A 34-year-old male rider died in hospital yesterday (26 February 2020) from injuries sustained in a crash near Warrnambool, Victoria,... Read More
Victorian Police have warned riders heading to the Phillip Island MotoGP this weekend of increased patrols in and around the... Read More
A highly visible police presence will target motorcyclists on Victorian country roads enjoying the warmer spring weather in Operation Argus this weekend. Road Policing Command Assistant Commissioner Stephen Leane says officers would have a “heavy emphasis on motorcycle safety”. “As we head into spring we expect riders to start getting... Read More
Police are appealing for witnesses after a Melbourne rider was thrown from his motorbike and injured in a collision with... Read More
A motorcyclist has died and another is being airlifted to hospital following a collision between two bikes in Shepparton East... Read More
Police in NSW and Victoria have launched special operations in response to a rapid escalation in rider deaths so far this year. The NSW action comes after the deaths of three riders in as many days. Meanwhile, Victorian Police Operation Kinetic will add 300 shifts over the next 10 weeks... Read More
It’s been a horror start to the year for motorcycle fatalities in Victoria with 12 riders now dead after two... Read More
A year after two motorcycle riders were taken out by a driver who crossed two stationary lanes of traffic, the... Read More
Thousands of speed and red-light infringements recorded while 110 Victorian were infected by a software virus have now been reissued. The fines were withdrawn or suspended pending an investigation by Road Safety Camera Commissioner John Voyage. Despite Motorbike Writer only receiving confirmation on Thursday that the investigation had started, it... Read More
Victorian Police have suspended, not cancelled, fines recorded by 110 fixed speed and red light cameras infected by “WannaCry” ransomware... Read More
Police investigations into two controversial motorcycle crashes in Melbourne have stalled after almost six months, infuriating the rider victims. The... Read More
Homeless, starving and disadvantaged children may be the big losers after the Victorian Police and Council of Port Phillip Bay rejected a permit to stage the annual Father Bob Toy Run in St Kilda, Melbourne. However, Independent Riders Group spokesman Damien Codognotto has vowed the three-year event will go ahead... Read More
Riders face long delays getting to the MotoGP at Phillip Island this month as Victorian Police have warned riders of a heavy... Read More
Mums and cyclists could face fines if the Victorian Police interpretation of motorcycle helmet laws is upheld in a Magistrates Court.... Read More
Helmet camera laws are being tested in a Victorian Magistrates’ Court where a rider is defending a fine of $289 and three demerit points for “failure to wear an approved helmet”. Defendant Max Lichenbaum’s case was put forward in the Frankton Magistrates Court this morning. Malcolm Cumming of Maurice Blackburn... Read More
A 13% drop in speed camera offences by Victorian motorcycles despite bike registrations increasing 25% has been cited as a... Read More