A rider survival course created by Jimboomba Police south of Brisbane may soon spread across the state and even interstate....
Queensland Police are hosting a Helmets and Hoods Motorcycle Expo at willowbank raceway, west of Brisbane, on Thursday November 18...
A Monash University Accident Research Centre professor has told the Australasian Road Safety Conference (28-30 September 2021) that mobile speed cameras need to be located in less predictable locations. Professor Maxwell Cameron‘s comments follow the recent Victorian Government announcement to increase mobile speed camera hours by 75%. He says the increased...
Criminal charges have been dropped against the daughter of renowned Australian neurosurgeon Charlie Teo for driving on the wrong side...
South Australia Police have released a video of a high-speed motorcycle crash in an effort to vindicate tougher new penalties...
Motorcycle noise limits should be standardised to “power equipment” levels of 115dB, according to a petition to the Queensland Government. The petition is in response to the Motorcycle Advocacy Group (Qld) Facebook page which claimed police harassment of riders and multiple defect notices. This is despite data from the Queensland Transport...
Almost six years after lane filtering was first introduced for motorcycle riders in NSW in 2014, Western Australia will finally...
Concerns that motorcycle riders are being harassed by police ssun g a barrage of vehicle defect notices seem to be...
Motorcyclists have long claimed police harass them, but now a Queensland rider advocacy group plans to make official complaints to the Crime and Corruption Commission and via a Parliamentary petition. They are calling for two officers in particular to be stood down pending investigations and have also drafted an online...
A teenager is “assisting police with inquiries” after a rider standing on a Gympie highway ramp was struck by an...
A 43-year-old male driver has been bailed in a Sydney court today over the death of a motorcycle pillion and...
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...
A male rider in his 60s crashed his motorcycle into a ditch on a lonely country road north of Mebourne...
A female pillion rider in her 40s has died in a three-vehicle crash in Sydney’s south west today (19 July...
While some riders may not like the hi-tech TruCAM II radar gun’s ability to more accurately measure speed, the device could also be considered a friend of the motorcyclist. Features which may appeal are its ability to target tailgaters, aggressive drivers, distracted driving and vehicles obstructing traffic. So why aren’t...
A ute driver has been charged after a Queensland road policing officer’s motorcycle was rammed by a ute in Brisbane...
The Queensland school holidays have got off to a tragic start with a 37-year-old father of four dying after his...
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...
A utility driver who allegedly ran a red light and hit a motorcycle killing the rider, a police officer riding...
There has been a sad run of trail bike deaths and injuries in NSW in the past week. Rider dies...
Stolen motorcycles and scooters are now taking longer to recover, according to the latest National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council report. It shows that in the 12 months to March 2020, motor vehicle theft rose 11% while motorcycle and scooter theft was up a whopping 19% to 9938. Motorcycle thefts...
Almost a year to the day after allegedly running a red light, and hitting and injuring a 63-year-old male motorcyclist,...
Double demerit points are in place in NSW and the ACT this Queen’s Birthday long weekend with NSW Police launching...
A 57-year-old male driver has been charged after a fatal collision between his Toyota Yaris and a motorcycle in Queanbeyan, NSW, last December. The collision occurred about 3.20pm on Monday 23 December 2019 in McCrae Street, near Lanyon Drive. The 74-year-old male rider was taken to Queanbeyan Hospital with face, chest...
Queensland Police will target motorcycle speeds after a spike in rider and pillion deaths in the first five months of...
Two men riding a stolen motorcycle and not wearing helmets have been arrested and charged after a police pursuit on...
Queensland Police claim a Maryborough rider “causing excessive noise” has died in a motorcycle crash in the Queensland city after a short police pursuit on Saturday afternoon (30 May 2020). They say the rider, Damian Lawton, a father of one who turned 26 last week, “allegedly evaded police, accelerating away at speed...
Germany is banning fixed speed camera alerts provided on most GPS units and many mobile phone apps in a worrying...
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...
Two NSW drivers have appeared in court over separate crashes last year that injured two riders and a pillion. Court case 1 Molly Cahill, 23, of Sans Souci, was found guilty in Sutherland Local Court today (26 May 2020) and will be sentenced on 2 July 2020 on dangerous driving...
A 31-year-old man has been remanded in custody over a murder charge after the ute he was travelling in hit...
A tragic week of motorcycle fatals has ended with Victoria’s homicide squad charging a man with murder after a Werribee...
As the politicians continue to argue over opening closed borders, we thought we would try a hump-day run down to the Queensland border to see what all the fuss was about. NSW, Victoria and the ACT have never closed their borders due to the pandemic. And from June 1, NSW/ACT...
Can you identify this scooter thief from the inset image of the man while riding in the back of a taxi?...
It seems police may be taking a more considered approach to issuing pandemic fines or Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) for...
A civilian version of the new CFMoto CF1250J police bike with a modified KTM LC8 engine is coming and it will be the biggest Chinese bike yet! Michael Poynton, director of Australian importer Mojo Motorcycles, confirms the civvy version of the CF1350J is coming, “however this will be a while...
UPDATE: A 35-year-old male rider from Caboolture has died six days after a crash with a white Ford Ranger utility at...
One of the sad consequences of the easing of lockdown restrictions in some states is the increase in motorcycle crashes....
Two drivers have been charged after separate Sydney crashes in the past couple of days that cost the lives of two riders. A 24-year-old male motorcycle rider died at the scene of a crash with a Toyota Camry about noon yesterday (9 May 2020) on Soldiers Parade, outside Edmondson Park Railway...
NSW Police have charged a male aged 40 and impounded his Kawasaki Ninja 250R after a high-speed chase in Sydney’s...
Queensland Police have reintroduced random speed cameras just in time for the eased pandemic travel restrictions from Saturday (2 May...
(File photo of a ute and motorcycle crash) A female rider in her late 30s has died in a collision with a ute in Bathurst, NSW, this morning (29 April 2020). NSW Police say emergency services were called to the crash scene on Ophir Road about 9.30am. Officers from Chifley...
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has today admitted on Sydney radio riding a motorcycle is exercise and therefore legal. Latest travel restriction...
Traffic offences are understandably down as there are fewer vehicles on the road, but the lockdown is also creating lonely...
Two motorcyclists riding at speeds of more than 200km/h have been charged following two separate pursuits with NSW Police in Sydney’s south west. This is the type of stupid behaviour that brings all riders into disrepute. It may also delay an easing of pandemic travel restrictions as Queensland plans to do...
Queensland is the first state to relax harsh travel restrictions and will allow riders back on their motorcycles for a...
Queensland Police are seeking the driver of a silver or light blue sedan who may have witnessed a fatal motorcycle crash...
A teenage boy has suffered a serious leg injury after his Kawasaki trail bike was involved in a hit-and-run crash with a Toyota Camry in western Sydney yesterday. NSW Police are now appealing for the public’s help to find the driver. The crash happened about 7.20pm yesterday (20 April 2020)...
A new video has emerged of motorcycle cop in a thrilling but highly dangerous motorcycle chase through the narrow streets...
Should the COVID-19 related Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) or on-the-spot fines be linked to your income as speeding fines are in...
A 49-year-old male rider has died after hitting a power pole in a Brisbane bayside suburb about 7.45pm yesterday (18 April 2020). The rider was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash in Nathan Street, Brighton. His 36-year-old female pillion was transported to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital with...
Witnesses are being sought to a collision between a truck and motorcycle at East Ipswich on Thursday (16 April 2020)...
A 26-year-old male rider has died after hitting a tree just after midnight last night (17 April 2020) in Ainstree...
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...
Motorcycle riders around the world are in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, but there are many rider — some unlicensed...
A Coffs Harbour rider has received NSW Police approval to drive 390km to buy a second-hand commuter bike to ride...
An unlicensed 31-year-old man riding an allegedly stolen trail bike has been charged after a fatal crash with two pedestrians in western NSW on Friday (10 April 2020). NSW Police say the incident occurred in Creedon Street, Broken Hill, about 8.30pm. A 34-year-old woman was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics but...
We’ve been inspired to do our own own Long Way Round (my front lawn) video and we encourage you to...
With riders grounded in most states by the travel restrictions it almost seems pointless that some states have double demerits applying over...
With riders facing hefty fines for breaking the coronavirus Home Confinement Direction, some have suggested rona riders should reserve their rights to silence when pulled over by police. While exercising your right to silence is usually a good idea, it might not be of much assistance here, says Brisbane lawyer Andrew...