Riders of Brisbane hinterland’s motorcycling Mecca that is Mt Glorious should be aware of upcoming roadworks that could delay their...
Four years after melting tar on the Mt Glorious Rd west of Brisbane in 2017 resulted in at least one rider...
Reporting potholes and other road damage to relevant authorities can pay off, says a long-time advocate for better road maintenance to save the lives of riders. Rodney Brown says he reported a massive pothole on McGeorge Road, South Gisbourne, to Victorian Roads Minister Ben Carroll and was surprised to find...
A massive and potentially lethal pothole on a popular motorcycle road that has been reported to authorities is still not...
Motorcyclist and road safety researcher Ross Blackman (pictured) has waded into our debate last week about whether roadworks speed limits...
While roadworks speeds in some jurisdictions can be as low 40km/h (25mph), the UK may be heading toward a standard 60mph (about 100km/h) on highway roadworks. Speed limits through roadworks are reduced for the safety of road workers. However, some riders question the low speeds when work is not happening...
Motorcyclists are being urged to slow down at roadworks on the Oxley Highway, NSW, between Mount Seaview and Gingers Creek...
One of Brisbane’s most popular motorcycle roads up to Mt Glorious will receive major resurfacing plus the installation of motorcycle-specific...
Riders should have input into more than $35 million in roadworks being planned for one of South East Queensland’s most popular motorcycling routes, says a rider representative. The Queensland Government will spend the money on improving the Nerang-Murwillumbah Road, sometimes jokingly referred to as the “Hinze Raceway” as it’s popular...
The issue of the condition of roadworks has flared again with several riders complaining about gravel left on roadworks on...
The Summerland Way in northern NSW is a popular motorcycle route, except for some very bumpy and dangerous sections for...
In response to rider concerns about the safety of white line bumps, Transport for NSW conducted tests with a range of riders and found concerns may have been overstated. The raised bumps of thermoplastic material in painted lines are called audio-tactile line-markings (ATML) and sometimes erroneously called ripple or rumble...
If you head into roadworks, get ready to rumble over new temporary yellow rumble strips that have been deemed a...
It will be at least four weeks before the bushfire-devastated Oxley Highway (above) is again open to traffic as seven...
More than three years after a Darwin rider died in a roadworks crash (photo above), the court has dished out cheap justice for the life of the rider. Queensland company BMD Constructions had faced fines of up to $1.5m for failing to comply with work health and safety obligations over...
Long-awaited roadworks to fix the poor state of the famed and much-loved Oxley Highway’s mountain section are about to get...
VicRoads has rejected the use of a special motorcycle to inspect for motorcycle-specific road hazards, preferring to use specially trained...
A recent reader asked if it was legal, safe and wise to switch off the motorcycle when stopped for a long time at roadworks. Firstly, it is not illegal to switch off your motorcycle when stopped at roadworks or even the traffic lights. In fact, many modern cars have stop-go...
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...
Water is being sprayed over the Oxley Highway to blast away excess bitumen and cool the road down after it began melting in the current heatwave conditions. The road began melting in December in 31C heat and is now melting even more as temperature soar higher. Save the Oxley campaigner Ken...
The recent over-application of sand on the Oxley Highway to fix slippery melting tar is a short-term fix that has...
Riders have been alarmed to find sand over a section of the Oxley Highway where hot weather has caused the...
Parts of the famed and much-loved Oxley Highway are melting in recent heatwave conditions, prompting a departmental inspection to assess the dangers to motorcyclists. Local rider Ken Healey says on the Port Macquarie Road Riders Facebook page that the road 25km west of Gingers Creek not far past the 80km/h zone is...
Riders are three times more likely to be involved in crashes caused by potholes and poor road surfaces than any...
In the wake of a damning report that says one in five wooden bridges in Australia is in need of...
Timber bridges add authenticity to a rural ride, but they can be a particular danger to riders with longitudinal planks, rotting wood and exposed spikes. The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) says one in five of these local timber bridges are in poor condition and there is an extensive backlog...
The widow of a rider killed when he hit wire rope barriers has urged riders to vote in this weekend’s...
Riders should be aware that spring and summer is the season for resurfacing roadworks in most southern areas because the...
What is the point of improving the quality of a road at millions of dollars expense to the taxpayers and ratepayers only to then have the speed limit reduced 33%? That is exactly what has happened on one of our favourite motorcycle routes – Mt Nebo Rd – and it...
Famed motorcycle nirvana Mt Nebo Rd has been upgraded at massive cost to the taxpayer to make it safer only...
Temporary repairs to the famed and much-loved Oxley Highway mountain section are “dangerous”, according to local riders, but the road...
Some 31 months after a Darwin rider died in a roadworks crash, the wheels of justice grind on slowly as those responsible face fines up to $1.5m. NT Worksafe has charged the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics and Queensland company BMD Constructions with failing to comply with work health...
Shoddy pothole repairs in northern NSW seem to be endemic and have claimed at least one more motorcycle rider. Gold...
A pothole repair program being carried out throughout NSW, and possibly other states, could be a danger to riders, says...
A recent incident in which melting bitumen caused traffic chaos on a North Queensland road is not the same as the molten tar that caused at least one rider to crash on Mt Glorious last year, says the Main Roads Department. Main Roads was recently forced to close the Malanda-Milla...
A Gold Coast rider who fell in thick and loose gravel on the Lions Rd on the NSW-Queensland border says...
Thick and loose gravel that caused a Gold Coast rider to fall off her Harley-Davidson on the Lions Rd on...
Governments which install roadside barriers that are potentially lethal to riders could be criminally culpable for any deaths or injuries, warns the Motorcycle Advocacy Group (MAG). The group points out that there are registration and ongoing requirements for engineers involved in roadworks and failure to take into consideration the safety...
The famous Lions Rd on the Queensland-NSW border has reopened after 18 months of bridgeworks, but it will never be...
Riders have expressed reservations about the possibility of speed reductions and unsafe barriers in impending roadworks on Brisbane’s most famous...
A rider has successfully sued his local council and a traffic management company for compensation to repair his Triumph Rocket III after crashing in gravel left on roadworks. Unfortunately, both claims came with non-disclosure clauses, so we can’t name the rider, council, and company, nor imply liability to any party....
An app that notes potholes and other road dangers to alert other riders and the local authorities could be extended...
Bridgework on the Lions Rd on the Queensland/NSW border is now complete after 16 months and the road is finally...
Lions Rd will remain closed over the Easter weekend as continued rain creates delays in bridgework on the famous motorcycling road on the Queensland-NSW border. The popular road was closed most of 2017 and reopened in December 2017. However, there were dirt detours while the last three of seven wooden bridges...
Solutions to the poor state of road repair are being sought as riders and authorities across the nation grapple with...
Lions Rd detours have been defended as heavy rain and roadworks on the Summerland Way are creating a dliemma for...
There are few alternatives for riders travelling through north-east New South Wales at the moment with three major highways virtually off the list. Before Christmas 2017, the speed limit on the mountain section of the Oxley Highway tumbled 20km/h. Riders have been avoiding the road ever since. Gwydir Highway Now...
The Lions Rd on the Queensland and NSW border has reopened to traffic after bridge work closed the popular motorcycle route from...
Hervey Bay rider Lionel Cook says there were no roadworks warning signs visible when he crashed on patch repairs that...
Civil engineers should be trained in the special needs of riders for safe road construction and maintenance, says a longtime motorcycle advocate. The recommendation is one of several in a paper written by former No 1 member of the Motorcycle Riders Association of Australia Rodney Brown and presented to Victorian...
A rider who crashed on a badly repaired road has rejected suing the authority that knew of the problem because...
The Sydney rider who crashed in slippery molten tar on shoddy Mt Glorious roadworks on Tuesday rode 1000km home not...
Repairs to shoddy Mt Glorious roadworks have been delayed while Queensland’s Main Roads finds “specialised contractor” after a rider crashed this week in slippery melting tar. The Sydney rider, Stephen Thomas, suffered minor injuries and his Honda was damaged, but he was able to ride home, according to eye witnesses....
Just because a road has been recently upgraded does not mean riders should trust new roadworks. Consider the sobering example...
Speed limits will return to normal when the road works on the western side of Mt Glorious behind Brisbane are...
Diesel and oil spills on our roads most endanger motorcyclists, yet there seems no approved national procedure for reporting or fixing them. Two recent major diesel spills in South East Queensland occurred on two very popular motorcycle roads. The first was caused by a broken-down truck on the northern approach...
An inquest into the death of a motorcyclist who hit a pothole on a new bridge has issued no findings...
An inquest into the death of a rider who hit a pothole on a newly opened bridge is expected to highlight...
With so many roadworks sites around the country, we need to establish some rules of etiquette for their use, apart from just speed. ETIQUETTE RULE #1 First rule of roadworks etiquette should be that all bikes be allowed to shuffle to the front of the queue. I’ve done this on many occasions...