The world’s first motorcycle clothing safety ratings program, MotoCAP, has given only half a star to two stars to eight more...
Automatic brakes that sense an imminent crash and activate an emergency stop have been endorsed in all new cars from...
Crash witnesses are sometimes too scared of being sued to provide first-aid or assistance to crashed riders, says paramedic Michael...
A road safety academic who advocates wire rope barriers, lower speed limits and mandatory hi-vis vests for riders, and alcohol...
It’s been a horror start to the year for motorcycle fatalities in Victoria with 12 riders now dead after two...
The offender who strung wire at neck height across a Queensland forestry trail to “trap” riders faces a three-year jail...
A radio jock has called for a motorcycle ban on Melbourne’s Monash Freeway after a fatality that police have already...
This Smart Brake Module could just save your life. It illuminates even when you slow down with the throttle only...
Lane filtering around trucks can be dangerous simply because riders can be invisible to the truck driver, even if you...
Queensland police and Transport Main Roads department officials will be on hand next month to answer riders’ questions on legislation,...
The coming wave of electric bikes and scooters will create an overlap with bicycles that will put more pressure on...
Passing lanes make motorists safer with many speeding up to 125km/h to safely pass, yet police continue to set up...
We probably didn’t need a scientific study to tell us motorcycle riding reduces stress and distraction, while increasing our focus...
The Tasmanian Motorcycle Council (TMC) has called for free identification numbers, not registration, for cyclists over 18 so their traffic...
Riders have been alarmed to find sand over a section of the Oxley Highway where hot weather has caused the...
Parts of the famed and much-loved Oxley Highway are melting in recent heatwave conditions, prompting a departmental inspection to assess...
Highway road shoulders look inviting for motorcyclists when the traffic is heavy, but is it legal and are they a...
Technology dominated motorcycle news this year with jet thrusters to prevent low-siders, sidecars with a drone launching pad, plus self-riding,...
Christmas is a great time for a ride, but it is also one of the most dangerous for riders with...
Electric car company Tesla is further developing its Autopilot software that detects lane-filtering riders as shown in this driver’s YouTube...
Victoria Police have enlisted their first patrol car with automatic number plate recognition technology, lagging behind other states. The technology,...
A patent is pending for a motorcycle seat that ejects a rider in a crash and then cocoons them in...
Most motorists hate covert speed detection by police, yet they seem to be finding more and more sneaky ways to...
Riders will be able to get expert safe-riding tips, legal advice and guidance on safety gear from three of the...
This video of a Volvo driver blasting through a rider’s buffer zone to undertake traffic on a multi-lane road is...
Roadside signs, advertising billboards or electronic mobile signs on busy commuter routes advising motorists that lane filtering is legal would...
The rapid growth in online shopping has caused a rise in trucks, vans and transport vehicles on our roads that...
Many riders are taught to leave a two or three-second gap between their bike and the vehicle they are a...
The father of a young rider who was rammed from behind by a driver who had previously tried to block...
Motorcycle helmets are still being crash tested in Australia despite European-standard helmets being available here for several years because they provide...
Motorists will be rewarded with cash gift vouchers for seeing motorcyclists in a novel twist to the Joe Rider road...
A Brisbane rider whose BMW R 1200 R was rear-ended in 2016 is still waiting to find out if the...
Water is being sprayed over the Oxley Highway to blast away excess bitumen and cool the road down after it began...
The recent over-application of sand on the Oxley Highway to fix slippery melting tar is a short-term fix that has...
While many riders hate covert speed cameras that are turning us into a nation of speedo gazers, they should welcome...
A recent crash that injured a NSW police motorcyclist happened despite a new rule requiring motorists to slow to 40km/h...
The motorcycle road toll can be reduced by better speed and alcohol/drug use enforcement, safer motorbikes, mandatory helmet laws and...
Riders whose bikes won’t trigger a change in a traffic light to green would welcome more of these activation buttons...
The world’s first motorcycle clothing safety ratings program, MotoCAP, has given just half a star each to three sets of rider...
Remember advertising with motorcycles doing wheelies and burnouts and bikes draped in near-naked women? Changing attitudes and the Advertising Standards...