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
A 70-year-old male driver will face court in March charged over a fatal motorcycle crash in Dubbo on New year’s... Read More
More and more riders are being charged with negligent driving (riding) after a single-vehicle crash, says NSW traffic and criminal law specialist Chris Kalpage. Our contributing lawyer has previously written articles about defending various charges and last time he addressed the issues arising out of dangerous driving and negligent driving... Read More
Police in all states will be out in force over the Australia Day long weekend with double demerits applying from tomorrow (24... Read More
A motorcycle rider has ended up rear-ending a vehicle that brake-checked him after they had a confrontation recently on Melbourne’s... 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 has finally been nabbed. Watch the Queensland Police video below of several occasions where the rider is spotted by police who give up the chase for public safety reasons when... Read More
A NSW Police Motorcycle Response Group rider has caught a female driver using a mobile phone while negotiating a roundabout,... 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
Many riders like to get into the holiday spirit by wearing Santa, elf, Elmo or reindeer novelty helmet covers. However, they could be a safety hazard, they may void your insurance and some police say they may be illegal. Safety aspects of novelty covers While novelty helmet covers may be... Read More
In the run-up to the usual Christmas crackdown on motorists, Queensland Police have released this video compilation of the stupid... 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 ticket from the police. It certainly worked for this driver who will be giving thanks to a turkey this Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving turkey The driver didn’t have the turkey in his... Read More
A brake light that sticks to the back of a helmet and alerts tailgating drivers the rider is slowing down... Read More
A rider who clipped an unbroken white line at the end of a painted traffic island on the Centenary Motorway, Brisbane,... Read More
Speeding fines based on Lidar or radar readings are difficult to defend, but not impossible, 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 and defences to speeding fines based on a police... Read More
Sydney riders are claiming $82 parking fines they received are unfair as the jurisdiction of the area changed from City of... Read More
A rider who hit a car doing an illegal u-turn across double white lines is claiming police hypocrisy for inaction... Read More
Police continue to hand out incorrect fines for helmet non-compliance and riders continue to challenge and win against the erroneous fines. In this latest win, not only did the copper get it wrong, NSW Revenue “clearly did not bother reading the Road Rules either”, says Australian Motorcycle Council chairman Guy... Read More
Despite criticism from motoring organisations and a motorcycle cop being hit by a driver, NSW has extended its rule to... 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
An appeal could be launched against a Canberra motorist who received a “light penalty” for twice swerving dangerously at legally lane-filtering motorcyclists. The driver, Jake Searle, 28, had been charged with two counts of driving with intent to menace. He faced maximum penalties of more than $3000 in fines or 12 months... Read More
If you are heading down to do a lap of Tasmania before or after your annual MotoGP pilgrimage, watch out... Read More
NSW Police are charging riders with traffic offences based on GoPro video evidence obtained from other riders, says Sydney lawyer... Read More
Police in every state plan to immediately increase police presence on regional roads leading up to a “National Day of Action” on Tuesday 27 August 2019. We contacted the police in each state to find out what a National Day of Action will involve, but they have not revealed anything... Read More
The Victorian Motorcycle Council has called to remove mandatory hi-vis vests for learner riders in its 10-page submission to the... Read More
An incorrect News Ltd media report that Victoria proposes introducing hi-vis for all riders has caused some level of social... Read More
Tougher penalties for illegal use of mobile phones while driving will be discussed at a three-day Driver Distraction National Summit in Brisbane from Monday (1 July 2019). According to Defense Attorney Patrick O’Keefe should the driver distraction be reviewed, motorists could get charged for mundane offenses such as looking at... Read More
A motorist faces two charges of driving with intent to menace after two incidents involving a car swerving toward lane filtering... Read More
New Saudi Arabian Saher speed cameras that can also detect tailgaters and excessive lane changing will directly bill a motorist’s... Read More
Camera surfing is the phenomenon where riders and drivers slow as they approach a speed camera and then speed up after the cameras. The expression of camera surfing was developed by former Victorian Road Safety Camera Commissioner Gordon Lewis and it’s been proved in research by his office. So does... Read More
A Brisbane magistrate has found a rider guilty of speeding, despite video evidence seeming to show he was the only... 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 cover themselves while operation radar units and speed cameras. Gold Coast rider Gary Lynn confronted the cop photographed in the bushes above on the Nerang-Murwillumbah Rd on a Sunday on... Read More
This video shows a rider honking his horn at a driver in front at a roundabout because he was on... Read More
The coming wave of electric bikes and scooters will create an overlap with bicycles that will put more pressure on... Read More
The three most popular articles this year have been about riders successfully obtaining justice either in beating incorrect fines or, in once case, getting a driver fined for road rage. In all cases we are happy to say that Motorbike Writer has played a role. Lane filter justice The most popular... 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
A Perth rider has failed in his challenge to a $550 fine for a loose helmet strap after he says... Read More
ACT police have asked for help to identify two riders who were videoed in separate incidents where a car swerved toward them while they were legally lane-filtering. The incidents occurred on Majura Parkway on Tuesday, October 30. One incident is shown in this video which we published on November 2. Police were... Read More
Victorian Police have withdrawn a fine against a rider for not having an external compliance sticker on his Australian-approved motorcycle... Read More
Queensland is the only state that allows edge filtering on some roads and now riders have been granted further leniency... Read More
Drivers who illegally use a mobile phone while driving should have their licence suspended as they do in Canada, says the Motorcycle Council of NSW. Chairman Steve Pearce says the use of mobile phones and the addition of other in-car distractions needs “urgent action” by the NSW Government. On September... Read More
Three defendants charged with speeding detected by police on LIDAR guns have had their fines overturned, prompting a call for... Read More
Lane filtering rules still vary substantially from state to state and have not yet been passed in Western Australia or... Read More
Many riders straight-line a series of corners by crossing broken white lines, but Victorian Police warn it’s illegal and recently fined seven sports car drivers for doing just that. VicPol recently recorded this video of a group of exotic sports cars straight-lining corners by crossing broken white lines on the... Read More
South Australian police have dropped a rider’s fine for standing on the footpegs after another review of the case. Adelaide... Read More
Speeding riders allegedly conducting time trials on Mt Mee Rd have been seen taking a detour along Robinson Rd and... Read More
Police have refused to withdraw an incorrect fine for a rider standing on the foot pegs, even though the “commonsense” practice was legalised in South Australia in 2016 and added to the Australian Road Rules this year. Click here to read about the new ARRs. Tim Byrne (pictured above) says... Read More
A woman who crashed into two motorcyclists in Melbourne 18 months ago has finally received a $1000 fine, one-month driving... 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
Many riders make an effort to warn other motorcyclists if they see a police presence, speed camera or radar unit,... Read More
Have you ever been busted for the same traffic offence multiple times in the one ride? While it is a... Read More
For those who believe police think there is one rule for them and another for the rest of us comes this video from India of a police motorcycle officer on a mobile phone. When the officer is confronted by the rider videoing the incident, the police officer slaps him. The... Read More
Double demerit points apply in certain holidays in NSW, the ACT and WA, but do they apply to the licences... Read More
Operation Silverstone and Operation Safe Hills have been launched for the spring/summer riding season to specifically target speeding riders, one... Read More
Former Top Gear host and keen Honda motorcycle fan James May has been caught speeding and, rather than paying the fine and copping demerit points, he is opting to do a speed awareness course. May had just picked up a new Honda CBR600RR and was shortly afterwards picked up for... Read More