NSW wants to halve road deaths in five years. Regional roads, e-bikes, motorbike riders, and average speed cameras for light vehicles are all on the hit list. See what is coming.
Jenny Aitchison
Posted inAwareness Events, NSW News, Roads and Infrastructure
Riders urged to protect themselves
One in five NSW road deaths is a motorcyclist, yet bikes are just 3.7 per cent of registered vehicles. A new report on airbag vests shows how much protection riders could be missing.
Posted inCrime, Feature, NSW Politics, Roads and Infrastructure
New offences for dangerous drivers
Film a crash victim and share it online, and you could face jail. New NSW laws also target dangerous driving, hit-and-runs and street racing. Here is what the legislation seeks to introduce.
Posted inNSW News, Roads and Infrastructure
Slow down: holiday traffic warning
Nine crashes, nine lives lost in under a week. Now police are gearing up for the school holiday rush, and they are promising no tolerance on the roads.
Posted inHealth, NSW News, NSW Politics, Roads and Infrastructure
New system for drivers who use medicinal cannabis
Prescribed medicinal cannabis and need to drive? New NSW laws mean a positive THC test alone will no longer cost registered patients their licence.
Posted inNSW News, Roads and Infrastructure, Youth
New rules boost learner driver protections
New rules will make it easier for NSW learner drivers to report misconduct by an instructor, with driving schools now required to display how and where to raise concerns.
Posted inAwareness Events, NSW News, Roads and Infrastructure
Rural Road Safety Month launches after 123 regional deaths
123 lives lost on regional NSW roads in just six months. Now the state government wants every driver, rider and passenger to “join the journey” toward safer roads.
Posted inIndigenous, Local News
New initiative puts Aboriginal communities in the driver’s seat of licensing support
Transport for NSW is launching an Australian-first program training Aboriginal driving instructors to expand culturally safe licensing support statewide.
Posted inBallina
Ballina plays host as regional leaders tackle the big issues facing the bush
State ministers, mayors and regional leaders descended on Ballina last week for a major regional meeting. From bridge duplications to the Big Prawn, see what delegates got to explore.
Posted inNSW News, Public Transport, Tourism
$290m upgrade for regional coaches
NSW TrainLink’s biggest coach upgrade in over a decade is here, with $290 million buying more services, modern amenities and a fresh sunset orange look across regional NSW.