If authorities want young motorcyclists to ride safer, they should cease scare-tactic ads and employ young riders to deliver positive... Read More
A teenage rider has now been charged following investigations into a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred in NSW earlier this... Read More
(Contributed post for our Southern California readers) If you ride a motorcycle in Orange County or anywhere else in southern California, you know that it’s dangerous. With their high-speed capabilities and minimal frames, motorcycles offer their riders little protection. Because of this, even a minor motorcycle accident can result in... Read More
A 43-year-old male driver has been bailed in a Sydney court today over the death of a motorcycle pillion and... Read More
(Contributed article for our North American readers) People love motorcycles because of their low purchase cost, ease of maintenance, fun... Read More
A 52-year-old driver who ploughed his Kia Rio head-on into several club riders in Kyogle, northern NSW, killing one and injuring four others last year has face court in Lismore. Royce McCocker, of Warwick, Queensland, was charged on 26 March 2020 for the accident that occurred on Sunday, 20 October... Read More
A male rider in his 60s crashed his motorcycle into a ditch on a lonely country road north of Mebourne... Read More
Highly awarded disability advocate Sue Salthouse has died after a collision between her wheelchair-accessible motorcycle and a car in Canberra... Read More
A Sydney woman is serving an 18-month jail term after she fled the scene of a crash in which her car hit a motorcycle head-on in April last year. Molly Cahill, 23, of Sans Souci, was found guilty in Sutherland Local Court in May 2020 and sentenced on 2 July... Read More
A female pillion rider in her 40s has died in a three-vehicle crash in Sydney’s south west today (19 July... Read More
A 39-year-old man has died after his motorcycle hit a guide post near Tamworth about 4pm yesterday (17 July 2020).... Read More
While wire rope barriers continue to be rolled out in Australia despite growing anger from riders, Irish authorities have admitted they are potentially dangerous to riders. UK riders rights The Motorcycle Action Group held a meeting earlier this month with the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure who accepted that wire rope crash... Read More
A helmet scanner service that checks for hidden fractures in your helmet has reached the halfway point in investment funding... Read More
A 55-year-old Toyota Hi-Lux driver who hit and injured a woman, 34, riding a Vespa scooter last August before driving off... Read More
(By David Martin*) Motorcycle accidents are something everyone wants to avoid. Unfortunately, accidents do happen, and any number of injuries can take place when this occurs. In addition, riders are much more exposed than vehicle drivers and passengers, which can lead to more severe injuries and even some that are... Read More
Emergency call systems are coming to motorcycles and helmets with a French company the latest to release a helmet that... Read More
A ute driver has been charged after a Queensland road policing officer’s motorcycle was rammed by a ute in Brisbane... Read More
A GoFundMe page has started for the family of Brian Carter, a father of four who died when his motorcycle collided head-on with a Toyota last Friday on the Sunshine Coast. Queensland Police say Brian, 37, was riding south on the Nambour Connection Rd at Parklands when it collided with... Read More
(Contributed article for our North American readers) Motor vehicle accidents injure and kill countless Texans every year. The city of... Read More
The Queensland school holidays have got off to a tragic start with a 37-year-old father of four dying after his... Read More
This hit-and-run crash on an LA freeway is shocking, but also amazing as the rider received only minor injuries. It was recorded by driver Will Panda on his mobile phone about 7pm on Friday (19 June 2020). “I saw a van coming up behind us with sparks flying and then... Read More
A utility driver who allegedly ran a red light and hit a motorcycle killing the rider, a police officer riding... Read More
Claims about the safety and cost effectiveness of wire rope barriers have been slammed by a damning report that also... Read More
(Contributed post for our North American readers. Those in right-hand-drive countries should read “right hand turns”) There are many reasons why motorcyclists decide to embrace the two wheeled lifestyle: from the unparalleled sense of freedom to the unmatched sense of speed, not to mention that traffic jams are a thing... Read More
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Being involved in an accident of any kind can be a scary experience,... Read More
We may very well take to the skies on a hoverbike one day, but it could be a while yet... Read More
Almost a year to the day after allegedly running a red light, and hitting and injuring a 63-year-old male motorcyclist, the driver of a Nissan utility will face a trial in the Parramatta Local Court. Driver Daniel Marjoribanks was charged after the crash at the intersection of Schofields and Windsor roads, Rouse... Read More
(Contributed post for our North American readers) After being hurt in a motorcycle accident, you have a lot on your... Read More
(Contributed post for our North American readers) When someone has been seriously injured in a motorcycle accident, they must determine liability... Read More
Soon your motorcycle, helmet and/or phone could contact emergency services if you crash with Bosch the latest to join the hi-tech safety revolution. The Bosch system uses an “intelligent crash algorithm installed in the vehicle’s inertial sensor unit” to identify a crash via the various sensors such as an accelerometer... Read More
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Riding motorcycles gives riders a profound sense of joy, freedom, and adventure. But... Read More
A 57-year-old male driver has been charged after a fatal collision between his Toyota Yaris and a motorcycle in Queanbeyan,... Read More
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Everyone who decides to operate a motorcycle understands that there are significant differences between this type of transportation method and that of a car, truck, or another passenger vehicle. In fact, a motorcycle license is a different class of driver’s license than for... Read More
Queensland Police will target motorcycle speeds after a spike in rider and pillion deaths in the first five months of... Read More
A daughter of renowned neurosurgeon Charlie Teo will face a criminal trial later this month over a head-on crash with former... Read More
A 55-year-old Toyota Hi-Lux driver who hit and injured a woman, 34, riding a Vespa scooter last August before driving off has been found guilty in a Sydney court today. Paul Andrew Brown faced a hearing in Burwood Local Court today (27 May 2020) on charges of failing to stop and render... Read More
Two NSW drivers have appeared in court over separate crashes last year that injured two riders and a pillion. Court... Read More
A 31-year-old man has been remanded in custody over a murder charge after the ute he was travelling in hit... Read More
A tragic week of motorcycle fatals has ended with Victoria’s homicide squad charging a man with murder after a Werribee man died when he motorcycle was hit by a ute at Bacchus Marsh. Jake Smith, 24, (above) died in the collision at Maddingley on Wednesday night (20 May 2020). Police... Read More
A 70-year-old ute driver remains on bail for another month after a fatal motorcycle crash in Dubbo on New Year’s Eve... Read More
UPDATE: A 35-year-old male rider from Caboolture has died six days after a crash with a white Ford Ranger utility at... Read More
One of the sad consequences of the easing of lockdown restrictions in some states is the increase in motorcycle crashes. As expected, crashes reduced with the reduction of traffic when the lockdown started in mid-March. A lengthy report after the GFC found a similar pattern. It makes sense that crashes... Read More
Two drivers have been charged after separate Sydney crashes in the past couple of days that cost the lives of... Read More
Riders are being urged to make submissions about the perceived dangers of wire rope barriers to a Victorian inquiry into... Read More
We can all learn something from this video from a Canadian truck’s dash cam that captures the moment a rider hits a freeway barrier and flies over the side of the off-ramp. It happened in Montreal last week and the unlicensed rider suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The male rider... Read More
Two riders were injured in separate crashes with stray cattle over the weekend, promoting us to reissue our warning to... Read More
(File photo of a ute and motorcycle crash) A female rider in her late 30s has died in a collision... Read More
Queensland Police are seeking the driver of a silver or light blue sedan who may have witnessed a fatal motorcycle crash in Nathan Street, Brighton, Queensland, about 7.45pm on 18 April 2020. The motorcycle hit a power pole and the 49-year-old male rider died at the scene of the crash .... Read More
A teenage boy has suffered a serious leg injury after his Kawasaki trail bike was involved in a hit-and-run crash... Read More
A 49-year-old male rider has died after hitting a power pole in a Brisbane bayside suburb about 7.45pm yesterday (18... Read More
Witnesses are being sought to a collision between a truck and motorcycle at East Ipswich on Thursday (16 April 2020) that left the female rider with serious head injuries. Ipswich Police say that about 10.45am a white truck and a red motorcycle were travelling towards Ipswich on King Edward Parade,... Read More
Yamaha is the latest to develop an automatic emergency call system in the event of a crash, but their system... Read More
A 26-year-old male rider has died after hitting a tree just after midnight last night (17 April 2020) in Ainstree... Read More
Two motorcyclists have died in separate accidents in NSW in the past day including one riding on the wrong side of the road and without lights. NSW Police say that about 2.30am today (Thursday 16 April 2020) an officer from Tuggerah Lakes Police District saw the bike on the wrong... Read More
Higher and “more dangerous” wire rope barriers (pictured) will soon replace the current WRBs around Australia. The BRIFEN MASH compliant... Read More
An unlicensed 31-year-old man riding an allegedly stolen trail bike has been charged after a fatal crash with two pedestrians... Read More
A US Superior Court judge has rejected a bail hearing for young truck driver Volodymyr Zhukovskyy who mowed down 10 motorcycles, killing seven people in a New Hampshire highway crash in June 2019. His defence had claimed that the lead rider of the Marine Jarheads Motorcycle Club was over the centre line and... Read More
Four drivers have been taken for mandatory testing after a motorcycle rider died in a truck collision on the M4... Read More
A male rider in his seventies has died at the scene of a motorcycle crash in the NSW Hunter region... Read More
A 52-year-old man has been charged today (26 March 2020) after his Kia Rio ploughed head-on into a group of riders in Kyogle, northern NSW, killing one and injuring four others on Sunday, 20 October 2019. The six riders were all part of the Sons Of The Southern Cross Social Motorcycle Club... Read More