Should the COVID-19 related Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) or on-the-spot fines be linked to your income as speeding fines are in... Read More
Small-capacity motorcycle wholesale business Braaap Wholesale has gone into liquidation and faces penalties over breaching import regulations. Braaap Wholesale is... Read More
The three most popular articles this year have been about riders successfully obtaining justice either in beating incorrect fines or, in once case, getting a driver fined for road rage. In all cases we are happy to say that Motorbike Writer has played a role. Lane filter justice The most popular... Read More
Another Queensland Police and Transport and Main Roads (TMR) blitz on motorcycles is expected in the next couple of weeks,... Read More
Average speed or point-to-point cameras continue to increase their presence on our roads, but are they actually fairer than multiple... Read More
Victoria leads the nation in plundering motorists with speed camera fines, reaping $363.15 million last financial year which is more than a third of the national total of $1.1 billion. The figures for the 2016-17 financial year were quoted in a press release from Ford which suggests that Driver Assist... Read More
Many riders make an effort to warn other motorcyclists if they see a police presence, speed camera or radar unit,... Read More
Thousands of speed and red-light infringements recorded while 110 Victorian were infected by a software virus have now been reissued.... Read More
Recent incidents involving motorcycle parking highlight the difficulties riders face in finding safe and legal parking in city areas and the need for law makers to be more flexible. Case 1 Gympie rider Lance Wensley (pictured above) was recently fined $48 for parking between two cars to avoid taking up a... Read More
Penalties for drivers using handheld mobile phones should be doubled to six demerit points, according to the Motorcycle Council of... Read More
A lot of riders have painted motorcycle helmets with spray gun to express their individuality, but are they legal? Given... Read More
Sorry about the late notice on the Gold Coast Police Operation North Upright today, but it was only posted at 2.18pm yesterday, which is very short notice and we only just noticed it. The operation, which ends in about an hour(!) is described by police as a road safety campaign and... Read More
Riders are being fined for faulty or non-compliant exhausts because the states fail to consult on road rules and regulations,... Read More
A Brisbane Barrister has reviewed the laws on aftermarket exhausts and determined that police and authorities do not have the... Read More
While a fine for a tinted helmet visor has been withdrawn, another fine for a helmet camera continues to be dragged out in the courts. The helmet camera case against defendant Max Lichenbaum was adjourned in the Frankston Magistrates Court this month for a new hearing date of September 16,... Read More
Police are issuing incorrect fines to riders with tinted visors or cameras fitted to their helmets says an online helmet... Read More