Road safety
Opinion
Ageing
I’m about to turn 90, and I didn’t want to give up my licence. One moment changed my mind
I learned to drive on the Bathurst track and back in the day I owned a Ford GT. I know how to handle a car. Yet, I’ve made the heartbreaking decision to give up driving, and to sell my car.
- by Jayne Malone
Latest
Only one in 20 Qld vehicles are motorcycles. Yet they account for one-third of fatalities
One-third of motorists killed on Queensland roads in the first four months of 2024 were motorcyclists, despite only a small fraction of road users travelling on two wheels.
- by Cameron Atfield
It’s one of the most notorious roads in Melbourne. Fixing it is a ‘matter of life and death’, residents say
A report has recommended an immediate review of how fast drivers are allowed to go and for measures to push drivers to stay on main roads rather than doing “suburban rat runs”.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Health
Older drivers caused 145 deaths in five years, but debate still rages over annual medical tests
The rapidly ageing driver population means there is a renewed push for mandatory licence checks. Crash victims such as Hugh Roberts say it’s a life-saving initiative, not ageist.
- by Madeleine Heffernan and Henrietta Cook
Woman flees after alleged hit-run injures cop in Brisbane’s south
Meanwhile, a Townsville man has been charged after a crash that killed a young motorcyclist last week.
Why high school kids need help crossing the road
Teenagers had the second-highest number of serious injuries after elderly pedestrians on NSW roads.
- by Andrew Taylor
Two of Us
Good Weekend
After flipping his car, F1’s Mark Webber called Jackie Stewart
The pair met when Webber was just 20, with Stewart becoming a mentor, grandfather figure - and literal lifesaver.
- by Konrad Marshall
Truck driver pleads not guilty over Exford school bus crash
Jamie Gleeson, 50, will face a jury on seven counts of dangerous driving causing serious injury following the May 2023 crash with a bus carrying 45 children west of Melbourne.
- by Alex Crowe
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Perth
The truth about child car seat laws in WA – and beyond
Experts say parents are following the law with the reasonable assumption it’s in line with best-practice research. The reality? It’s frighteningly far off.
- by Holly Thompson
CCTV shows e-bike crash, man walk away in Eastern Distributor
A man who illegally rode an e-bike in the Eastern Distributor was filmed crashing into a lane divider. Credit: Transurban
Motorist contradicts Exford school bus driver’s account of signalling before crash
Truck driver Jamie Gleeson has faced court, charged over the crash where the Exford Primary School bus rolled and students suffered serious injuries.
- by Alex Crowe