Animal collisions in Australia are on the rise and will peak in the period between June and August if last year’s insurance claims are anything to go by.
Insurance company AAMI says almost 19,000 claims for accidents with wayward wildlife were reported in 2014 and analysis shows the risk of such crashes increases by 30 per cent in winter months.
Drivers need to take extra care during the early morning and evening, according to AAMI spokesperson, Reuben Aitchison.
Work has begun on the final stage of the Camden Valley Way upgrade at Leppington.
An announcement from the Roads and Maritime Services confirms that Leppington road users will have a new road layout in the six weeks following Sunday May 17. A new intersection with traffic lights is being built at Camden Valley Way and Cowpasture Road.
Latest research reveals that at least 20 percent of vehicle owners in NSW do not have roadside assistance. This compares favourably to Tasmania and Darwin where 40 and 35 percent respectively do not sign up for assistance.
The study conducted by research company Roy Morgan indicates that NSW ranks closer to the national average of 23 percent.
The nationwide Fatality-Free Friday campaign 2015 was launched on May 1 in Sydney.
With the ultimate aim to reduce the road user death toll to zero, the campaign is recognised as Australia’s only national community-based road safety program.
The new generation Kia Carnival has disappointed with a less than satisfactory crash safety result according to Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP)
The people mover was awarded four out of five stars for safety.
Australians are buying more fuel efficient cars than they used to a decade ago.
According to the latest report from the National Transport Commission (NTC), 2014’s national average from carbon emissions was 188 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre, which is a decrease of 2.3 per cent from 2013.
The NRMA says crash avoidance technologies could help reduce at least one-quarter of fatal crashes involving heavy vehicles.
Also, backing this initiative is the Centre for Road Safety which recently released a statement encouraging commercial truck operators to install automated safety mechanisms in their vehicles.
The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has announced the safest cars in Australia. These are the new Ford Mondeo, Toyota Prius V and Lexus NX have all achieved a maximum five-star safety rating – this applies to the vehicles’ current variants as well.
The first stage of a major upgrade to the historic Dalgety Bridge across the Snowy River is scheduled to go ahead in May.
$4.5 million has been allocated by the NSW Government to improve the bridge, which is locally referred to as Buckley Crossing.
A horror Easter weekend has ended for Australia with the national road toll sitting at 24.
NSW Commander of Specialist Operations, Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn said this indicates people are not paying heed to the dangers of reckless driving, and that is a huge let down.
“We got the message out there, but we’re disappointed the message didn’t get through,” she added.