Just about every dog loves to dangle its tongue in the wind and Tex the Toowoomba trike-riding dog is no...
A young rider has successfully defended a fine for standing on the footpegs after NSW police deemed it unsafe. Over the...
Lane filtering laws now extend to four states and one territory in Australia and lane splitting in California in the US, but more states may be coming on board and the laws vary. It makes it difficult for nomadic riders to avoid offending if the laws vary slightly in each...
A lawyer might be a necessary evil after a motorcycle crash, especially if it is your first crash, it wasn’t...
Lane filtering extends to South Australia from April 15, 2017, when the state joins Queensland, NSW, Victoria and the ACT in allowing the...
If police are fining riders for wearing helmet cameras, how can police wear them without breaking the road rules? The question has been asked by Australian Motorcycle Council representative Guy Stanford who says SOME police are misinterpreting the helmet standards and applying them to riders to harass them. “They don’t...
If you use a mobile phone while riding, or even if you pull over to make a call, you could...
Double demerit points apply in certain holidays in NSW, the ACT and WA, but do they apply to the licences...
A South Australian rider has been warned about wearing a motorcycle helmet camera as confusion reigns over the laws on helmet cameras and bluetooth units. Adelaide rider Erica Aria went to the Sturt Police Station to submit video of drivers cutting him off in traffic but was surprised when he...
The ACT Government has extended a two-year lane filtering trial to the middle of the year, but is expected to...
Speeding cars with obscured number plates are much bigger evaders of speed camera fines than motorcyclists without front number plates....
There is no guaranteed method for avoiding traffic offences except not committing them. However, you can use the following “expert” guide to lessen the impact, cop a lesser fine, prevent copping extra fines (such as being pulled over for speeding and ending up with vehicle defect notices as well) or,...
There are more cars with loud and faulty exhausts than motorcycles, yet the media has demonised riders in reports on...
Motorcycle-only checkpoints by police and transport department officials are not officially called such in Australia, but they do happen. We...
There were no training courses for riders when I began riding, so we learnt a lot of misguided motorcycle myths from our friends. Thankfully, there are plenty of riding schools and correct information available to young riders today to dispel some of the ridiculous motorcycle myths we believed back in...
It appears that Queensland Police are using covert hand-held speed cameras in cars with tinted windows seemingly against their own...
A rider who hit a kangaroo on an outback NSW road in 2013 won his bid for compensation in the...
Arcane road rules that affect motorcyclists and vary from state to state are gradually being addressed with South Australia the latest to see reason. Over the past few years, these varied laws have exposed riders to being fined for: Having a GPS on their bike; Not wearing the correct helmet/visor; Having blinkers...
A new Bill replacing Queensland’s so-called VLAD “anti-bikie” laws indicates there is less chance of innocent riders accidentally consorting at a...
Slow-moving vehicles should be made to pull over when they have a conga line of vehicles following and police should...
Helmet laws have changed radically in Australia over the past year, leaving riders a little confused about what they can wear and what they can and can’t do with their helmets. The Federal Government now allows European-standard helmets to be sold throughout the country, and every state now allows them...
A lot of riders have painted motorcycle helmets with spray gun to express their individuality, but are they legal? Given...
Assuming you are not hurt, what you do straight after you’ve had a minor motorcycle crash is absolutely vital to...
You may have just had a crash or been spotted doing something illegal by the police who have pulled you over and see that you have an action camera strapped to your bike, helmet or body. They ask for the camera or SD card, or they simply remove it. What...
https://youtu.be/zxheOM79cdc This video reminds riders to approach flooded roads with caution as flooding is expected to continue across four eastern states and...
Australian service stations can legally refuse to serve you fuel if you don’t remove your helmet, yet very few provide...
While Australia is still considering stronger consumer laws covering seriously defective vehicles, riders should do their best to avoid buying a “lemon”. The best way to do this is to get a quick online report from the Personal Properties Security Register or QuickRevs on the motorcycle’s history, including: Written off records Finance owing...
In America, the authorities have ordered mandatory vehicle safety recalls to fix faults, but there has never been a mandatory...
A Texas rider is suing Yamaha Motor Co claiming he was paralysed in a crash because of a sticky throttle...
In a significant step towards motorcycles being recognised as vulnerable road users, from Monday (August 29, 2016) the ACT will require all learners to prove they can share the road before getting their licence. Learners will be tested on how they share the road with vulnerable road users identified as...
California is the first US state to allow lane splitting, with riders possibly allowed to split lanes at up to 50mph...
The more that riders lane filter, the more motorists will learn that it is legal, not an obstruction to traffic...
Mobile speed cameras are becoming so small they are now being used on motorcycles so they can be stationed in areas where other speed cameras are too big. The first to introduce motorcycle speed cameras is Scotland. While Scottish authorities say it will not target any particular type of vehicle, they admit it...
Riders caught crossing double white lines after being delayed by an allegedly slow-moving unmarked police vehicle may have little chance of...
Edge filtering will never be allowed across all states so long as Queensland – the only state that permits the...
Australia seems no closer to getting uniform lane filtering rules, judging from the comments of state ministers and shadow ministers about our recent reader poll. The top reader responses from the more than 2500 votes cast in our poll were calls for more driver education about the benefits of lane filtering for...
https://youtu.be/FLEbh41_3GA What’s the worst thing that could happen if you pop a wheelie? You could lose the front wheel like this unfortunate...
Not for the first time, evidence from an action camera, like that in the video below, has helped incriminate riders...
A public education campaign should be mounted to educate motorists that motorcycle lane filtering is legal in several states and the ACT and is a benefit to all motorists, not just riders. That’s the result of our online poll of readers which attracted more than 2400 votes. We asked riders if...
Has motorcycle lane filtering been a success or a failure since it began operating about 18 months ago in the three eastern mainland...