After the death of two riders in the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia in January, organisers are planning a series... Read More
Never mind coronavirus; the biggest epidemic seems to be reduced speed limits, especially on popular motorcycle roads around the country.... Read More
Germany has voted down a Greens party suggestion to limit the speed on some autobahns with unrestricted speed limits. It is a common misbelief that all German autobahns have open speed limits. Some do and they will remain unrestricted despite the Greens trying to limit them to 130km/h to “reduce... Read More
Regional speed limits should be reduced up to 30km/h and riders slugged with a levy to fix rural roads, according... Read More
Melbourne plans to drop its CBD speed limit to 30km/h, the lowest of any capital city in Australia, following a... Read More
A road safety academic who advocates wire rope barriers, lower speed limits and mandatory hi-vis vests for riders, and alcohol interlocks and electronic rider aids on bikes has been honoured with a special award. UNSW Sydney Professor Raphael Grzebieta has been honoured with the 2019 Kenneth A Stonex award in recognition... Read More
Future motorcycles and other vehicles may have sensors that read roadside speed limit signs and electronically intervene to limit the... Read More
City speed limits used to be 60km/h, then they dropped to 50km/h, then 40km/h and now a Melbourne council wants... Read More
Queensland’s widest and best-engineered highway, the M1 from Brisbane to the Gold Coast, faces a “review” of speeds after the limit was reduced by 10km/h for the Commonwealth Games. If such a well-built road has its speed reduced, what will happen to the rest of the roads in the state?... Read More
Businesses on the Oxley Highway have been impacted since the speed limit on 44km of the eastern mountain section was... Read More
Rural roads without a median barrier should have a 70km/h speed limit, according to new report by the International Transport... Read More
Advocates of increasing the speed limits say motorists are safer because they focus more when they are driving faster, but now scientific evidence has been provided. Long-time motorcycle rider and flight instructor Peter Callil has provided relevant scientific information gained from years of safety research which started on a flight instructor course... Read More
Motorists are being urged to slow down to 30km/h in urban areas in the fourth annual United Nations Global Road... Read More
One of the worrying trends in 2016 was the epidemic of reduced speed zones around the country, many on great... Read More
Riders can still ride the Oxley Highway with realistic speed limits this Christmas after winning a reprieve from the Roads and Maritime Services. The RMS had earlier this year decided to reduce speed limits in several locations along the famed motorcycle road, beginning with a short stretch near Wauchope in... Read More
Organisers of the Save of the Oxley rally to halt the reduction of speed limits on the famed motorcycle route... Read More
Thousands of riders, locals, politicians and business people are expected to attend the Save the Oxley rally tomorrow (Saturday, November... Read More
Despite a zero fatality rate on highways with open speed limits, the Northern Territory has once again returned to 130km/h speed restrictions. The NT used to have open speed limits on its highways, but in 2006, the then Labor Government imposed a 130km/h limit. Instead of accidents reducing, they increased. In fact, 307 died... Read More
The first 30km of the mountain section on the famed Oxley Highway wins a short-term reprieve from speed zone decreases,... Read More
People power has won a reprieve over reduced speed zones on the famed Oxley Highway, at least for now, with a... Read More
Experts at the recent Australasian Road Safety Conference in Canberra have unanimously declared that lower speed limits are the best answer for reducing the road toll. Delegate Judith Kuerschner says the “simplistic solution” of lowering speed limits is pertinent given the current NSW Government move to reduce speed limits on... Read More
Reduced speed zones on the famed Oxley Highway have prompted outrage from riders and sparked a petition to reverse and... Read More
No doubt police will be out in force this Easter, so it is important to alert other motorists of their... Read More
How many motorcycle riders will be heading to the Northern Territory to try out the unlimited speed limit on a 336km section of the Stuart Highway? The NT government has decided to permanently allow motorists to choose their own speed on a long section of the Stuart Highway after a... Read More
Strict speed limit control through speed cameras and police radar has turned riders into speedo gazers, says motorcycle tour founder... Read More
Queensland has gone through a lengthy review process of its speed limits and has finally revealed the changes – virtually... Read More
Here we go with another rave about speed cameras. After recent announcements in Queensland that the speed tolerance would be wiped out, there comes news that Victorian police have been caught out breaking their own camera placement rules. They’ve been caught hiding mobile speed cameras in bushes and behind road... Read More
For years Queenslanders have been told that “every K over kills”, yet we’ve never been provided with any such evidence.... Read More
Let’s not get too excited, but the Queensland Government is thinking about lifting speed limits on some roads to 130km/h.... Read More