A report has recommended an immediate review of how fast drivers are allowed to go and for measures to push drivers to stay on main roads rather than doing “suburban rat runs”.
The rapidly ageing driver population means there is a renewed push for mandatory licence checks. Crash victims such as Hugh Roberts say it’s a life-saving initiative,not ageist.
Meanwhile,a Townsville man has been charged after a crash that killed a young motorcyclist last week.
Teenagers had the second-highest number of serious injuries after elderly pedestrians on NSW roads.
The pair met when Webber was just 20,with Stewart becoming a mentor,grandfather figure - and literal lifesaver.
Jamie Gleeson,50,will face a jury on seven counts of dangerous driving causing serious injury following the May 2023 crash with a bus carrying 45 children west of Melbourne.
Experts say parents are following the law with the reasonable assumption it’s in line with best-practice research. The reality? It’s frighteningly far off.
A man who illegally rode an e-bike in the Eastern Distributor was filmed crashing into a lane divider. Credit:Transurban
Truck driver Jamie Gleeson has faced court,charged over the crash where the Exford Primary School bus rolled and students suffered serious injuries.
The woman’s white Hyundai i30 hatchback caught fire after it crashed into the back of a Transperth bus on the 344 school bus route about 8am.
A string of distress calls. A scared girl gripping a man’s ankle. A bus driver and a convoy of tradies about to become heroes. This was Exford Road on May 16,the day their lives were forever entwined.