Public petition and social media campaign challenge politicians to become riders so they better appreciate our wants and needs. Riders are often...
New motorcycle training laws in Queensland enforcing minimum hours could mean the end of one-on-one training, longer queues for courses...
Most local authorities only allow one motorcycle to park in a car parking bay, ticketing all bikes when there is more than one. However, from July 1 Canberra will trial a system to allow three motorcycles or scooters to occupy a single car parking space in an effort to encourage...
Shoddy roadworks continue to trap motorcycle riders with one Queensland rider coming to grief in a detour through clay that...
Returned rider numbers are growing and so is their representation in road crash statistics, yet two specialised road safety courses...
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...
While the car industry has up to seven-year warranties, the bulk of the motorcycle industry offers only two-year warranties. Isn’t...
Most riders have experienced aggressive, inconsiderate, rude, uneducated, distracted, dangerous and plain incompetent drivers on the road, but there is...
Australia is considering stronger consumer laws covering seriously defective vehicles that could go as far as US Lemon Laws but may not include motorcycles. Lemon Laws are consumer protection laws that provide a satisfactory repair, full refund or replacement product for a major consumer expense item such as a car, SUV or...
No doubt police will be out in force this Easter, so it is important to alert other motorists of their...
Australian service stations can legally refuse to serve you fuel if you don’t remove your helmet, but very few provide...
Drivers are still not understanding new rules that allow riders to filter to the front at traffic lights leading to calls for an education campaign and new line markings. I recently experienced a driver who revved his GT sports sedan vigorously just before the lights changed in an obvious attempt to...
You won’t know you’ve been caught by this Queensland Police Suzuki Hayabusa unmarked patrol bike until it’s too late. It’s...
Riders have been urged to wear all their gear and take a riding course in the wake of a “horror...
Almost every rider will have experienced a tailgater following way too close. Why does this happen? It’s probably for the same reason that drivers pull out in front of you – they just don’t seem to see motorcycles. There is something about the size of the bike that makes drivers...
The rider death toll on the Gold Coast hinterland has been steadily rising since the council-subsidised motorcycle roadcraft course was...
The US seems to be gradually moving toward more liberal motorbike helmet laws allowing adult riders to choose for themselves...
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...
In the wake of several USA states legalising or decriminalising marijuana, the American Motorcycle Safety Foundation has introduced a marijuana...
Brakes have come a long way from when I first started riding with many new bikes now fitted with sophisticated...
Eastern Australia has been lashed by storms and more severe wet weather is predicted for the remainder of summer which highlights the official warning to all motorists that if it’s flooded, forget it! Police have now started fining motorists hundreds of dollars for negligent driving if they attempt to cross flood waters...
Bond University JD law student Kristoffer Diocampo looks at the legal implications of helmet camera injuries: Ambiguous Australian legislation makes it...
The rampant use of fog lights on cars causes riders dangerous glare, yet police seem more interested in speeding infringements...
There seems to be more confusion, rather than less, in the wake of Victoria following Queensland with wider helmet compliance laws. Three respected helmet experts claimed that the DOT-approved helmet in the photo below which was featured in our story announcing the new laws last week, is not allowed under...
Can wearing a hi-vis vest actually lead riders to being prosecuted for impersonating police? Some hi-vis motorcycle vests could have you mistaken...
What are your legal rights when your motorcycle is recalled for a safety issue? Motorcycle recalls happen frequently as faults...
Most riders’ throttles are too slack, they don’t know the lane filtering rules, they sit too far back, they don’t use their footpegs correctly and they don’t use their head enough, according to bike cops. These are some of the many things I learnt from the police at Brisbane Bike Night....
Potholes are dangerous, but bumps or a seam of humps in the middle of a lane caused by heavy vehicles...
Lane filtering is safer than not filtering, benefits all motorists and is legal in many places, yet many ignorant and/or...
Lane filtering laws that are gradually filtering into more and more jurisdictions have created a precedent in our road rules that I believe should be exploited further. These rules now recognise that motorcycles are different from other vehicles because they are narrower. The road rules should also recognise other unique...
Strict speed limit control through speed cameras and police radar has turned riders into speedo gazers, says motorcycle tour founder...
At least one NSW rider has avoided paying a hefty fine for wearing a helmet camera simply because he decided...
Many riders have welcomed the introduction of lane filtering, but there are a couple of traps in the laws that could be their undoing. The new laws in Queensland, NSW and ACT are slightly different, so you should check them first or you could end up inadvertently committing a traffic...
Australia’s confusing helmet laws become even more confounding next weekend when new laws are introduced in Queensland and an array...
Do you still have burn marks on your legs from riding pillion on a motorcycle as a child? It seemed...
If you are pulled over by the police for a traffic offence or even just a licence check or breath/drug test, the best advice is to be nice. MotorbikeWriter has been informed of several cases recently where fines have been issued – sometimes for bogus reasons – just because the...
(UPDATE: Case 2 below has been dropped. The police have decided not to go ahead. That’s great news and is...
If you fit any aftermarket accessories to your bike, you run the risk of making it illegal. That’s if you...
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...
It has been recognised that there are too many speed zones in Australia and that the frequency of zone changes...