Cars
Speed limit cut to 30km/h on almost every street in two suburbs
The City of Yarra is also campaigning for limits on exempt roads in Fitzroy and Collingwood – including Hoddle and Nicholson streets – to be reduced to either 40km/h or 60km/h.
- by Rachael Dexter
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Opinion
Opinion
COVID’s over, but used-car dealers still have Perth by the wheel nuts
During the pandemic new car supply dried up, borders slammed shut, driving in WA was our only holiday choice and dealers knew it. So how are things looking now?
- by Brendan Foster
Ditching car parks for bike lanes could help struggling high street shops
Replacing on-street parking with bike lanes could make Brisbane more liveable without hurting small businesses, research at a popular shopping strip has found.
- by Felicity Caldwell
The Perth suburbs with the most electric vehicles … will soon face competition
WAtoday can reveal the areas with the biggest EV purchasing power, even as the state government moves to level the playing field.
- by Michael Genovese
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Public transport
‘Just didn’t add up’: Could you survive without a car?
More and more of us are opting to go carless as the cost of owning a vehicle continues to rise.
- by Emily Chantiri
Residents delighted by Caulfield Grammar crackdown on parking parents
School is about to start for the day and all is peaceful in the Glen Iris street adjoining the private school, where new parking restrictions have been imposed.
- by Cara Waters
To find the worst place in Melbourne, take a left turn off Little Bourke
It’s in this unremarkable scene that you’ll find the entrance to the location that has earned the unfortunate title of Melbourne’s lowest star rating on Google reviews.
- by Tom Cowie
Police crack down on speeding, drink driving amid Easter road safety blitz
During the first two days of the long weekend, Queensland police detected more than 100 drink drivers, 150 drug drivers and issued almost 1000 speeding tickets.
- by Courtney Kruk
Designer of famed car from the opening scene of The Italian Job dies
The man who designed the Lamborghini seen racing up Italian mountain roads in the classic Michael Caine film has died.