Distracted driving
A fleet of mobile phone detection cameras are being used to monitor mobile phone and seatbelt use in Queensland, and fines will start being issued as of this month.
Road safety that helps people riding
Tasmania’s upper house has opened an inquiry into road safety and is calling for submissions on how we can cut the unnaceptablly high number of deaths and injuries on our roads.
Eyes reveal drowsy drivers’ secrets
Research continues in Victoria into technology that can identify driver fatigue with a roadside test, with new trials are underway utilising pupil scanning.
Distracted driving cameras confirmed for Victoria
Victoria will go ahead with a $33.7 million investment in roadside cameras that can detect distracted driving after a trial found one in 42 people were using a mobile phone while behind the wheel.
The COVID impact: fewer cars, more bad driving
New reports are confirming what bike riders experienced each day: although there may be fewer cars on the road, the drivers are more dangerous than ever.
Major crackdown on reckless driving in NSW
NSW Police and Crime Stoppers have launched a major crackdown on life threatening behaviour, calling on road users to help report drink, drug, dangerous and distracted driving.
800 drivers cop distraction fines
More than 800 people were caught using their mobile phone while driving during a recent Victoria Police operation.
Phone distraction crackdown
The Victorian government this week launches a high-tech camera system that can detect drivers using mobile phones, and have a fine on the way in seconds.
New hope for an old problem: impaired driving
A group of Australian researchers has developed a set of valuable off-road screening tools that detect evidence of critical skills impairment in older drivers.
Siri might have the answer for driver distraction
A new study has confirmed the distractive power of touch screens, but has also shown that voice activated controls result in far less distraction.