MRAVic Motorcycle Riders Association Victoria

New search laws to rein in bikies

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:28:47 +2000

WA - Police could use proposed stop and search laws to inspect bikies crossing the border into WA by declaring major roads stop and search zones, a parliamentary committee hearing was told yesterday.

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MotoCzysz Puts the Sizzle in Electric Motorcycles

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +2000

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We are in the midst of an electric motorcycle revolution, and nowhere is that more obvious than on the racetrack. The new technology is not about tweaking the status quo. Itâs about shattering it. And thatâs just what Michael Czysz plans to do at the TT Zero motorcycle race.

Motorbike hoon caught at 170km/h in 80 zone, no licence, unregistered bike

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:30:00 +2000

AN unlicensed teen hoon has had his motorbike impounded after allegedly being caught at more than twice the speed limit.

ED- Once again this problem arises where the Media reports this person as a "Motorbike Hoon" as this was the vehicle he was using during his criminal escapade. The question for all "legitimate" Motorcycle riders is whether this qualifies the person as a "Motorcyclist" rather than a knob riding a motorbike reflecting badly on the rest of us? Your thoughts please?

Central Victorian cop in court over driving death

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:37:28 +2000

A CENTRAL Victorian police officer charged with dangerous driving causing death has appeared in the Bendigo Magistrates Court for the first time.

Peta Carbonneau, a senior constable at a northern metro police station, faces one count of dangerous driving causing death over a collision that killed a motorcyclist in Woodend last year.

Speed doesnât kill, says Benz

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:34:53 +2000

Safety expert for Mercedes says strict speeding laws are not the answer to lowering road tolls.

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VMAC Chair speech to SA Safety Forum

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:05:02 +2000

SOUTH AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT, ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FORUM

Wednesday February 24, 2010 8.30 am
PRESENTATION BY
Hon NEIL OâKEEFE
CHAIRMAN - VICTORIAN MOTORCYCLE ADVISORY COUNCIL

âGOOD PROGRESS IN VICTORIA â BASED ON PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORKâ

Thank you for the invitation to speak at the Forum today â I consider it a privilege to be involved with you at this level â and hopefully I can bring you some insights into some of the progress in Victoria resulting from a much stronger collaboration and working partnership between government agencies, rider groups and industry.

Victoria first state to ban trucks from right-hand freeway lanes

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:10:28 +2000

Victoria will become the first Australian state to ban trucks travelling in the right-hand lanes of freeways, Roads Minister Tim Pallas announced this morning.

The move is a bid to improve safety and reduce congestion on key freeways, and address complaints that slowly moving trucks clog roads when they overtake.

Comanchero bikie to testify over Sydney airport riot, court told

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:29:21 +2000

ONE of the 12 Comanchero charged over a fatal brawl at Sydney Airport has signalled he will plead guilty and may have to testify against his gang mates, a court was told.

Demon takes leap of his life

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:27:55 +2000

AUSSIE motorbike stunt rider Robbie Maddison has told how his world-record-breaking jump last night almost cost him his life.

Maddison jumped 107.29m, smashing his previous record of 98.14m set in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve.

After his successful jump at Calder Park Raceway, the daredevil said the cold night air almost destroyed his chances of climbing into the world record books again.

See the Video on the HeraldSun Site

Road deaths drop by a third

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:50:34 +2000

DEATHS on Victoria's roads have fallen by almost a third in a decade thanks to sharp drops in driver and passenger deaths, while motorcycle and pedestrian fatalities show smaller declines.