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With bushfires forcing road closures across several states, you may need to make some alternative plans this weekend. Riders should contact their state transport department or auto club for road closures. You can also check the various state fire services websites by going to this central MYFIREWATCH service, then click on the state/territory. Road closures …
A Brit appeared in court via video link today on multiple charges involving a fatal crash with two motorcycles on 2 September 2019. Tweed Heads Local Court heard that Graham Stephen Belcher, 52, was arrested at Brisbane International Airport at 2am the next morning as he was about to board a flight to thew UK …
A NSW Police Traffic and Highway Patrol officer has been injured in a “single-vehicle crash” on the Central Coast about 4.15pm today (Sunday 17 November 2019). Police say the male officer was riding an unmarked motorcycle on Berkeley Road, Berkeley Vale, when he “lost control” and crashed into a guardrail. “He came off his bike …
It’s going to be a long hot summer and you may get caught in bushfire conditions, so we have put together this survival guide for riders. By all means riders should head out into the country to spend their much-needed dollar in drought-stricken areas, but they should also be alert to the bushfire conditions. If …
A 22-year-old rider and a 72-year-old rider have died in separate crashes in Queensland and NSW yesterday afternoon and police are keen to speak to riders in the area at the time. Mudgee crash NSW Police are interested in speaking to about five motorcyclists who were in the vicinity a crash near Mudgeee about 3pm …
An army veteran rider who claimed he was assaulted by police at a March 2018 charity ride feels exonerated knowing the officer has been placed on restricted duties. Michael “Magic” Parr faced a charge of not obeying the direction of police for this incident caught on video, but the charges were dropped in April, 2019. Exonerated When told …
One rider has died and another seriously injured in separate crashes in NSW and Queensland overnight. Blacktown collision In NSW, a 22-year-old man from Lalor Park died at the scene of a collision with a Toyota utility in Blacktown, western Sydney, at 8.30pm (9 November 2019). The collision occurred at the intersection of Sunnyholt Road, and Main …
A brake light that sticks to the back of a helmet and alerts tailgating drivers the rider is slowing down may be illegal in some states. The Brake Free light is currently being crowd funded and Aussie rider Raphael Chan has signed on to receive and test the unit. It consists of a slim unit …
A rider who clipped an unbroken white line at the end of a painted traffic island on the Centenary Motorway, Brisbane, has had his fine upheld in court. Tristan Holland claims it is hypocritical for Queensland Police to fine him while not fining the driver whose car he it when it performed an illegal u-turn across double white …
A 71-year-old male rider has died after a collision with a car in the Snowy Mountains, NSW, yesterday (1 November 2019). The collision happened about 3.15pm on the Barry Way, Jindabyne, near Tinworth Drive. Police say the rider died at the scene “despite efforts to revive him”. It is not yet known whether the rider …