Has motorcycle lane filtering been a success or a failure since it began operating about 18 months ago in the three eastern mainland...
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 and higher costs. Grant Jordan of Biker Basics Rider Training says that under the new QRide guidelines, one-on-one training may cease to exist because it will become too expensive to...
Most local authorities only allow one motorcycle to park in a car parking bay, ticketing all bikes when there is...
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 for returned riders are suffering from a lack of funding and promotion. In 2014, the South Australian Government offered free courses to returned riders and 50cc scooter riders with a...
Police have been incorrectly fining riders for wide handlebars, unaware the Australian Design Rules increased the maximum width in December...
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 no point in road rage. Motorcyclists are vulnerable road users and in road rage situations, we can often come off second-best. In an incident on April 13 at 5.40pm on...
Australia is considering stronger consumer laws covering seriously defective vehicles that could go as far as US Lemon Laws but...
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 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...
Drivers are still not understanding new rules that allow riders to filter to the front at traffic lights leading 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 start to the year”, particularly in Victoria where the motorcyclist toll is 19. But the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries is also calling on all road users to “work together to...
Almost every rider will have experienced a tailgater following way too close. Why does this happen? It’s probably for the...
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 whether they wear a helmet or not. It seems strange to Australian riders since we were the first nation in the world to make helmets compulsory in 1961. Most states in the...
A Brisbane Barrister has reviewed the laws on aftermarket exhausts and determined that police and authorities do not have the...
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 anti-lock braking systems. But even the most sophisticated modern anti-lock braking systems are not fool proof. Most riders were either taught or learned that the majority of braking is from...
Eastern Australia has been lashed by storms and more severe wet weather is predicted for the remainder of summer which...
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 than patrolling for illegal use of fog lights, says Australian Motorcycle Council spokesman Guy Stanford. He says he witnesses a lot of cars driving home in western Sydney with their...
There seems to be more confusion, rather than less, in the wake of Victoria following Queensland with wider helmet compliance...
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 arise after prolonged riding by customers. In recent recalls: The 2014 1199 Panigale S, 1199 Superleggera and 1199 Panigale R motorcycles were recalled in the US and only the 2014/15 1199/1299 Panigale...
Most riders’ throttles are too slack, they don’t know the lane filtering rules, they sit too far back, they don’t...
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 arrogant motorists still believe it is illegal, unsafe and just plain queue jumping. A Berkeley University study of California Highway Patrol data from almost 6000 motorcycle accidents has found lane filtering...
Lane filtering laws that are gradually filtering into more and more jurisdictions have created a precedent in our road rules...
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 to challenge the infringement notice in court. The issue is a legal minefield thanks to complex and arcane laws that invite varied police interpretations in each state and could attract...
Many riders have welcomed the introduction of lane filtering, but there are a couple of traps in the laws that...
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 a rite of passage to ride on your uncle’s or friend’s older brother’s motorcycle when you were a kid. It was painful, but I’ll simply never forget the first time...
If you are pulled over by the police for a traffic offence or even just a licence check or breath/drug...
(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 go by the letter of the law. In practice, it’s a lot more complicated. You don’t even have to fit aftermarket accessories to make your bike illegal; you could have...
By MotoDNA Motorcycle Academy director of coaching Mark McVeigh It’s been happening around the world for decades and after recent...