Driver disqualification in UK and Ireland now mutually recognised
January 29, 2010 by Tim Beissmann
A new law introduced across the UK, Ireland and Northern Ireland today will prevent drivers avoiding disqualifications for serious driving offences when they cross the borders.
UK drivers will no longer be able to escape punishment for serious motoring offences committed in Ireland when they return home, and the same applies for Irish drivers offending in [...]
Anti-Hoon Laws – Road Safety or Political Vote Winner?
January 25, 2010 by John Cadogan
Any lingering doubt that Australian governments are exclusively PR driven were put to rest last Friday in Victoria when Tim Holding, Minister for the Transport Accident Commission, announced tough new laws to sell or crush the cars driven by so-called ‘hoon’ drivers.
It’s an election year in Victoria, and public policy is being crafted around conservative [...]
Increase speed limits, says Sam Newman
January 21, 2010 by Paul Maric
Notorious Channel 9 celebrity Sam Newman yesterday won an appeal in the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court for extra time to prepare his defence for a speeding fine issued in 2008.
Following his successful appeal, Mr Newman spoke with Triple M’s Eddie McGuire and said that speeding fines are a “man revenue stream” and that Melbourne Police were [...]
Victoria’s ‘hoon’ drivers to test state government GPS speed device
January 13, 2010 by Matt Brogan
The nanny state has taken a new, technical approach to so-called ‘hoon’ drivers this morning launching a new GPS speed device designed to curb speeding.
Roads and Ports Minister, Mr Tim Pallas, this morning launched Intelligent Speed Assist – a special GPS speeding device that warn drivers when they go over the limit – which will [...]
Decommissioned cars, fake police combat NSW speeding
January 12, 2010 by Tim Beissmann
Five decommissioned highway patrol cars have been used by New South Wales police to try to encourage good driving behaviour, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
Parked on the side of the road around Goulburn and the Hume Highway for close to two weeks, the front seats of the cars were decked out in a police cap [...]
Swiss hand out $312,000 speeding ticket
January 10, 2010 by Alborz Fallah
If you thought we had it bad here in Australia, think again. A Swiss driver has received the speeding ticket of the century, $312,000 (£180,000) for driving 137km/h through a village with a 80km/h speed limit.
No, he didn’t kill anyone, nor did anyone get hurt. Even his red Ferrari Testarossa was undamaged. The reason the [...]
Speed Limits – NSW state-wide limit set for 90km/h
December 14, 2009 by John Cadogan
NSW NRMA’s regional director Graham Blight recently told the media that the RTA’s hidden agenda is to drop the state-wide speed limit to 90km/h. Mr Blight’s allegations came as the RTA dropped the speed limit on the Newell Highway fell from 110km/h in places to 100 on December 1. Mr Blight suggests the RTA’s first [...]
ACT government looks to reduce local speed limit to 40km/h
November 27, 2009 by Matt Brogan
ACT Minister for Transport, Jon Stanhope, is urging Canberrans to have their say on whether speeds limits around busy retail and commercial precincts should be reduced to improve the safety of pedestrians and cyclists.
Canberrans have until Friday December 18 to provide feedback on whether the 40 km/h speed limit, which currently applies in school zones, [...]
4WD rams P plater in road-rage attack
November 24, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Victoria Police are looking for the driver of a 4WD who intentionally and repeatedly rammed a P plater in Victoria’s north-western suburbs early on Saturday morning.
The car, a Mazda MX6, was written off in the attack when the P plate driver and his friend were rammed from behind.
The driver of the MX6 tried to evade [...]
UK study finds bad driving habits rub-off on kids
November 24, 2009 by Matt Brogan
The UK’s Institute of Advanced Motorists says that the bad driving habits of parents can rub off onto their children and negatively impact the way they drive.
IAM chief examiner, Peter Rodger, said the ‘do as I say, not as I do’ mentality of some parents to their child passengers was a highly ineffective teaching method.
“Children [...]
Honda Australia stands up to TAC’s motorcycle scare tactics
November 10, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Fed up with a number of new “scare tactics” advertising campaigns about motorcyclists, Honda Australia is instead emphasising the importance of appropriate training and riding advice in the lead up to summer.
Honda Motorcycles general manager Tony Hinton says his company is working overtime to educate both current riders as well as those who have an [...]
