Riders should head out into the country this weekend and spend their money in rural areas to help drought-stricken communities,...
There are more cars with loud and faulty exhausts than motorcycles, yet the media has demonised riders in reports on...
Speed limits are generally too low and speed cameras so prolific that the number of unsuspecting motorists trapped has doubled in the past five years. Long-time motorcycle rider and flight instructor Peter Callil says this policy is set up to fail in the long term. He has previously provided an...
Almost every rider will have experienced a tailgater following way too close. Why does this happen? It’s probably for the...
Most riders’ throttles are too slack, they don’t know the lane filtering rules, they sit too far back, they don’t...
Queensland learner riders and those upgrading their licences face even tougher and more expensive licensing requirements from 29 March 2021. In moves that follow some other states, licensing of motorcycle riders becomes a little tougher with a hazard perception video test. Here’s an example. It’s not only a slightly tougher...
Public opinion polls on speed cameras consistently find they are revenue-raisers, prompting motorists to attack them or take unusual, sometimes...
Potholes are dangerous, but bumps or a seam of humps in the middle of a lane caused by heavy vehicles...
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...
Slow-moving vehicles should be made to pull over when they have a conga line of vehicles following and police should...
Police are allegedly fining riders who remove the catalytic convertor or cat from their motorcycle, according to several motorcycle dealers....
Motorcycle-only checkpoints by police and transport department officials are not officially called such in Australia, but they do happen. We have been caught up in two and have had readers report of other incidents where a vehicle checkpoint discriminates by only pulling over motorcycle riders, letting all other vehicles pass....
Australian service stations can legally refuse to serve you fuel if you don’t remove your helmet, yet very few provide...
Police who issued handlebar defect notices to riders involved in the recent Hells Angels Good as Gold charity ride may...
Police have been incorrectly fining riders for wide handlebars, unaware the Australian Design Rules increased the maximum width in December 2015 from 900mm to 1100mm. Caboolture rider Dean Brown has had his fine waived by the Deception Bay police, but Motorcycle Riders Association of Queensland president Chris Mearns knows of...
If you use a mobile phone while riding, or even if you pull over to make a call, you could...
Lane filtering extends to South Australia from April 15, 2017, when the state joins Queensland, NSW, Victoria and the ACT in allowing the...
Shoddy roadworks continue to trap motorcycle riders with one Queensland rider coming to grief in a detour through clay that had just been hosed. Luckily Yamaha Super Tenere rider Mark Taylor of Brisbane received only minor knee injuries thanks to quality gear, but his bike was substantially damaged and one...
Unlike drivers, any accident involving a rider and pillion is likely to have more serious consequences and a greater likelihood...
How many times have you struggled to ride safely through roadworks where there is no suitable detour provided? Did you...
You can now remove the approval certificate sticker on the outside of your helmet, but you still need to have an internal certificate label or sticker to avoid a fine from a copper who thinks they know the law better than you. In fact, just in case you are ever...
It has been recognised that there are too many speed zones in Australia and that the frequency of zone changes...
There were no training courses for riders when I began riding, so we learnt a lot of misguided motorcycle myths...
Should dangerous drivers who cause death while using their mobile phones or speeding face a life sentence as is now the case in the United Kingdom? The UK maximum sentence is the toughest in the world for at-fault drivers in distracted driving crashes. It is equivalent to the penalty for...
There may be many ways that you can avoid an accident but if it happens, it is important to know...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) In 2014 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recorded more than 92k...
A Victorian rider is challenging a fine for not having an external compliance sticker on his Australian-approved motorcycle helmet as he claims the internal certificate label makes it compliant. Alasdair “Ted” Cameron says he was pulled over in April 2018 on his 2016 Harley-Davidson Dyna Low Rider S about 200m from his...
Has motorcycle lane filtering been a success or a failure since it began operating about 18 months ago in the three eastern mainland...
The more that riders lane filter, the more motorists will learn that it is legal, not an obstruction to traffic...
It appears that Queensland Police are using covert hand-held speed cameras in cars with tinted windows seemingly against their own speed camera policy. These images of a Holden station wagon with tinted windows and an officer using a hand-held radar gun attached to a camera recording device was snapped on...
Let’s face facts, despite the best preparations, defensive habits on the road, and not pushing beyond one’s own skill limits,...
Most local authorities only allow one motorcycle to park in a car parking bay, ticketing all bikes when there is...
(Contributed post on common auto dealer fraud for our North American readers) Most everyone goes into the process of purchasing a motorcycle or car with a healthy degree of skepticism. However, while you may be prepared for aggressive sales tactics, some dealers also engage in blatantly fraudulent behavior that may...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Everyone who decides to operate a motorcycle understands that there are significant differences...
If you have been fined for speeding based on a police officer’s estimate or “check speed”, there may be several...
A Brisbane Barrister has reviewed the laws on aftermarket exhausts and determined that police and authorities do not have the expertise or objectivity to sustain a conviction for the alleged offence. Levente Jurth, who rides an Aprilia Tuono 1100, says he researched the matter because fellow riders have been fined by...
(Sponsored post for North American readers) Motorcycles can provide benefits you can’t get with other vehicles. The initial cost is...
Tips on how to correctly file a motorcycle accident claim in the United States, compiled by New Hampshire motorcycle accident...
By MotoDNA Motorcycle Academy director of coaching Mark McVeigh It’s been happening around the world for decades and after recent trials in Sydney lane filtering is set to be introduced into NSW soon with Queensland likely to follow. (Meanwhile, the Victorian Labor Party supports it, but the Victorian Government spitefully...
(Contributed post for our North American readers. Image source: unsplash.com/) For some, alcohol is their drink of choice to relax...