Reporting potholes and other road damage to relevant authorities can pay off, says a long-time advocate for better road maintenance... Read More
A massive and potentially lethal pothole on a popular motorcycle road that has been reported to authorities is still not... Read More
Motorcyclist and road safety researcher Ross Blackman (pictured) has waded into our debate last week about whether roadworks speed limits are appropriate. Ross works with the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q) at the Queensland University of Technology in the areas of both motorcycle safety and... Read More
While roadworks speeds in some jurisdictions can be as low 40km/h (25mph), the UK may be heading toward a standard... Read More
Motorcyclists are being urged to slow down at roadworks on the Oxley Highway, NSW, between Mount Seaview and Gingers Creek... Read More
One of Brisbane’s most popular motorcycle roads up to Mt Glorious will receive major resurfacing plus the installation of motorcycle-specific lower rub rail barriers. The Department of Transport and Main Roads has today provided details of the proposed updates on the Mount Glorious Road and Samford-Mount Glorious Road Route Safety... Read More
Riders should have input into more than $35 million in roadworks being planned for one of South East Queensland’s most... Read More
The issue of the condition of roadworks has flared again with several riders complaining about gravel left on roadworks on... Read More
The Summerland Way in northern NSW is a popular motorcycle route, except for some very bumpy and dangerous sections for motorcyclists. One section near Burnetts Creek, not far from the junction with the Mt Lindesay Highway and about 50km north of Kyogle, is due to be widened and resurfaced from... Read More
In response to rider concerns about the safety of white line bumps, Transport for NSW conducted tests with a range... Read More
If you head into roadworks, get ready to rumble over new temporary yellow rumble strips that have been deemed a... Read More
It will be at least four weeks before the bushfire-devastated Oxley Highway (above) is again open to traffic as seven Transport for NSW teams carry out extensive repair work. The news is bad for the owners of the Gingers Creek Roadhouse, a popular riders’ rest stop on the fame road.... Read More
More than three years after a Darwin rider died in a roadworks crash (photo above), the court has dished out... Read More
Long-awaited roadworks to fix the poor state of the famed and much-loved Oxley Highway’s mountain section are about to get... Read More
VicRoads has rejected the use of a special motorcycle to inspect for motorcycle-specific road hazards, preferring to use specially trained inspectors. Last month Coroner Paresa Spanos found that a bump that caused the death of rider Mark Rodgers and pillion Jodi Walsham may not have been detected by VicRoads because... Read More
A recent reader asked if it was legal, safe and wise to switch off the motorcycle when stopped for a... Read More
New roads and roadworks in Australia are falling into disrepair too soon while short warranty periods are allowing contractors to... Read More
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... Read More
Water is being sprayed over the Oxley Highway to blast away excess bitumen and cool the road down after it began... Read More
The recent over-application of sand on the Oxley Highway to fix slippery melting tar is a short-term fix that has... Read More
Riders have been alarmed to find sand over a section of the Oxley Highway where hot weather has caused the asphalt to melt and become slippery. The Roads and Maritime Services was alerted to the problem last week and said they would inspect the surface this week. “Sand was placed... Read More
Parts of the famed and much-loved Oxley Highway are melting in recent heatwave conditions, prompting a departmental inspection to assess... Read More
Riders are three times more likely to be involved in crashes caused by potholes and poor road surfaces than any... Read More
In the wake of a damning report that says one in five wooden bridges in Australia is in need of repair, we have compiled five tips on how riders should tackle these bridges safely. Dangers for riders consist of rotting planks, exposed nails and spikes, and longitudinal planks that can... Read More
Timber bridges add authenticity to a rural ride, but they can be a particular danger to riders with longitudinal planks,... Read More
The widow of a rider killed when he hit wire rope barriers has urged riders to vote in this weekend’s... Read More
Riders should be aware that spring and summer is the season for resurfacing roadworks in most southern areas because the warmer weather makes asphalt more stable and easier to compact. NSW alone has more than 175km of road resurfacing scheduled over the next few months. However, asphalt resurfacing occurs all year... Read More
What is the point of improving the quality of a road at millions of dollars expense to the taxpayers and... Read More
Famed motorcycle nirvana Mt Nebo Rd has been upgraded at massive cost to the taxpayer to make it safer only... Read More
Temporary repairs to the famed and much-loved Oxley Highway mountain section are “dangerous”, according to local riders, but the road is set to be resurfaced “in coming months”. Local rider Ken Healey (pictured above) says on the Port Macquarie Road Riders Facebook page that the mountain is “in the worst state... Read More
Some 31 months after a Darwin rider died in a roadworks crash, the wheels of justice grind on slowly as... Read More
Shoddy pothole repairs in northern NSW seem to be endemic and have claimed at least one more motorcycle rider. Gold... Read More
A pothole repair program being carried out throughout NSW, and possibly other states, could be a danger to riders, says the NSW Motorcycle Council president Steve Pearce. His warning follows recent reports from riders of crashes in potholes fixed by a new process that leaves ball-bearing-sized gravel on the surface.... Read More
A recent incident in which melting bitumen caused traffic chaos on a North Queensland road is not the same as... Read More
A Gold Coast rider who fell in thick and loose gravel on the Lions Rd on the NSW-Queensland border says... Read More
Thick and loose gravel that caused a Gold Coast rider to fall off her Harley-Davidson on the Lions Rd on the NSW-Queensland border is being fixed. Kyogle Council Director Assets and Infrastructure Services Tony Lickis told us today that “crews are currently in attendance” and the gravel swept away. The... Read More
Governments which install roadside barriers that are potentially lethal to riders could be criminally culpable for any deaths or injuries,... Read More
The famous Lions Rd on the Queensland-NSW border has reopened after 18 months of bridgeworks, but it will never be... Read More
Riders have expressed reservations about the possibility of speed reductions and unsafe barriers in impending roadworks on Brisbane’s most famous motorcycling road. Transport and Main Roads has contacted members of the Motorcycle Advocacy Group (Qld) to advise they are starting design work on $11.3 million worth of roadworks projects in the Mount... Read More
A rider has successfully sued his local council and a traffic management company for compensation to repair his Triumph Rocket... Read More
An app that notes potholes and other road dangers to alert other riders and the local authorities could be extended... Read More
Bridgework on the Lions Rd on the Queensland/NSW border is now complete after 16 months and the road is finally reopened to through traffic. However, Kyogle Mayor Danielle Mulholland warns motorists there are still some unsurfaced areas that riders should treat with caution, especially if wet. “Please drive to the... Read More
Lions Rd will remain closed over the Easter weekend as continued rain creates delays in bridgework on the famous motorcycling road... Read More
Solutions to the poor state of road repair are being sought as riders and authorities across the nation grapple with... Read More
Lions Rd detours have been defended as heavy rain and roadworks on the Summerland Way are creating a dliemma for riders on the Queensland-NSW border. The popular motorcycle road was closed most of 2017 and reopened in December 2017. However, there is now a dirt detour while the last three... Read More
There are few alternatives for riders travelling through north-east New South Wales at the moment with three major highways virtually... Read More
The Lions Rd on the Queensland and NSW border has reopened to traffic after bridge work closed the popular motorcycle route from... Read More
Hervey Bay rider Lionel Cook says there were no roadworks warning signs visible when he crashed on patch repairs that left gravel across the road. While major roadworks often have warning signs for several days after roadworks are completed, “low-impact” patch roadworks on rural roads only have signage while the... Read More
Civil engineers should be trained in the special needs of riders for safe road construction and maintenance, says a longtime... Read More
A rider who crashed on a badly repaired road has rejected suing the authority that knew of the problem because... Read More
The Sydney rider who crashed in slippery molten tar on shoddy Mt Glorious roadworks on Tuesday rode 1000km home not realising he had broken his leg. Former Kiwi Stephen Thomas, 69, says he has been riding since he was 15 and this was his first motorcycle crash. He also says... Read More
Repairs to shoddy Mt Glorious roadworks have been delayed while Queensland’s Main Roads finds “specialised contractor” after a rider crashed... Read More
Just because a road has been recently upgraded does not mean riders should trust new roadworks. Consider the sobering example... Read More
Speed limits will return to normal when the road works on the western side of Mt Glorious behind Brisbane are completed late in August 2017. Despite speed limits being reduced by 10km/h in most areas of the mountain and concerns that speeds would be further reduced after completion of the... Read More
Diesel and oil spills on our roads most endanger motorcyclists, yet there seems no approved national procedure for reporting or... Read More
An inquest into the death of a motorcyclist who hit a pothole on a new bridge has issued no findings... Read More
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... Read More
With so many roadworks sites around the country, we need to establish some rules of etiquette for their use, apart from just... Read More
Dangerous roadworks with a mass of slippery “tar snakes” or liquid tar crack sealant have now been repaired and warning... Read More
A Main Roads team of geotechnical experts will this week investigate “tar snake” repairs to cracks that riders have claimed caused several motorcycle crashes. The dangerous “tar snakes” or liquid-tar crack sealant remain on Mt Tamborine’s famous “Goat Track” despite causing three motorcycle crashes and one bicycle crash. Last Friday, Motorbike Writer called a press conference... Read More