Spring could be a crushing time for some riders in the Sunshine State.
Pop a wheelie or do a burnout...
Riders in the Brisbane hinterland may have felt a little victimised last Sunday after a police blitz. Police from the...
There could soon be some bright sparks coming to your police force. BMW has developed a C evolution elevctric scooter for police, armed forces and emergency services. It will be part of a display of “authority” bikes at next week’s 18th Milipol in Paris, a show all about technology suitable...
We witnessed big changes in motorcycling worldwide in 2013. There were several steps forward for motorcycling, but one big major...
If you are fined for having a GoPro or similar camera mounted to your motorcycle helmet, fight it. A complaint...
A t-shirt that says “Get stuffed Newman” is the top seller at the Biker Life store on the Sunshine Coast. Owner Mal McLaren says the $30 t-shirt has been a huge hit, even though he doesn’t believe riders are being hassled as much as some people claim on Facebook. “We...
Police continue to be plagued by “over-zealous” officers issuing “petty” fines with the latest being a $330 penalty for not...
Helmet-mounted cameras and Bluetooth units may be legal, but they may not necessarily be safe, according to a helmet importer....
A Queensland rider fined this week for stretching his legs while riding is not the first person fined for the offence. The offence has been around for several years and many riders have been fined, but it is part of a growing list of “petty” fines Queensland motorists have copped...
(UPDATE: Case 2 below has been dropped. The police have decided not to go ahead. That’s great news and is...
If you are pulled over by the police for a traffic offence or even just a licence check or breath/drug...
The role of the police bike today is manifold. Gone are the days – thankfully – when they were used in chases, cutting through the traffic like a stunt scene from a Hollywood action blockbuster. That behaviour is much too dangerous to the general motorising public. Unfortunately, with the axing...
http://youtu.be/_AnImxbJtqc In a dramatic message to hoons on motorcycles and quad bikes, police in the UK have released video of a police...
If you see a big “V” in your rearview mirror at the Daytona Bike Week or any other motorcycle rally...
A Melbourne man who attended a bikie charity ride over three years ago has been refused an American visa and he suspects the reason is association laws. John Di Clemente, 47, of Bundurra, fears the visa was rejected on the mistaken belief that he is a bikie associate, although the...
The High Court of Australia is expected to hand down its decision on Queensland’s “anti-bikie” laws tomorrow (November 14) about...
The man who drafted the appeal against Queensland’s draconian “anti-bikie” VLAD laws believes they will be quashed late today. Honorary...
The High Court of Australia has rejected an appeal against Queensland’s “anti-bikie” laws, including the Orwellian Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment (VLAD) Act. However, more challenges to the laws are expected to be mounted. The man who drafted the appeal against Queensland’s draconian “anti-bikie” laws says it will take some time to...
This video clearly shows that the British police have a different perspective on helmet cameras to NSW and Victorian police....
A West Australia rider has had his GoPro helmet cam SD card confiscated for evidence by police. Local motorcycle advocate...
Are Kiwi drivers the most courteous and considerate in the world to motorcyclists? We are five days into our 14-day Hobbit Odyssey motorcycle trip around New Zealand and I am inclined to believe they are. It’s not a belief from just five days of riding here, but seven trips across...
When was the last time you were caught speeding and told your friends that it was a fair cop? Instead,...
Police are issuing incorrect fines to riders with tinted visors or cameras fitted to their helmets says an online helmet...
Australia’s confusing helmet laws become even more confounding next weekend when new laws are introduced in Queensland and an array of helmet stickers could become legal. From February 1, motorcycle riders on Queensland roads can not only wear helmets complying with Australian standard AS1698 or AS/NZS1698 like the rest of...
“My life was so terribly destroyed in front of my face,” says rider rights advocate Judith Kuerschner who is fighting...
This photo is the only time I saw any overt police presence the whole four days I was at the...
Riders are being ripped off up to a million dollars in helmet non-compliance offences that may be bogus, yet the NSW cops are still issuing helmet fines. This is despite state and federal ministers reconsidering helmet laws after a Standards Australia helmet forum in Sydney in February and a helmet...
Strict speed limit control through speed cameras and police radar has turned riders into speedo gazers, says motorcycle tour founder...
Queensland Police recently staged a motorcycle “safety” display at Mt Glorious where they showed a video taken from a GoPro...
Around the world, organised rides for Police Remembrance Day honour the service and sacrifices of the many law enforcement officers killed while on duty. In the UK, the Blue Knights Ride in September coincides with National Police Memorial Day and in the US, there seem to be different dates in...
Should your club or charity ride be escorted by police given one of the biggest controversies during the dark early...
Harley-Davidson motorcycles have a long history as police vehicles in the US and Canada, but now, for the first time,...
South Australia is set to introduce anti-bikie laws similar to Queensland’s Vicious Lawless Associates Disestablishment (VLAD) laws, despite those laws failing. The only person so far convicted under the former Queensland Government’s VLAD laws is Joshua Robin Rohl who smuggled $16m worth of cannabis on commercial flights between Melbourne and...
Most riders’ throttles are too slack, they don’t know the lane filtering rules, they sit too far back, they don’t...
You won’t hear the police coming when they switch over to quiet-running electric motorcycles which is happening in many police...
Can wearing a hi-vis vest actually lead riders to being prosecuted for impersonating police? Some hi-vis motorcycle vests could have you mistaken as a police officer. It is no surprise then that motorbike riders are concerned that the mandatory wearing of hi-vis clothing may expose them to potential criminal liability for police impersonation. In...
Stunt king Lukey Luke will stage a show at the free Motorcycle Riders’ Expo in Melbourne in September to promote safety....
The Wall to Wall Remembrance Ride to honour police who have died in the line of duty will be sponsored...
There seems to be more confusion, rather than less, in the wake of Victoria following Queensland with wider helmet compliance laws. Three respected helmet experts claimed that the DOT-approved helmet in the photo below which was featured in our story announcing the new laws last week, is not allowed under...
Riders in the Hunter Valley region, particularly the Putty Road, have been warned that the NSW Police will target speeding...
The story of a Queensland police car that caught fire after a hot pursuit of an allegedly speeding motorcycle rider...
A Monash University academic and an Auditor General’s report have backed covert speed cameras as being more effective at reducing general speeding than high-visiblity cameras. Monash University Accident Research Centre professor Max Cameron says high-visibility speed cameras are only good for reducing speed at a black spot. Mobile speed cameras...
Victoria Police will add small dirt bikes to their fleet to allow officers to lane filtering through traffic while patrolling for speeding motorists....
Riders in the South-East Queensland area should be aware of a major police campaign in the Gold Coast hinterland area...
Are drones the new tool in the police arsenal to clamp down on speeding and other traffic infringements? Veteran racer Marty Thompson believes they could be after a riding partner witnessed Victorian Police testing drone technology on the Great Ocean Road, now known as “Australian Crawl” due to over policing...
Police in all states are conducting annual Christmas/New Year blitzes and using the inevitable high road toll caused by massive...
Scotland is one of the greatest countries in the world to ride a motorcycle, but that is expected to change...
A Brisbane Barrister has reviewed the laws on aftermarket exhausts and determined that police and authorities do not have the expertise or objectivity to sustain a conviction for the alleged offence. Levente Jurth, who rides an Aprilia Tuono 1100, says he researched the matter because fellow riders have been fined by...
Riders are being fined for faulty or non-compliant exhausts because the states fail to consult on road rules and regulations,...
A 60-year-old British motorcyclist has been sentenced to two years’ jail for dangerous driving based on evidence from his helmet camera...
An American rider who was rammed by an unmarked police car after a five-minute pursuit and then kicked in the chest has successfully sued the officer for $181,170 in damages. Aprilia rider Justin Wilkens filed a complaint against Oregon State Trooper Lieutenant Rob Edwards for excessive force, but it was...
Riders around the country are awaiting the results of a court case in Victoria tomorrow (Thursday February 11, 2016) where...
The significant number of unlicensed motorcycle riders and riders of stolen bikes who make up the road toll should change...
The rider death toll on the Gold Coast hinterland has been steadily rising since the council-subsidised motorcycle roadcraft course was axed, leading to calls for it to be reinstated. The Safe Motorcycle Advanced Rider Training courses was cancelled in 2012 despite winning the inaugural 2011 Australian Road Safety Awards. It...
You won’t know you’ve been caught by this Queensland Police Suzuki Hayabusa unmarked patrol bike until it’s too late. It’s...
South-East Queensland Police will conduct a “road safety campaign” on the same day hundreds of riders are expected to be...
Video has now surfaced of a Texas police officer using pepper spray on motorcycle riders as they passed him on the weekend. This follows recent American police violence towards riders including a Minnesota police office accidentally shooting a rider he had pulled over and an Oregon officer ramming a rider and then...
No doubt police will be out in force this Easter, so it is important to alert other motorists of their...
A three-month night-time police operation in the Brisbane mountains cracking down on “hoons” has ended, while heavy patrolling continues for...
Speed cameras are misused as revenue-raisers rather than road safety aids, says West Australian Police Union president George Tilbury. It’s not a statement that many would disagree with or find surprising, except for the fact that it is the police union making the admission. George says the deployment of speed...