:23) 5. Four-cylinder Honda beats Falcon GTHO (5:06) 6. LA the land of the freeway goes for green public transport (6:22) 7. Pink made the car more valuable (7:07) 8. We talk to the Museum Director from the National Motor Museum on the history of video driving games (8:00) 9. We have two motoring minutes • The BMW X5 (13:20) • Kia Carnival (21:27) 10. We put the cat amongst the pigeons with our expose last week on billboard advertising – we give you an update (14:21) 11. We road test the hottest version of the BMW X2 (15:11) 12. And we finish our series on odd car design. (22:30) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 18 May 2019

Interview of Paul Murrell on “Is outdoor advertising a distraction to drivers?” with David Brown DB: The Australian Road Research Board has just done some research on whether outdoor advertising distracts drivers. Their press release has the heading "outdoor ads can improve driver performance". DB: The important point is that from a technical point of view it was a measurement of only two locations, both similar traffic lights I believe in inner city areas. They only measured two things which was whether people went across the stop line or didn't stop fully and went partially across the stop line or whether they wandered in the lane. They then measured it for a while and then they put up some advertising. My point is that that is a very limited number of situations and measurements. And so what might have worked in that situation might have nothing to do with, to my mind, 110 kilometres an hour on a country road. PM: said “I think you're exactly correct. I think it's very dangerous to base conclusions like these on limited data. I mean the ordinary possibilities of statistical error start to come into play here. There are only two locations, they're only testing really two reactions to a distraction. I just question the whole methodology to be honest. DB: They linked to the press release and a summary but they did not put the full report on the internet. DB: ARRB did say "can" improve drive distraction. But the summary, the technical background was, I believe, written by the client who are the Outdoor Media Association and while they do have the general heading to this information leaflet "can outdoor advertising make roads safer" they have a subheading in there that says "Research shows outdoor advertising helps". PM: Yeah. DB: They do have an interesting point that sometimes that advertising can be road safety and so that might flag a memory of a road safety issue and the other point they make is that a lot of distraction is within the car. People either texting or children interrupting them and something to get your eyes up and on the road may have a direction there but my big point still goes down too, we have not looked at that across the board. Now Paul you've been in marketing and advertising, not all outside ads are equal in terms of their distraction, are they? PM: Oh of course they're not. And not all outdoor advertising is distracting to all people. I mean you and I for example may be well distracted by a very attractive woman on a billboard whereas my wife wouldn't look twice at it. She'd probably be looking at the Fashion poster across the road. PM: I have to question what is the what's the motivation behind this research? Why are they doing this research. What's their long-term goal in doing research about outdoor advertising not being distracting? I can only assume it's justified the fact that outdoor advertising should be allowed along freeways or next to roads. I can't think of any other reason why they would do research to say that advertising isn't distracting. Therefore, there's a whole element of self-interest here or self-justification. I find the whole thing a little strange. DB: I think we have to be very careful given the media will read a headline and run with that. PM: As we know of course you and I depend on if people read headlines and never read the text reading. It’s amazing what you can get away with a clever headline. But it goes back to it goes back to my point. What is the fundamental purpose of doing this research unless it is to convince people that yes it's quite okay to have lots of signs up all around our roads? DB: Paul lovely to talk to as always thank you very much for your time. PM: Thank you David. Paul Murrell is a motoring journalist and writer who previously worked in the advertising industry. His web site is http://www.seniordriveraus.com/ The full interview is on the audio file.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at cars and transport from a variety of angles. I’m David Brown And in this week’s program 1. Are commuter car parks worth it? (1:39) 2. Via brings micro-transit service in Seattle (2:31) 3. Warn fellow road users about potholes and earn cryptocurrency as you drive (3:03) 4. How the world's first flying car racing league was born (3:59) 5. Ford's self-braking shopping cart will stop your kids ramming strangers' shins (4:45) 6. Does the Ford Mustang has an unfair advantage (5:45) 7. There are two motoring minutes from Rob Fraser both about Isuzu products The DMAX X Runner (6:51) MUX Update (14:19) 8. We hear again from rally driver Molly Taylor and what she went through in travelling to England to prove her credentials as a driver. (7:48) 9. We hear Alan Zurvas’ report on a historical event for Citroen (15:17) 10. And we get our resident artist Dean Oliver and Brian Smith to talk about the changing outward appear of cars in the light of the Shanghai Motor Show (20:52) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity Originally broadcast 5 May 2019

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at all forms of transport from the humble bike through to rocket powered space travel. I’m David Brown In this week’s program 1. Speed limiters mandatory in all European cars by 2022 (1:33) 2. Canadian government invests in zero-emission vehicles (3:03) 3. PROTON looks set to relaunch in Australia (3:51) 4. Scottish safety initiative combats speeding and tailgating (4:36) 5. Could Hawaii Be Paradise For Hydrogen-Powered Public Transit? (5:28) 6. Jimny World urban Car winner (6:09) 7. We talk to Rob Fraser about the things cars try to do for you that are meant to be helpful but are not. (6:44) 8. What new on our FaceBook site OverdriveCity (13:59) 9. Alan Zurvas Road test the base model Kia Picanto (14:22) 10. And Brian Smith and I talk about new ways to deliver your parcels and how much it costs to advertise on a formula 1 car. (20:18) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 27 April 2019

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at a range of different ways we get around, from cars, buses, trains, and planes. I’m David Brown In this week’s program, we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Labor wants 50% electric cars by 2030 (1:22) 2. Uber unveils IPO with a warning it may never make a profit (2:24) 3. Ford, Uber dial back expectations for self-driving cars (3:38) 4. Ford rolls out new key fob technology to stop hackers (4:19) 5. This City's New Bike Lane Law is ‘Bikelash’-Proof (5:38) 6. Genesis announces its launch day in Australia (6:20) We talk to Alan Zurvas about the new Mazda 3 which bucks the latest styling trends (7:05) What's on the OverdriveCity Facebook site (13:13) Rob Fraser talks about the new Citroen (13:55) And Brian Smith and I talk about whether autonomous vehicles will reduce crashes. (19:25) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity Originally broadcast 20 April 2019

Sometimes cars do things for you that are meant to be helpful but they're not what you want. I stopped on the side of the road the other day because I thought I saw something suspicious. It was at night and I thought I might just observe. The car was the new Mini Cooper. I pulled over and turned the engine off. As soon as I did that the interior lights came on. I was lit up like a Christmas tree. That's not what I wanted. I interviewed my motoring colleague Rob Fraser and we began to compile a list which includes: • Warning chimes that don’t tell you exactly what is wrong • The volume on the radio always coming on when you turn the car on even when you have turned it off the night before. • Navigation instructions that stop showing or telling you where to go when someone rings in on the phone. • Cars that lock all the doors when you start travelling to pick up some passengers and then hide the “unlock” from easy access. • Buttons on the key fob to unlock the rear hatch door that don’t work unless the car is turned off/doors locked etc. Send other examples of things that annoy you to [email protected]

Welcome to Overdrive, a program where we look at the wide and wonderful world of motoring and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program, we have news stories with David Campbell 1. 50% target for electric car sales by 2030 under a Labor Government (1:43) 2. Aston Martin boss says autonomous cars will result in mergers (2:48) 3. GM Ford and Toyota establish Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (3:29) 4. EU believes BMW, Daimler and VW colluded over clean emissions tech (4:32) 5. Tesla shares sink on poor deliveries (5:16) 6. Genesis Finally confirms Genesis Launch Date (5:59) We talk to Subaru Rally team driver Molly Taylor who has just competed in the first round of the Australian Rally Championship held in Western Australia. (6:47) We catch up with Joel Helmes to discuss the latest truck from Hino which is showing the freight industry the way in standard road safety features and it has some wonderful technology for communication information to drivers with minimal distraction. (12:58) And we continue our talk with Brian Smith on the April Fool’s day pranks played by car companies. (19:14) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity Originally broadcast 13 April 2019

Welcome to Overdrive, a program about all sorts of things to do with motoring and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program, we have news stories with David Campbell 1. Car sales outlook weakens as intenders stay away 2. Australia’s Largest Sport Sponsor 3. Europe will require carmakers to install speed limiters from 2022 4. Hyundai Australia to expand its Electric Vehicle Dealership 5. Toyota & Suzuki Partnership 6. Toyota to generate hydrogen from rooftop solar for vehicle fuel We a range of motoring minutes with Rob Fraser and myself on some new cars, political statements about banning petrol and diesel cars and pollution with trucks. I also have a longer conversation with Rob about the Hybrid Camry. He didn’t think much of hybrids when they first came out but now he is a changed man. And Brian Smith and I discuss April fools jokes from the car industry. You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 6 April 2019

Joel Docker has received two undergraduate degrees from Monash University one in civil engineering and one in science. Joel co-authored a paper "Safe roads for cyclists: an investigation of Australian and Dutch approaches". It was accepted for presentation at the Australasian Transport Research Forum in Auckland in November 2017. Through the ITE Worldwide Learning Opportunity Program, with funding from Austraffic he travelled to New Zealand to present the paper at that conference. A year and more after delivering the paper, Joel was interviewed about the experience and what it has meant to his career ads part of his on-going development with the help of organisations such as the ITE.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we experiment with ideas and experiences to do with cars and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program news stories with David Campbell 1. VFACTS: 2019 downturn continues with slow February 2. Aussie company works to turn plastics, old tyres and waste into diesel fuel for trucks 3. Mazda Unveils all new SUV 4. Volkswagen's electric plans: 5. BMW & Mercedes Benz Working together 6. Goodbye Optima We look closely at why the top three selling cars in February were utes with Rob Fraser Alan Zurvas goes for a ride to a mid-north coast holiday location in a $218,000 Lexus And Brian Smith and finish off a discussion we had last week on building car models from lego. You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 16 March 2019

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we mull over issues to do with cars and transport. I’m David Brown In this week’s program news stories with David Campbell 1. Tesla Cuts the price of Model 3 but increases Australian Charging Prices 2. Holden Hopes to rebound after several bad sales years 3. Volkswagen’s Jetta becomes a brand – but only in China 4. Maserati Cuts Prices 5. Melbourne Formula 1 6. Whitsundays Festival of Motoring With a NSW state and a federal election coming up we will be bombarded with transport projects that political parties will be promoting as their transport policy. Brian Smith and I discuss the six things that should be at the basis of all political transport policies. Brian and I look also look at the success or otherwise of building cars models from lego. Now they are going life size. You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Tesla Cuts the price of Model 3 but increases Australian Charging Prices When Tesla first launched the Model S Elon Musk said that, over time, he hoped to get the price down to US$35,000. Now he has finally delivered on his promise of an electric vehicle for the masses, confirming the reduced pricing. Specs for the Standard Range start at US$35,000 (or around A$49,000) before US Government incentives. The Standard Model 3 offers a range of 355km, a top speed of 210km/h and a 0-60mph (97km/h) time of 5.6 seconds, while, for an additional $2,000, the Standard Range Plus has a 386km range, will hit 60mph in 5.3 seconds and tops out at 225km/h. Holden Hopes to rebound after several bad sales years HOLDEN has forecast at least 9% growth in its combined SUV and ute sales this year, forecasting that 70% of its overall sales volume will come from these two major categories. Holden is attempting to turn around its fortunes after its sales slumped 33 per cent last year in the wake of its exit from local car manufacturing in October 2017. Volkswagen’s Jetta becomes a brand – but only in China The Jetta name has made the leap from a Volkswagen model - to the Volkswagen Group’s latest all-new brand. The long-running nameplate has been established as a brand in its One of the reasons for the Jetta brand’s birth is that it allows the Volkswagen brand itself to position itself as the more premium class that it holds in Europe. BMW fined for swapping ECUs Prosecutors in Germany have hit BMW with an €8.5 million fine for fitting almost 8000 cars with the wrong engine management software. The fine relates to an admission by BMW that it had inadvertently fitted a diesel-engine software upgrade for the X5 and X6 into 5 Series and 7 Series electronic control units or ECUs. Prosecutors accepted that BMW had done nothing intentional, but was guilty of “oversight lapses”. Maserati Cuts Prices A DEPRESSED new-vehicle market outlook, and dealer and customer feedback on pricing, is behind Maserati Australia cutting the prices of its models by up to $46,000, - following similar changing price points for some BMW and Mercedes-Benz models. Termed “realignment” by Maserati Australia, the new price scale is aimed at maintaining sales and market share in a very competitive high end market. BMW last year reduced 7 Series pricing by up to almost $50,000, which put the model under the $200,000 mark for its entry-level models. Similarly, in August last year Mercedes-Benz reduced its S Class pricing by up to $44,000.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that bounces across issues of cars and transport I’m David Brown In this week’s news stories 1. Teaching self-driving cars to predict pedestrian movement 2. INRIX 2018 Global Traffic Scorecard 3. Hero Holdens tops Shannons Melbourne Auction 4. New York gov: introduce Manhattan road pricing ‘or face 30% fare rise’ 5. Lyft Green Mode option allows riders to request electric and hybrid vehicles 6. California Now Prohibits Use of Gender in Determining Auto Insurance Rates We have a few motoring minutes 1. Nissan x Opus concept camper uses second-life EV batteries to power ‘off-grid’ adventures 2. New Range Rover Evoque recreates iconic road signs to showcase all terrain capability and smart tech And Brian Smith, Errol Smith give the second installment of a review of the Motoring ads that appeared during this year’s Super Bowl. We finally get to one we like. You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news Originally broadcast 23 February 2019

Overdrive: Nissan and Renault move on; Scooters under pressure,Super Bowl ads by David Brown

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at cars and transport from a variety of angles . I’m David Brown And in this week’s news stories Nissan chooses Japan over UK to build new X-Trail car Nissan has confirmed that the new X-Trail originally planned for its Sunderland plant near Newcastle in the UK will instead be made in Japan. It said continued Brexit uncertainty is not helping firms to "plan for the future". Nissan has made cars at Sunderland since 1986 and employs almost 7,000 people. The government said Nissan's decision was "a blow to the sector" but that no jobs would go as a result, which suggests they will continue to build cars there but not expand with the new model. Tesla lost $976M in 2018 despite 4Q profit First the good news for Tesla They made a profit in the last quarter of 2018 of $139 million which was the on revenue of $7.2 billion, and this was the second consecutive quarter of profitability. But now the bad news – for the whole year they lost nearly $1 billion That’s better though than 2017 where they lost $1.9-billion Dongle lets you see how your car is performing Cars are now collecting a huge amount of information about how they are operating which can be of great help or just interest to the owner. But much of the information is hidden and would be distracting to view while you are driving and cumbersome to look at if you have to stay seated in the car. Almost every car made after 1996 has a connection port under the dashboard to connect diagnostic systems. This port is called the OBD-II port (on-board diagnostics). Scantool now makes a product the ODBLink MX+ ($140 Australian Dollars) which uses a wireless dongle to connect your car to your smartphone, tablet or Windows PC via Bluetooth. Super bowl car ads The super Bowl has been and gone for another year and some car companies showed they were prepared to produce specific ads and then pay $5.2 million for a 30 second slot during the game. In America it is a great offense for some, if you do not stand for the national anthem but it is quite acceptable to involve the national song in two critical activities, gambling and making profits. There were huge bets on how long Gladys Knight would take to sing the anthem and then Jeep used it as the background music to their ad that used iconic features as the famous 1945 picture of six marines raising the flag on atop Mount Suribachi, during the Battle of Iwo Jima, in World War II. Canadian union airs Super Bowl ad despite GM lawsuit threats Not all Super Bowl ads were aimed at patriotism, humour or sentimentality. Canada’s union for car workers aired its General Motors boycott campaign ad during the super bowl ignoring lawsuit threats if it went to air. The ad called for a boycott of Mexican-built General Motors Co. vehicles in an effort to save the Oshawa Assembly Plant, set to close at the end of this year. GM's Oshawa plant, which builds the Chevrolet and Impala and Cadillac XTS, is one of five North American plants GM is planning to indefinitely idle this year as the slow-selling products built at those plants are discontinued. Maserati Track Day We went to a Maserati track day and fanged around in cars with a total value of at least $2mill worth. Maserati COO tells us why that is a good thing. I like the guy. Suzuki Jimny We have a chat with Paul Murrell about the new Suzuki Jimny Quirky News And Brian Smith, Errol Smith and I discuss a range of topics including • AV displays the direction it is going to take (BS) • Oscar Mayer will pay you to drive the Wienermobile for a year (ES) • 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser Heritage Edition looks back, seats just five (BS) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity

Hello and welcome to Overdrive our first program of 2019 after the holiday period of highlights from 2018. I’m David Brown And in this week’s news stories 1. Drivers issued no-deal Brexit warnings 2. Road safety seminar: 44% of road crashes occur in Asia Pacific region 3. McLaren 2050 F1 race car: 300-mph EV that can shape-shift 4. F1 in 2019: Teams to pay at least $546K to enter 5. Left to the elements, Packard plant's bridge collapses We discuss why the worlds worse bus stop is a lesson to us all We road test the Kia Picanto GT And Brian Smith, Errol Smith and I discuss a range of topics including • AV displays the direction it is going to take (BS) • Oscar Mayer will pay you to drive the Wienermobile for a year (ES) • 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser Heritage Edition looks back, seats just five (BS) You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. OR our Facebook site OverdriveCity So, let’s start with the news

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that looks at a range of different ways we get around, from cars, buses, trains and planes with David Brown And this week our news stories with David Campbell 1. Road accidents kill 1.35 million a year 2. VW to cut select models in Europe as it ramps up spending on e-mobility 3. Toyota Still leads the 2018 Sales Race 4. Hyundai, Kia cut EV Distance claims 5. New BMW Models for 2019 6. Fiat Chrysler crashes out in Europe with poor test results We have a motoring minute on the relaunch of SsangYong with a range of models And Errol Smith and I discuss a range of topics including • Audi Q8 • GM Bashing • Losing names of cars You can find more information at Driven Media or previous programs are available as podcasts on iTunes or Spotify. Originally broadcast 12 December 2018.

Welcome to Overdrive, a program about all sorts of things to do with motoring and transport. I’m David Brown And in the program this week we look at news stories with David Campbell 1. General Motors to close plants and cut models 2. US Auto Tariffs on all imported cars? 3. New Evoque 4. EV Sales soaring in China 5. Aussie Drivers Move On 6. Parking inspectors get the power to hand out demerit points 7. Mazda Turbo Charges the CX-5 We look at Hyundai’s for Electric vehicle on the Australian market And Errol Smith, Brian Smith and I take a genial look at some weird and wonderful news stories about cars and transport. 1. CandyLab Toys is rethinking the diecast car with ... wood 2. Florida man tries to steal car in jail lot on way out of jail, cops say 3. Hennessey Jeep Trackhawk runs the 1/4 mile in 9.66 seconds You can find more information at drivenmedia.com.au or you can podcast previous programs on I-tunes or Spotify. So, here’s the news Originally broadcast 1 December 2018.

Laura Aston is a PhD candidate, undertaking research focused on measuring the transit ridership performance of the built environment. In this interview, David Brown has a chat to Laura about her career, motivations and thoughts on how we need to more actively embrace new thinking in our transport planning processes. Some reflections from the interview are below are documented below. She has a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering/Bachelor of Arts from Monash University. She said about Environmental Engineering “It’s about as multidisciplinary as engineering gets”. She admitted that those who take on Environmental Engineering were probably a little more radical than the typical engineering student. But the degree itself was anything but radical. She did, however, appreciate the background and rigour of some of the engineering subjects. Her leadership of the Student Leadership Summit was a huge commitment to a principle of giving undergraduate students the chance to be excited and invigorated with the wide world that they will participate in. When speaking about single vehicle occupant cars, she talked of the inequity to the whole community. “Inequity” is a concept that is starting to show up in a range of statistics most recently on the average life expectancy rates. Transport planners have a role to play in this key community measure. Her research confirms that diversity can mean that people react in different ways in different countries so that the context is immensely important in the culture of a city and it differs hugely. Her research group is as follows: Sustainable and Effective Public Transport Graduate Industry Research Program (SEPT-GRIP) Public Transport Research Group Monash Institute of Transport Studies http://publictransportresearchgroup.info Public transport patterns in a country like the Netherlands are quite different from say the United States. Does this mean that she is starting to understand the Australian psyche? She said: “What I am learning from my job which is a part time role in the User Focused Design Branch in the Victorian Government, is from the human centred design perspective, not only is the context of a country important but the context of a neighbourhood is important. So it's really hard to generalise and say the Australian psyche is one particular thing. To get the optimum outcome, you'd have to treat every instance, every new build (for example a train station or a level crossing removal), as a unique context and understand the local psyche to really design for the best outcome. “And that's an exciting overlay that this new service design thinking approach brings to transport planning. So what sort of things does Service Design encompass? “Well traditionally human centred design has applied to consumables consumer products but in the last few years we've adapted human centred designed to service planning. Now if you think of the Apple iPhone that is one of the most memorable and I'll probably be told off for using this example but it's the most noteworthy example of where someone incredibly visionary, namely Steve Jobs, saw that you couldn't have a bestselling product unless you not only have the functional product but you make it irresistible to use. And so Apple focused on the user experience of the smartphone. Now we're applying that notion to service design and to transport planning to make sure that our transport services meet the needs of users Was being the motivator and leader of the Student Leadership Summit a practical exercise in management? Absolutely practical in the sense that it was “applied” yes! Practical in the sense that I didn't bite off more than I could chew – No! (Laughs) In the interview Laura did reveal a little of her much greater dreams, (you’ll have to listen to find out) but she has a firm grip on her present reality, nonetheless we are sure the future holds many exciting developments.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that investigates matters to do with motoring and transport. I’m David Brown And in the program this week we look at news stories with David Campbell 1. Chairman of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance Arrested 2. Ford plans construction on Michigan Central Depot by year's end 3. Waymo paid autonomous taxi service could launch in December 4. Government-subsidised plug-in cars may never have been charged 5. 1915 Ford Model T somehow survived the California fires 6. Skoda Aims to double sales in Australia We road test the just released BMW X5 large SUV And Errol Smith, Brian Smith and I take a lively look at some weird and wonderful news stories about cars and transport. 1. Capturing Route 66 on film before it's gone 2. Jaguar F-TYPE Rally Cars Celebrate 70 Years Of Sports Car Heritage 3. SpaceX's Starman Roadster has ventured past Mars orbit You can find more information at drivenmedia.com.au or you can podcast previous programs on I-tunes or Spotify. So, here’s the news Originally broadcast 24 November 2018.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we take a populous approach to cars and transport. I’m David Brown And in the program this week we look at news stories with David Campbell 1. Telstra exec quits to replace Musk as Tesla chairman 2. Vehicles from Mexico, Canada escape import tariff under trade pact 3. Melbourne Based SEA hopes for significant market share. 4. Infiniti Australia hopes for better days 5. Ford purchases scooter company Spin 6. Maserati cars and Bentley Limousines for APEC summit 7. One in five Australian drivers admits to cyclist road rage, survey finds We hear a motoring minute on the new pricing for the Maserati and I reflect on driving it from Albury to Melbourne on the secondary roads. We review an ad from the 1950s for the latest Morris Minor, Performance then isn’t what it is today. And Errol Smith and I take a sunny look at some weird and wonderful news stories about cars and transport. • Motorising transport that was once aimed at keeping you fit. • You can find more information at drivenmedia.com.au or you can podcast previous programs on I-tunes. So, here’s the news Originally broadcast 17 November 2018.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we experiment with ideas and activities to do with cars and transport. I’m David Brown And in the program this week we look at news stories with David Campbell 1. Rising SUV sales as the market softens in September 2. Automotive industry applauds Queensland government’s leadership on ‘alpha’ airbags 3. GM prepares to launch eBikes in 2019 4. Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles of the future will help combat motion sickness 5. Volvo Australia is having a great year 6. Queensland Police Kia Stinger takes Las Vegas spotlight 7. F1 Announces new street-race in Vietnam Overdrives resident artist Dean Oliver drives a 12-year-old Subaru. We put him in a new model and test his reaction. We hear a motoring minute on the new BMW M5 And Errol Smith and I take a sunny look at some weird and wonderful news stories about cars and transport. 1. Lincoln Aviator warning and alert sounds are played by an orchestra/ Pizza Hut and Toyota transform truck into mobile pizza kitchen (DB) 2. Volvo customizes Stan Smith Adidas shoes, you know, for kids (BS) 3. From Noddy’s car to a Vauxhall Vivaro re-imagined as the nag’s head pub from ‘only fools and horses’ ES or DB if Errol not available) You can find more information at drivenmedia.com.au or you can podcast previous programs on I-tunes. So, here’s the news Originally broadcast 10 November 2018.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that seeks simplicity among the complexities of cars and transport. I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories including: 1. Mobile Speed Camera Warnings in NSW may be scrapped 2. Holden pauses production on Commodore & Equinox 3. Ford teases V-8-powered Mustang hybrid, could be called Mach 1 4. How safe is ADAS? Euro NCAP tests automated driving technology for first time 5. VW previews lighting elements that can communicate 6. Google Maps adds electric-car charging locations And Brian Smith, and I have an extended conversation about 1. Amazon’s Alexa gets a Whisper Mode– what can we learn from this about conveying information in cars 2. Bugatti Veyron owner hits 250 mph on the autobahn 3. Ford Bronco to reportedly get 7-speed manual transmission/ Electric cars may end the automatic era this Olds began You can find more information at drivenmedia.com.au or you can podcast previous programs on i-tunes. So, here’s the news Originally broadcast 27 October 2018.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program about cars and transport I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories including: 1. Who Needs German Engineering? Tesla Outsells Mercedes-Benz For The First Time—And Has a Plan to Pass BMW Too 2. The end of traffic lights? Ford explores non-stop journeys with connected cars 3. Israel plans to end internal combustion car sales by 2030 4. Free travel expanded for homeless and disadvantaged Victorians 5. Audi fined for diesel violations 6. Chrysler ceases operating in New Zealand, promises to keep on with Australia We have a few reflections on Kia’s seven-year warranty – Its only be around for 4 years but what has been the impact. We continue extracts from an interview with Dr Max Lay about the history of transport. And Brian Smith, Errol Smith and I cast a gleeful eye over the unusual motoring stories including a monkey driving a bus and a couple get married at 70 mph. You can find more information at drivenmedia.com.au or you can podcast previous programs on I-tunes. Originally broadcast 20 October 2018.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples as much as it can of the experiences of cars and transport I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories including: 1. Consumer Reports ranks Tesla Autopilot second among self-driving systems 2. U.S. will revise road safety rules for fully self-driving cars 3. Honda and General Motors join forces to build autonomous cars 4. Bathurst 1000 & Driver fatigue 5. Dual Bathurst Winning Commodore Sells for Record Breaking $2.1 Million at Auction/Trio of Burt Reynolds movie cars fetch $330,000 at auction 6. Hot Wheels stamps help celebrate 50 years of the toy car The program this week is dedicated to the jaunty look at the jalopies from the Paris motor show – well concept cars anyway. And Brian Smith, Errol Smith and I take a jaunty look at some jalopies from the Paris motor show – well concept cars anyway. You can find more information at drivenmedia.com.au or you can podcast previous programs on I-tunes. So, let’s start the program with the news Originally broadcast 12 October 2018.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program where we let our thoughts wonder over issues to do with cars and transport I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories including: 1. VW chooses Microsoft as tech partner for digital services, mobility 2. Mercedes-Benz cars will soon suggest safest areas to park 3. Uber to Pay $148 Million in Settlement Over 2016 Data Breach 4. Smart previews future look with ForEase speedster concept 5. Crossover practicality, zero-emissions, 485-kilometre range: the new all-electric Kia e-niro 6. VFacts 7. Ford Endura 8. HAVAL Introduces 7 Year Unlimited Km Warranty 9. Great Wall Breaks The $20k Barrier With New Dual Cab Offer 10. Five Year/Unlimited Kilometre Warranty on all new Volkswagens With the death of the racing driver Bob Jane, we spoke to our good friend Bob Holden who drove at the same time starting in the late 50s and still going strong. We went to the reveal of Nissan’s latest Leaf electric Car And Brian Smith and Errol Smith and I take a jolly look at some quirky news stories about motoring and transport. 1. China’s FAW lures ex-Rolls-Royce chief designer 2. Symbol of Fiat Chrysler-UAW scandal could soon hit auction block 3. Dua Lipa and Jaguar create music track every fan can remix and call their own You can find more information at drivenmedia.com.au or you can podcast previous programs on I-tunes. So, let’s start the program with the news Originally broadcast 5 October 2018.

Arguably the most recognised, respected and awarded road and transport engineer in Australia, Dr. Max Lay, has written another book: “The Harnessing of Power: How the 19thCentury Transport Innovators Transformed the way the world Operates”. Why write the book? At the end of the 20th century Max was asked to write a presentation for an international roads conference in Paris on “Roads in the 20th century”. In the hotel before the talk, he thought about how he should introduce his presentation because the big break throughs for many things to do with transport, happened in the 19th century. The 20th century was more a time where these inventions flourished to their full extent. I asked Max if this was a “Road to Damascus” experience, an epiphany but he said he didn’t meet St Paul or anyone else! What does an engineer bring to history? Max believes that you don’t understand something unless you know the history. He said that he did not write this book as a historian with a background in economics, social sciences or politics,but wrote it as an engineer. For him, an engineer brings to the debatean understanding of the cause and effect of a situation with humans as part ofthe process. The engineer, however, particularly looks at the physical things that made something possible. Not even the inventors understood what impact their inventions would have. The incredible thing that Max discovered while writing the book was how little the inventors realised just what their inventions would lead to and how they would be used. Max noted that Karl Benz didn’t think that people should drive cars more than 20 mph and he didn’t think anyone would be killed by a car because they would never travel fast enough. Gottlieb Daimler thought that engines were better for boats and aeroplanes but he originally built the few cars to keep the business going. How the watch helped transport One of the examples of the technology that was behind the ultimate inventions of thecar andthe train was the watch. A couple of hundred years before these vehicles came into being,people had invented incredible mechanisms with cogs and things whizzing around faster than the eye can see. Much of this technology hadmade it possible to produce the valves on steam engines and many people who had worked with watches (such as Carl Benz) transplanted it 100 times bigger into vehicles. Transport and watches work together to establish the concept of a universal time. It the past time was recognised on the circumstances of every particular location. The stagecoach’s arrival was not timed to the minute. But with trains travelling at a much faster pace there was a need for a schedule across many regions. It was around this time that the concept of Greenwich Mean Time was established. It didn’t all happen instantaneously. Developments were not always instantaneous and were not always achieved uniformly across the world. Max’s book went way back in history to look at some of our earlier freight vehicles. Oxen were used before horses under a simple engineering principle of a better power-to-weight ratio but another great advantage was that they had broad shoulders on which it was easy to fita harness. Harnessing a horse was harder. The Celts had mastered the effective use of horses before Roman times but in some European communities did not manage to develop a way to easily ride and control horses until the 1700s. Effective use of iron also changed our use of horses significantly. With the ability to manufacture stirrups for horses they then became much more effective in battle because the rider then needed only one hand to control horse and so could hold a weapon in the other.

Bob Holden started racing in the late 50s. I asked him if he raced against Bob Jane who had just died. He hadn't race against him much but he did reminisce on an incredibly varied career as an Aussie Battler who over came great adversity. He raced against Bruce McLaren who took an interest in Bob's performance. I have spoken about his win in the Bathurst 500 in a MIni at length on another occasion and mention it briefly here. Bob is 85 years old and still racing.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program where we take a diverse look at cars and transport. I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories with David Campbell including: 1. Hyundai Motor and H2 Energy to bring the world’s first fleet of fuel cell electric trucks into commercial operation 2. Stackable 'cars of the future' unveiled in Scotland 3. PEUGEOT e-LEGEND CONCEPT - #Unboring the future 4. Renault-nissan-mitsubishi And Google Join Forces On Next-generation Infotainment 5. Hyundai Santa Fe, Kona and NEXO honoured with prestigious 2018 IDEA design awards We hear about the partnership between the Ford Driving Skills for Life Program and the Amy Gillet Foundation to fill in a huge gap in our driver training and licensing procedures. How to deal with vulnerable road users such as cyclists We have some personal reflections from Anita Curnow an executive with the Victorian road authority Vic Roads about here career as a transport engineer. A Minute of Motoring on the latest Nissan Navara ute And Brian Smith and Errol Smith take a joyful look at some quirky news stories about motoring and transport. 1. PEUGEOT e-LEGEND CONCEPT is presented at the 2018 Paris Motor Show. 2. Grupo Antolin CEO Pascual sees interiors as the front door to the future Originally broadcast 29 September 2018.

The Amy Gillett Foundation was established in 2005 following the tragic death of competitive Australian cyclists Amy Gillett, who was struck and killed by a vehicle in Germany while training with the Australian women’s cycling team. The foundation has become the leading cycling Safety organisation in Australia They have just partners with the Ford Driving Skills for Life program. The foundation's CEO is Phoebe Dunn

In September 2018 students in post graduate and undergraduate courses at Monash University in Melbourne organised a Transportation Engineering Student Leadership Summit. It was done under the auspices of the Australian and New Zealand chapter of the Institute of Transport Engineers ITE. The summit is a scaled version of the model that Student Chapters of the ITE initiated in North America in 2012. It is a chance for students to learn about the profession; and network with their peers and older professionals. But they were also given a project, in this case to look at the Box Hill town centre which is struggling to make the most of its identity and has a large bus depot and train station that are uncomfortably separated by some distance. By developing their ideas, the groups of students got to work in one of a number of teams and to present their results to a large audience . The summit started with a keynote speech from Anita Curnow who is the Executive Director of Access and operations at VicRoads, the road authority for the state of Victoria. Students commented that Anita’s presentation was enlightening and encouraging. It was personable, not partronising. Anita graduated as a Civil Engineer in the early 90s and she tossed up between a career in hydraulics or traffic engineering. I caught up with Anita at morning tea and asked her why she went into transportation.

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that dabbles in the world of cars and transport. I’m David Brown And in this program, we look at news stories with David Campbell including: 1. SUV sales power ahead despite minor market decline 2. Users now able to buy Subaru’s online with dealers still involved 3. Apple developing headlights that highlight road hazards 4. New cars on the market 5. Toyota Invests $500 million in Uber 6. Global trade war prompts Volvo to put brakes on its IPO We have a brief chat about three new models on the market Mazda CX-9 Large SUV, the Mazda MX-5 and the VW Polo We have some feedback and comments from listeners And Brian Smith and Errol Smith take a upbeat; look at some quirky news stories about motoring and transport. You can find more information at drivenmedia.com.au or you can podcast previous programs on itunes. So let’s start the program with the news Originally broadcast 15 September 2018.