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Queensland Police have charged a man with dangerous operation of a motorcycle after the night rider was videoed riding at more than three times the limit earlier this week. They have now released the Polair video of the incident in north Brisbane which shows the bike going through a fast foot outlet and speeding through streets on …
Four drivers have been taken for mandatory testing after a motorcycle rider died in a truck collision on the M4 at Clyde today (2 April 2020). NSW Police say the rider, aged 55, died at the scene. Our sincere condolences to the rider’s family and friends. The accident happened just before 1pm on the M4 …
A male rider in his seventies has died at the scene of a motorcycle crash in the NSW Hunter region today (30 March 2020). NSW Police say that emergency services received a call about 9.30am from a motorist who found the rider and his wrecked motorcycle on Wollombi Road, Broke, about 35km south west of Singleton. …
A 23-year-old male rider is in hospital with cuts and a suspected spinal injury after an alleged road rage incident escalated in Sydney’s inner-west on Friday. Update 24 March 2020: About 8.25pm on Saturday, Police searched a Mortlake home and seized a number of items, including a car and clothing. The driver was arrested at Burwood …
A male rider in his 70s has died and a 46-year-old male rider has been injured when their bikes collided on a quiet South East Queensland rural road yesterday afternoon (17 March 2020). It’s the second motorcycle-to-motorcycle collision in the state in the past few days. Queensland Police say the riders were travelling west together along Memerambi …
(File image of riders on Mt Nebo) A 61-year-old male rider has died in a plunge off Mt Nebo, Brisbane, yesterday morning (16 March 2020) and a rider has died in Victoria this morning in a crash with a van. Queensland Police says their preliminary investigations indicate the rider “lost control” near Jolly’s Lookout on …
A motorcyclist has died in a collision in Geelong, Victoria this morning. Victorian Police say the motorcycle and a black Toyota RAV4 collided on Melbourne Road, Norlane, near the intersection of North Shore Road about 6.50am. The male rider, who is yet to be formally identified, died at the scene. The male driver and passenger …
Three riders have been injured after two motorcycles collided head-on at Advancetown on the Gold Coast hinterland this morning (Sunday, March 15). Police say their preliminary information indicates that about 8.10am a southbound and a northbound motorcycle collided on a sweeping bend on Nerang Murvillumbah Road. The rider of one of the motorcycles, a 42-year-old …
Here’s a tip, unfortunately gained from first-hand experience, on how to avoid one of the most common way thieves steal cars and motorcycles. Motorcycle theft is running rampant with an increase of 10.5% to 9672 last year which is a 19.7% leap from the 8078 stolen five years ago. The National Motor Vehicle Theft reduction Council says …
A Harley-Davidson rider is lucky to be alive after being rescued by the SES following a 20m plunge off a cliff in the Victorian Alps near Bright on Saturday (7 March 2020). Myrtleford Police Sgt Paul Evans says the rider failed to take a tight 45-degree corner near the summit of Happy Valley Rd. The …