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Majority Of NSW Merging Lanes Potentially Unsafe: NRMA
NEARLY THREE QUARTERS of New South Wales' motorway merging lanes are "potentially unsafe&qu...
Victorian Government Investing Further $67 Million Into Roads Safety
VICTORIAN ROADS MINISTER Tim Pallas has announced a $67 million funding boost to improve safety on m...
Queensland Considering Lowering Drink-Driving Limit To .02
THE QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT is considering lowering the state's legal blood alcohol limit for moto...
Motorists Want Cyclists Charged For Road Use: Survey
RESEARCH BY INSURER Budget Direct this month has shown that a significant majority of motorists want...
New Law Bans Trucks From Right-Hand Lane On Victorian Freeways
TRUCKS WILL BE banned from the right-hand lane on Victoria's multi-lane freeways in a new plan a...
South Australian P-Platers Facing Tougher Penalties
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN Premier Mike Rann said this week that his Government will come down harder on...
Tests Reveal Extent Of Danger While Texting At The Wheel
NEW RESEARCH by insurer NRMA has shown that motorists prone to 'texting' at the wheel t...
VACC Pushes Vehicle Safety Message With New Images
A SURVEY TAKEN in December showed 31 percent of Victoria's vehicles may be unsafe for the road. Toda...
Lift Legal Drinking Age To Lower P-Plate Accidents: Prime Minister
PRIME MINISTER Kevin Rudd wants to see the legal drinking age in Australia raised to 21 ye...
Texting While Driving On The Rise In 2010
Telstra has found that almost a third of Australian motorists are reading and sending SMS messages w...
Queensland To Review Roadwork Signage To Reduce Driver Frustration
QUEENSLAND MAIN ROADS Minister Craig Wallace announced this week that the State Government will revi...
SARTRE Project Aims To Develop Autonomous Car Technology
VOLVO AND DRIVETRAIN SPECIALIST RICARDO have joined forces with three other European companies to de...
20,000-Strong Petition Wants 4WDs Out Of QLD School Zones And Shopping Areas
FOLLOWING A STUDY by insurer AAMI that showed 77 percent of passenger car drivers consider four-whee...
Victoria Police To Deploy Number Plate Recognition Technology Over Grand Final Weekend
NEW NUMBER PLATE RECOGNISING cameras will be set up across Melbourne this weekend in a Victoria Poli...
National Road Fatalities On The Rise In 2009
ROAD CRASH STATISTICS released by the Australian Government show the national road toll is on the ri...
Victorian Government Launches Motorcycle And Scooter Safety Initiative
VICTORIAN ROADS AND PORTS MINISTER Tim Pallas has today announced a new action plan targeting the sa...
Sydney Mayor Calls For CBD-Wide 40km/h Speed Limit
SYDNEY'S LORD MAYOR Clover Moore says a blanket 40km/h speed limit for the city's CBD and inner subu...
Victorian Road Safety Blitz: Operation Ardent II Nabs Over 1000
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Texting While Driving Increases Crash Risk By 23 Times: Study
A STUDY by the US-based Virginia Tech Transportation Insitute has found that texting on a mobile pho...
RACV Study Finds Drivers More Interested In Looks Than Safety
A SURVEY CONDUCTED by the RACV has found that an alarming number of Victorian drivers value a car's...
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