THE NSW MINISTER for Roads Michael Daley has agreed to delay the introduction of proposed legislation that would have restricted suspension height changes to just 5cm above or below a car’s standard ride height.

Intense pressure from off-road groups, aftermarket associations and car enthusiasts forced Mr Daley to reconsider the draconian modification rules.

It was not only [...]

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NSW MOTORISTS will need to seek engineering approval for any height-altering suspension modifications from August 1 onwards, under tough new rules designed to stamp out dangerous car modifications.

New South Wales Minister for Roads Michael Daley announced today that under the new legislation vehicle ride height can only be changed by up to five centimetres, on [...]

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POLICE IN NEW SOUTH WALES have vowed to cease issuing on-the-spot traffic fines for a week, as part of a protest against a new wage deal that they say is unfair.

As a result, motorists caught speeding and otherwise flouting road rules won’t be hit with an instant fine, but simply cautioned at the discretion of [...]

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The NSW government will begin setting up a network of point-to-point speed cameras across its highways, largely to combat road deaths caused by speeding trucks.

Twenty stretches of road have been selected to receive the cameras, with length varying from 2km to 80km. All of the camera sites have been selected due to their high traffic [...]

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Mitsubishi’s electric i MiEV is about to become a part of a NSW government test program to assess its ability to reduce carbon emissions from the State’s 26,000 strong vehicle fleet.

NSW Minister for Climate Change and Commerce, Carmel Tebbutt, announced that the i MiEV evaluation vehicle  currently touring the country would be evaluated for potential use [...]

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Except for those times you’ve noticed them coming in your kitchen window and heading straight to your pantry, you’ve probably never given the humble ant much consideration. However, researchers at the University of Sydney have decided to take a closer look at just that kind of behaviour to learn how the little guys avoid traffic [...]

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