VicRoads has rejected the use of a special motorcycle to inspect for motorcycle-specific road hazards, preferring to use specially trained...
New roads and roadworks in Australia are falling into disrepair too soon while short warranty periods are allowing contractors to...
A fatal motorcycle crash on a corrugated road surface has sparked a new training program for inspectors to look out for specific road hazards that endanger motorcyclists. VicRoads Safe System Road Infrastructure Program director Scott Lawrence says the training for existing surveillance officers would help road crews “better identify imperfections...
Riders are three times more likely to be involved in crashes caused by potholes and poor road surfaces than any...
A pothole repair program being carried out throughout NSW, and possibly other states, could be a danger to riders, says...
An inquest into the death of a rider who hit a pothole on a newly opened bridge is expected to highlight the risk for motorcyclists of poor road design and poor maintenance. James Hughes, 50, died when his Ducati 900S hit a massive pothole at the Oallen Ford Bridge near Goulburn...
Riders heading to the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island have been warned that road conditions throughout south-eastern Australia have deteriorated...
Road maintenance, design and construction is crucial to the safety of motorcycle riders and needs urgent attention, according to Victorian...
Potholes are dangerous, but bumps or a seam of humps in the middle of a lane caused by heavy vehicles pushing the tar up can be much more dangerous to motorcycles. Yet they are less likely to be fixed than potholes in yet another example of how the authorities ignore...
Potholes and negligent road maintenance can and have led to motorcycle crashes with legal experts now suggesting those who crash should...