Almost everyone passes the driving test in Inverell. In Willoughby and Ryde,most people fail

Almost everyone passes the driving test in Inverell. In Willoughby and Ryde,most people fail

Would-be drivers in parts of Sydney are far more likely to fail the practical test than counterparts in regional NSW.

  • byAndrew Taylor

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Speed limit cut to 30km/h on almost every street in two suburbs

Speed limit cut to 30km/h on almost every street in two suburbs

The City of Yarra is also campaigning for limits on exempt roads in Fitzroy and Collingwood – including Hoddle and Nicholson streets – to be reduced to either 40km/h or 60km/h.

  • byRachael Dexter
Blown-out North East Link’s extra $3.25 billion gets Albanese’s thumbs up

Blown-out North East Link’s extra $3.25 billion gets Albanese’s thumbs up

Next week’s federal budget will feature extra money for the blown-out road project,bringing the Commonwealth’s contribution to $5 billion.

  • byBroede Carmody
Road projects such as Western Freeway upgrade in doubt on state budget eve

Road projects such as Western Freeway upgrade in doubt on state budget eve

An Albanese government commitment to return funding for nationally significant roads to 50:50 splits between both levels of government has thrown doubt over timelines for Victorian projects not yet underway.

  • byKieran Rooney andBroede Carmody
The unloved Sydney highway that could lead the way for Parramatta Road

The unloved Sydney highway that could lead the way for Parramatta Road

A grand plan to transform the noisy and congested Woodville Road has taken a long time. But it might yet show the way for the city’s other arterial roads – including the one that has defied governments for decades.

  • byMichael Koziol
Why high school kids need help crossing the road

Why high school kids need help crossing the road

Teenagers had the second-highest number of serious injuries after elderly pedestrians on NSW roads.

  • byAndrew Taylor
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Rogue e-bike rider fled Eastern Distributor after crashing and forcing lane closure

Rogue e-bike rider fled Eastern Distributor after crashing and forcing lane closure

A man without a helmet has been spotted riding in the tunnel before crashing into a lane divider and falling onto the busy motorway.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Highway closed,motorcyclist dead after truck collision

Highway closed,motorcyclist dead after truck collision

The driver of a B-double has been taken to hospital for mandatory testing after the latest tragedy on NSW roads over the Easter long weekend.

  • byAngus Thomson
Progress St closure
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Progress St closure

A video by opponents of a level crossing removal project in Dandenong South.

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Want to help keep P-platers safe? Don’t buy them a car

A new study has found that young P-platers who drive a family car are much less likely to be involved in a crash than those who own a vehicle.

  • byJulie Power
Are taxis or Ubers more expensive for trips across Sydney?

Are taxis or Ubers more expensive for trips across Sydney?

Taxi operators have challenged suggestions that trips with them are always pricier than with ride-share companies. We analyse the data.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan