Road safety and legislation

MRA Representation

AMC/Concom Updates

Current Issues

• Australasian College of Road Safety
• AUSTROADS project - reliable, low-cost travel exposure index plus classification of motorcycles as a distinct vehicle class (RS.SS.N.550)
• Crash Study - MAIDS: Motorcycle Accidents In Depth Study
• Crash Study - Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUAC) Study - Riders over 25 years
• Daytime running Lights
• Frontal Identification
• EPA rules—motorcycle exhaust labelling in NSW
• Initial registration of a restored vehicle
• National road rules
• UK helmet testing
• UK Advisory Group on Motorcycling: Final Report to Government
• Victorian Road Safety Committee Report

Articles

• Rejoinder - drivers not motorcyclists - Letter to the Editor
• Rejoinder - drivers not motorcyclists - Have your say
• It's drivers, not motorcyclists, who need to watch out - Letters to the Editor ( Friday, 6 May 2005)
• Motorbike accidents spark call for more training
• 17 year old killed in motorcyle crash
• Motorcycles to be taxed off the road
• Spinal injury risk still highest for men

See also Roads and traffic

See also Links for more road safety information.

MRA's Role

The MRA actively participates in road safety forums at Federal, State and ACT Government levels either directly with ACT Government and through our membership and affiliations with Australian Motorcycle Council.

We are directly represented on the Australian Transport Safety Bureau Motorcycle Safety Consultative Forum (ConCom).

We have a close relationship with the Motorcycle Council of NSW as being an island territory many of our riding issues are dealt with by that body.

Australian Motorcycle Council (AMC) Update 7 March 2005

The Australian Motorcycle Council met 7 March 2005. This was prior to their meeting with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau Motorcycle Safety Consultative Committee (ConCom).

Issues discussed at these meetings included:

• Frontal Id on motorcycles - lobbying to have the process stopped
• development of a National Motorcycle Safety Strategy
• program on women in motorcycling and discussion on women's issues notably communication styles in training, safety gear, survey to be conducted
• proposal for a national training and licensing scheme
• daytime running lights for all vehicles

National Road Rules

The link to the National Road Rules is:

http://www.ntc.gov.au/ViewPage.aspx?page=A02207505300940020

For information about the Road Rules applying in a particular State or Territory, please contact: