Victorian riders are invited to attend a motorcycle safety forum next month to pass on to the State Government. The...
Riders seem to cop more road rage than other motorists. This could be because we are seen as road menaces,...
A new theory about what causes Sorry Mate I Didn’t See You (or SMIDSY) crashes is that bikes can appear out of nowhere like planes and ships. Rider safety exert Kevin Williams of British rider training company Survival Skills calls the phenomenon the “constant bearing, decreasing range” issue. I have...
The award-winning Australian MotoCAP website now includes helmet safety and comfort ratings as well as its usual ratings for jacket, pants and...
Australian motorcycle gear ratings authority MotoCAP has added six pairs of pants and nine pairs of gloves to its online...
VicRoads has just launched an updated Making Roads Motorcycle Friendly guide targeted at road designers and road maintenance crew to address common issues that we motorcyclists encounter. While we have been critical before of state governments, especially Victoria, for their lack of road maintenance with a particular view to keep...
One of the most common motorcycle crashes is due to drivers not paying attention to them, according to British road...
We hardly need research to tell us that weekends are the most dangerous time on Aussie roads — or any...
Riders from throughout NSW are welcome to attend the next back on Your Bike free road safety workshop in Armidale on Saturday, 12 March. The key words “free” and “safety” should appeal to many riders and it doesn’t matter where you come from as it’s a great ride out to...
A rider survival course created by Jimboomba Police south of Brisbane may soon spread across the state and even interstate....
For years riders and other motorists have been asked to report road hazards such as potholes to their state road...
Riders of Brisbane hinterland’s motorcycling Mecca that is Mt Glorious should be aware of upcoming roadworks that could delay their ride on the twisting tarmac. The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) completed upgrades along the seven-kilometre section of Samford-Mount Glorious Road between Dawson Creek Road and Mount Glorious...
A common trait among riders new and experienced is to forget to switch off their indicators. I’ve had many riders...
Twenty pairs of motorcycle gloves have been rated for safety and protection in the latest round of testing by the...
The award-winning Australian MotoCAP website has issued safety and comfort ratings including vital waterproof abilities for two jackets and eight pairs of pants as we head into a wet summer. With a La Niña wet weather system dominating the Eastern states this summer, riders will be interested in assessing the...
This 2021/22 summer will be a wet one in the eastern states of Australia due to the La Nina weather...
The award-winning Australian MotoCAP website has updated its safety ratings on jackets and pants and made significant changes to how...
Helmet attachments such as cameras and Bluetooth devices do not increase the risk of head or neck injury to the rider in a crash, according to a NSW Transport road safety report. As these devices have increased in popularity in recent years, several riders in several states of Australia have...
Smart helmets with head-up display and other hi-tech features rank as the most exciting piece of kit riders are keen...
As some jurisdictions are now replacing dangerous wire rope barriers, Victoria is forging ahead with 190km of the flexible barriers...
Ride Vision, the first aftermarket hi-tech collision avoidance and warning system, is now available to Australian riders of any type of motorcycle. The system works by using two small wide-angle cameras mounted on the rear and front of the vehicle. They transmit footage to Ride Vision’s onboard processing unit, where...
The award-winning Australian MotoCAP website has now published testing and issued safety and comfort ratings for 373 items of motorcycle...
Queensland Police are hosting a Helmets and Hoods Motorcycle Expo at willowbank raceway, west of Brisbane, on Thursday November 18...
With the hotter weather approaching, riders can check the breathability standard of their gear on Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP online safety ratings service. Sixteen new MotoCAP safety ratings have just been published, providing riders with safety ratings for 11 jackets and five pairs of pants. Importantly, they also test the...
Four years after melting tar on the Mt Glorious Rd west of Brisbane in 2017 resulted in at least one rider...
Motorcyclists want drivers to look, use their mirrors, check blind spots and ‘get off the phone’, according to a Motorcycle...
Soon your motorcycle and helmet could warn you if you have chosen the right apex and speed for a corner, regardless of the posted advisory speed. European researchers Alex Liniger and Simon Hecker have developed a prototype system based on their ARAS paper and have founded a company, Aegis Rider...
Half of NSW motorcyclists have experienced a near-miss in the past three months, according to a survey conducted as part...
A Monash University Accident Research Centre professor has told the Australasian Road Safety Conference (28-30 September 2021) that mobile speed cameras...
Crashes involving motorcycles and cars are often referred to as SMIDSY incidents or “Sorry mate, I didn’t see you.” Many riders complain that drivers not only don’t see them, but don’t even bother to look. For years, motorcycle safety advocates have been asking authorities to better educate drivers to look...
Strange line markings on corners could prevent riders from head-on crashes, according to a recent study by Austrian safety group...
The UK Highway Code is being revised to incorporate a hierarchy of vehicles where bigger vehicles have to look out...
Riders who use the Snap Send Solve app that helps Australian authorities identify and fix road hazards that pose a danger to vulnerable road users such as motorcyclists could win a $50 incentive prize. Up to ten $50 gift cards are drawn each month from users who refer friends and...
Detailed tests are required on the efficacy of blow-up vests and jackets as used by MotoGP riders, says Australian safety...
Australian motorcycle trainere motoDNA has developed a computer software system that analyses rider behaviour and uses a computer game environment...
Riders from all states, not just Tasmanian residents, have been urged to contribute to a Tasmanian Road Safety Inquiry given the state is a Mecca for riders from all over Australia. The Tasmanian Legislative Council last week announced the inquiry after the Apple Isle recorded six rider deaths to the...
Lower rub rails on safety barriers that are important for the safety of riders have proliferated in recent years, but...
Motorcycle jackets and pants that have good breathability for the warmer riding months sacrifice safety standards, according to the latest...
Painted road surfaces that present a dangerous slip hazard to motorcycle and scooter riders could son be a thing of the past with new grippy surface treatments. Australian company OmniGrip has commissioned to replace painted surfaces such as bus and bike lanes and pedestrian crossings with their special treatment in...
Australian Motorcycle Council chairman Shaun Lennard hopes to address how roads can be made safer for riders at an international...
Millions of dollars of Victorian motorcycle safety levy funds remain unspent as minutes of the ministerial advisory panel on motorcycle...
According to a report from BusinessWire, Two companies in Massachusetts have announced a joint venture to improve safety on the Road via the smartphone platform, DriveWell. Owned by Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) and already in use in 28 countries by 6.5 million users, the DriveWell app uses smart sensors to...
Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has now performed testing and issued safety and comfort ratings ratings for...
A rule allowing drivers to cross solid white lines to overtake cyclists has now been extended to Victoria, making it...
Most motorcycle road craft courses are only as good as the training on the day, but Riders Academy by motoDNA also provides riders with the tools to improve long after their street skills day-course has finished. I recently sent our casual reviewer James Wawne for a day course in road craft at...
Reporting potholes and other road damage to relevant authorities can pay off, says a long-time advocate for better road maintenance...
Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has added ratings on safety and comfort for eight jackets and eight...
A rider representative group fears that a Victorian Road Toll Increase Inquiry (RTII) report will vilify riders with inaccurate representations of the danger of riding. This follows recent police media reports in most states that point out the increase in rider deaths this year but have so far failed to...
A French risk-assessment study has released a shock finding that a five-year lane-splitting trial caused a 12% increase in motorcycle...
Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has added ratings on safety and comfort for nine jackets and two...
Almost six years after lane filtering was first introduced for motorcycle riders in NSW in 2014, Western Australia will finally fall into line this year. However, some WA riders may not be as pleased as you would think as they claim they have been lane filtering for some time with...
As summer heat continues to make riding conditions difficult, Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has rated 15 more...
Recycled plastic inserts that look like combs could make wire rope barriers safer for motorcyclists, says a long-time motorcycling advocate....
A Draft 30-year plan for long-term transport infrastructure in Victoria has omitted road motorcycles and scooters. However, Infrastructure Victoria says they are still calling for feedback on their Draft 30-Year Infrastructure Strategy. If you would like to make a formal submission, click here. “We try our best to consider the...
If authorities want young motorcyclists to ride safer, they should cease scare-tactic ads and employ young riders to deliver positive...
One of the biggest concerns among motorcycle riders about the automated vehicle future is the ability of these vehicles to...
Just in time for Christmas, Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has added 16 new items. The addition of safety and comfort ratings for ten jackets and six pairs of pants brings the total number of items of clothing to 239, comprised of 115 jackets, 56 pairs of...
Two recent fatal crashes in Australia prove that wire rope barriers (WRBs) are not only a danger to motorcyclists, but...
A massive and potentially lethal pothole on a popular motorcycle road that has been reported to authorities is still not...
Australian riders have long been asking for a bigger say in road safety issues that affect one of the most vulnerable groups of road users … and now it looks like that may be on the road ahead. Last month’s Joint Select Committee on Road Safety final report, Improving Road...