Motorcyclist and road safety researcher Ross Blackman (pictured) has waded into our debate last week about whether roadworks speed limits... Read More
While some riders may not like the hi-tech TruCAM II radar gun’s ability to more accurately measure speed, the device... Read More
Double demerit points are in place in NSW and the ACT this Queen’s Birthday long weekend with NSW Police launching Operation Stay Alert from midnight tonight (5 June 2020). NSW Police say they will have officers “out in force targeting speeding, drink and drug driving, driving while fatigued, mobile phone,... Read More
Queensland Police will target motorcycle speeds after a spike in rider and pillion deaths in the first five months of... Read More
Germany is banning fixed speed camera alerts provided on most GPS units and many mobile phone apps in a worrying... Read More
NSW Police have charged a male aged 40 and impounded his Kawasaki Ninja 250R after a high-speed chase in Sydney’s inner-east at the weekend. On Saturday (3 May 2020), officers attached to Botany Bay Traffic and Highway Patrol saw the motorcycle on Joynton Avenue, Zetland, about 8.15am. Checks revealed the... Read More
Traffic offences are understandably down as there are fewer vehicles on the road, but the lockdown is also creating lonely... Read More
Two motorcyclists riding at speeds of more than 200km/h have been charged following two separate pursuits with NSW Police in Sydney’s... Read More
Should the COVID-19 related Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) or on-the-spot fines be linked to your income as speeding fines are in some countries? After all, a motorcyclist on a $15,000 bike who goes for a leisure ride risks copping the same on-the-spot fine under the Health Act as a rich driver... Read More
Riders who are fined for high-range speeding over 45km/h are often also charged with driving in a “manner dangerous”, says... Read More
With riders grounded in most states by the travel restrictions it almost seems pointless that some states have double demerits applying over... Read More
Queensland Police have charged a man with dangerous operation of a motorcycle after the night rider was videoed riding at more than three times the limit earlier this week. They have now released the Polair video of the incident in north Brisbane which shows the bike going through a fast foot outlet... Read More
Speed is not necessarily linked to the severity of injuries in a motorcycle crash, according to the first global rider... Read More
Never mind coronavirus; the biggest epidemic seems to be reduced speed limits, especially on popular motorcycle roads around the country.... Read More
Police in all states will be out in force over the Australia Day long weekend with double demerits applying from tomorrow (24 January 2020) in NSW, the ACT and Western Australia until midnight Monday. in NSW, they’re calling it Operation Safe Return and they are asking motorists to “look after themselves and others in the... Read More
A 22-year-old man wanted for 55 traffic offences including several for speeds of more than 150km/h in Brisbane’s northern suburbs... Read More
Double demerit points apply from Friday (20 December 2019) in NSW, the ACT and Western Australia, affecting licensed riders not only... Read More
In the run-up to the usual Christmas crackdown on motorists, Queensland Police have released this video compilation of the stupid things some motorists do. We’ve edited down the bodycam vision a bit as it gets boring. However, it includes a rider doing 160km/h in a 60km/h zones, stupid drivers holding... Read More
Signs that light up and display a safety alert and message if you are riding too fast for the corner... Read More
Maybe we should carry a turkey with us on our motorcycles this Thanksgiving to protect us from getting a speeding... Read More
Riders travelling through regional NSW this weekend not only need to be on the lookout for bushfires and road closures, but also police. NSW Police have launched Operation Chrome which they say will be “focusing on reducing rural road trauma this weekend”. Operation Chrome is being conducted in the Northern, Southern and... 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
Despite criticism from motoring organisations and a motorcycle cop being hit by a driver, NSW has extended its rule to... Read More
If you have been fined for speeding based on a police officer’s estimate or “check speed”, there may be several defences, says NSW traffic and criminal law specialist Chris Kalpage. The Ducati-riding solicitor has previously provided our readers with tips on what to do when pulled over by police which expanded... Read More
A highly visible police presence will target motorcyclists on Victorian country roads enjoying the warmer spring weather in Operation Argus... Read More
The issue of police being directed to meet traffic offence targets or quotas are back in the news in Queensland... Read More
Brisbane riders who spent Wednesday’s Ekka Holiday riding the famed Mt Glorious Rd may find they have an unwelcome TruCAM speeding fine in the mail in the next couple of weeks. This video was recorded by rider David Englebright, showing police in the bushes using the TruCAM hand-held laser digital camera... Read More
Motorists sometimes inadvertently convict themselves for speeding when they are pulled over by the police, says traffic and criminal law... Read More
Is it time for Australia’s speeding fine system to be overhauled so the rich don’t get away with comparatively light... Read More
Cap motorcycle speeds at 50km/h is one of the more ludicrous suggestions put forward at the first of a series of community road safety forums in regional Victoria this week. The suggestion from an unknown attendee was actually written up on a blackboard among other strategies, such as more driver/rider... Read More
Police in every state plan to immediately increase police presence on regional roads leading up to a “National Day of... Read More
Years of rigid speed enforcement have created a herd mentality that could be just as dangerous as having high-speed lunatics... Read More
A plan to temporarily lower speed limits on regional highway intersections when approaching side-road traffic is detected may not work for motorcycles. The technology has been initially installed at the intersection of Glenelg Highway and Dunkeld-Cavendish Road and Penshurst-Dunkeld Road, near Dunkeld, Victoria, and will be rolled out across the... Read More
Riders are warned they could have their licence suspended in one hit under double demerit points which apply this weekend... Read More
A major road safety summit has suggested speed limits on Australia’s unsealed country road network be reduced from 100km/h to... Read More
A Toronto rider has developed an affordable but ugly head-up display (HUD) for a motorcycle helmet that provides speed alerts only so you don’t have to stare at your speedometer all the time. Colin Lam, who has started producing the HUD for just $US79, admits the controller unit is bulky... Read More
A rider who evaded Northern Territory Police and sped away at up to 280km/h on a Kawasaki ZX-10R is still... 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
New Saudi Arabian Saher speed cameras that can also detect tailgaters and excessive lane changing will directly bill a motorist’s bank account when they detect a traffic offence. Saher’s new generation of traffic cameras are being installed throughout Saudi Arabia where 1500 traffic accidents and up to 17 fatalities occur... Read More
Camera surfing is the phenomenon where riders and drivers slow as they approach a speed camera and then speed up... Read More
Riders are urged to take part in a major survey on attitudes to road safety strategies which has so far... Read More
A Brisbane magistrate has found a rider guilty of speeding, despite video evidence seeming to show he was the only one of four riders travelling together who was not speeding. Steve, whose surname has been withheld, says the Magistrate took more than three hours to view the video evidence, but... Read More
Riders who believe there is safety in numbers may be in for a shock when the whole group is pulled... Read More
Most motorists hate covert speed detection by police, yet they seem to be finding more and more sneaky ways to... Read More
Passing lanes make motorists safer with many speeding up to 125km/h to safely pass, yet police continue to set up speed traps in these safe sections of road. Austroads has published a report that found passing lanes have many safety benefits, including perceived safety by motorists, safer operational conditions, and... Read More
A rider is challenging a speeding fine he says is impossible because it claims he was doing 150% of the posted... Read More
Unlike many speed-alert apps and GPS devices, the new Australian Speedo Minder Pro app alerts riders when they are over the... Read More
Public opinion polls on speed cameras consistently find they are revenue-raisers, prompting motorists to attack them or take unusual, sometimes illegal, measures to avoid them. There are many reports from around the world of speed cameras being attacked and many websites that sell “proven methods” for avoiding them. Attack methods... Read More
In a blatant contradiction, NSW police have collected almost $500,000 in fines from motorists flashing their headlights over the same... Read More
The “WannaCry” ransomware virus that affected 110 Victorian speed cameras in June 2017 and disrupted organisations including the British National Health Service,... Read More
Despite a 2014 Austroads report finding there are too many speed zones and the frequency of zone changes is too high, chances of authorities making any changes as a result of the report are minimal, an Austroads official admits. The 116-page “Model National Guidelines for Setting Speed Limits at High-Rick... 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
Police will be out in force over the Easter weekend which is traditionally one of the worst for road accidents as traffic volumes increase and riders have more time to go riding. Take it easy and remember, in NSW, ACT and Western Australia, double demerit points apply over Easter. Do... Read More
Speeding riders allegedly conducting time trials on Mt Mee Rd have been seen taking a detour along Robinson Rd and... Read More
Motorcyclists are frequently the target of police and media hype about speeding, yet the figures show we are not necessarily... Read More
Average speed or point-to-point cameras continue to increase their presence on our roads, but are they actually fairer than multiple speed cameras? Some of these cameras are front facing, so motorcyclists evade detection, but most are rear facing. The cameras are used in all states. However, in NSW (above photo... Read More
Western Australia police claim they have the first rear facing mobile speed camera in Australia for the specific purpose of... Read More
Riders seem set to lose their battle against speed reductions on the Oxley Highway with the mountain section to decrease... Read More
Victoria leads the nation in plundering motorists with speed camera fines, reaping $363.15 million last financial year which is more than a third of the national total of $1.1 billion. The figures for the 2016-17 financial year were quoted in a press release from Ford which suggests that Driver Assist... Read More