Road safety
Road safety work ‘impossible’ without access to key data on deadly areas, engineers say
The Institute of Transportation Engineers says VicRoads is blocking access to police reports and sketches that would help determine what is causing crashes on Victorian roads.
- by Patrick Hatch
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New regulations flagged after girl, 9, dies in quad bike crash
Premier Roger Cook says he will review quad bike regulations after a horrific crash that killed a nine-year-old girl in Jarrahdale, 45 kilometres south-east of Perth, on Saturday.
- by Alex Condon
The Sydney suburbs with the most speeding fines in school zones
Fines totalling more than $200 million have been issued to NSW drivers for speeding in school zones since 2017 – and one region of Sydney is the worst offender.
- by Andrew Taylor and Nigel Gladstone
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Police ‘astounded’ by Victorians still not wearing seat belts as road deaths surge
A dozen people have died in crashes while not wearing belts this year and new roadside AI cameras have captured more than 4000 drivers and passengers not wearing the restraints in just a few months.
- by Patrick Hatch
Queensland police add cocaine to list of roadside drug tests
Motorists in Queensland will now be tested to see if they have cocaine in their system, with the drug added to the list of illicit substances that roadside police drug vans are set up to detect.
- by Kathryn Magann
The tragedy I should have expected, and why I am constantly reminded of it
Victoria is grappling with a problem that has plagued policy makers and individuals for decades and there are signs it might be getting worse.Â
- by Patrick Elligett
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The misunderstood road rules costing drivers hundreds of millions in fines
Two of the top 10 most misunderstood rules alone have generated more than $500 million in fines over five years. Take the quiz and see if you’re at risk.
- by Julie Power and Nigel Gladstone
Kangaroos legend Glenn Archer fined after crashing into cyclist
The former premiership player apologised to a cyclist he knocked over, after a court heard the man still suffers flashbacks of the incident.
- by Karen Sweeney
Victoria ‘driving blind’ on road safety efforts as deaths hit 12-year high
The first half of 2023 was the deadliest on Victorian roads in more than a decade. But experts say data on road injuries is not being adequately collected.
- by Patrick Hatch
Mother grieves ‘beautiful girl’ who was killed by car outside Werribee home
Nine-year-old Aluel Ajak, who had non-verbal autism, didn’t understand road dangers when she was hit by a car in Melbourne’s outer west on Wednesday night.
- by Lachlan Abbott
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Safety Beach
Bus smashes into two homes on Mornington Peninsula
A bus has left a trail of destruction after it was struck by a truck and crashed through two homes in Safety Beach.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Alex Crowe