Australian and European helmet standards allow tinted visors that filter only half the available light, yet car windows can be...
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 past couple of years, all Australians states have changed the road rules to allow motorcycle riders to stand on the footpegs, with the caveat “when it is safe to do so”, or...
Lane filtering laws now extend to four states and one territory in Australia and lane splitting in California in the...
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 road safety practice. It will have similar restrictions as in other states with a 30km/h maximum speed, fully-licensed riders only and banned in school zones, crossings, next to parked vehicles, between...
If police are fining riders for wearing helmet cameras, how can police wear them without breaking the road rules? The...
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 of riders from other states? Unfortunately the answer is not a simple yes or no. There is no double demerit system in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, Northern Territory and South Australia....
A South Australian rider has been warned about wearing a motorcycle helmet camera as confusion reigns over the laws on...
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. A New Zealand authority earlier this year called for fixed and mobile speed cameras to be turned around to photograph the rear of vehicles after noting many motorcyclists evading fines....
There is no guaranteed method for avoiding traffic offences except not committing them. However, you can use the following “expert”...
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 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....
There were no training courses for riders when I began riding, so we learnt a lot of misguided motorcycle myths...
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 NSW Supreme Court for a blameless accident last year, but now the judgement is mired in the appeals process. The rider was travelling south on the dirt road between Hungerford and...
Arcane road rules that affect motorcyclists and vary from state to state are gradually being addressed with South Australia the...
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 patrol for the offence. One of the most frustrating things for riders and other motorists is slow drivers who refuse to pull over to allow a string of traffic to...
Helmet laws have changed radically in Australia over the past year, leaving riders a little confused about what they can...
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 your future physical and financial health and safety. Even if it’s just a slide down the road or low-speed traffic-light rear-ender that didn’t hurt you or your bike much, there...
You may have just had a crash or been spotted doing something illegal by the police who have pulled you...
This video reminds riders to approach flooded roads with caution as flooding is expected to continue across four eastern states and South...
Australian service stations can legally refuse to serve you fuel if you don’t remove your helmet, yet very few provide anywhere safe for you to place your helmet while you fill up. The owners say it’s for safety reasons, but really it’s so you don’t ride off without paying, which...
While Australia is still considering stronger consumer laws covering seriously defective vehicles, riders should do their best to avoid buying...
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 on his FZ-09 that was the subject of a “silent”, not public, safety recall. The recall notice was issued to American dealers to fix the problem only if owners complained. There...
In a significant step towards motorcycles being recognised as vulnerable road users, from Monday (August 29, 2016) the ACT will...
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 and helps relieve traffic congestion. More motorists might also come to see motorcycles as a valid and useful mode of transport. Just because we have lane-filtering laws in three states...
Mobile speed cameras are becoming so small they are now being used on motorcycles so they can be stationed in areas where other...
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 practice – does not acknowledge an anomaly in the law that is resulting in riders being heavily fined. The laws, brought in by the previous Newman Government, allow edge filtering...
Australia seems no closer to getting uniform lane filtering rules, judging from the comments of state ministers and shadow ministers about our...
What’s the worst thing that could happen if you pop a wheelie? You could lose the front wheel like this unfortunate guy,...
Not for the first time, evidence from an action camera, like that in the video below, has helped incriminate riders for the stupidity of recording their dangerous riding behaviour. And that’s not all. Your bike’s data recorder, smartphone app or your GPS could also help incriminate you. There have been...
A public education campaign should be mounted to educate motorists that motorcycle lane filtering is legal in several states and...