Road safety
'Nearly got killed': Cyclist's close shave with car driving on CBD bike path
A Sydney cyclist filmed the terrifying moment an SUV drove down a separated two-way bike path, narrowly avoiding a head-on collision.
- by Jenny Noyes
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Roads
WA road safety group 'fed up' after trauma trust funding knock-backs
Transafe WA expressed their frustration at being knocked back twice for Road Trauma Trust Account funding, as the government concedes requests exceed resources.
- by Phil Hickey
UK
Pedestrians injured outside London mosque
British detectives are investigating whether an incident in which a car hit pedestrians, injuring three people, outside a London mosque was an anti-Muslim attack.
Jalal's skateboard death inspires new law targeting unlicensed drivers
A new crime of causing death or serious injury while driving unlicensed will become law following the death of 13-year-old boy Jalal last year.
- by Adam Carey
Canberra
Six intersections to get federal government funding
More than $700,000 will be spent under the black spot program.
- by Sally Whyte
South-east Queensland
Wake-up call to teens and parents ahead of school holidays
Speeding, drunk and distracted drivers have contributed to almost three quarters of Queensland's high-school students being scared as a car passenger.
- by Ruth McCosker
China
China car attack: death toll rises, dozens in hospital
The attack happened in a public square where Chinese typically gather to dance in groups or enjoy the cool evening breezes.
China
Car ploughs into crowd in China killing several people
Police have arrested the suspected driver of a red SUV after it plowed into a large group of people at a town square, killing several and injuring more than 40.
Analysis
Reduced penalties for unlicensed driving had no impact on road safety
People caught driving while disqualified or unlicensed is the most common crime seen in NSW local courts but fewer drivers go to jail under new laws.
- by Nigel Gladstone
'Halt the carnage': Report calls for zero deaths on Australia's roads
Halt the carnage on Australian roads by introducing a zero target, says a leading surgeon, Dr John Crozier. Deaths and serious injuries are like an invisible epidemic.
- by Julie Power
Retired firefighter thought car might 'blow up' as he ran towards 'horrific' scene
A 24-year-old man died after the car he was driving hit a tree in Murrumba Downs, north of Brisbane, on Friday.
- by Toby Crockford