Distracted parent drivers at higher crash risk
Adam Carey Parents who drive with young children in the back seat spend an average 18 per cent of driving time with their eyes off the road, Melbourne researchers found.
Motorists driven to distraction by their own devices
Adam Carey More than 1000 people are predicted to die or be seriously injured on Victorian roads in the next five years due to driver distraction from in-vehicle technology such as car stereos, GPS devices or...
Lobby urges tram extensions to avoid dead-end trips
Adam Carey It's mid-morning in East Malvern, and another route three tram lumbers into the terminus at the small shopping strip at the intersection of Waverley and Darling roads, just as they have for the past...
Parking or mowing? Residents in a fine predicament
Adam Carey Would you pay $3000 to have your nature strip paved and turned into a public car space?
Unlit cyclists face greater injury
Adam Carey Cyclists riding without bike lights are three times more likely to be seriously injured in a crash than those who are lit up, a major study of cycling crashes in Melbourne has found.
Cyclists open up on risky riding
Adam Carey Almost 40 per cent of Melbourne cyclists admit to sometimes riding through red lights.
Taxi scare campaign dumped
Adam Carey Taxi booking company 13CABS will abandon its scare campaign claiming a proposed increase in the number of hire cars on the road could lead to more sexual attacks on women following an overwhelming...
Uni bus on the road to success
Adam Carey A trial express bus service to Monash University's Clayton campus is easing reliance on cars.
