road safety
Busy day for road police
Two motorists have lost their vehicles for alleged unlicensed and drug driving, after police caught them two hours apart near Colac.
Impoundments continue in Colac
An attempted evade and false number plates weren’t enough for two dodgy Colac district drivers to avoid police attention last week, with both of their vehicles in the impound lot.
Speeding drug-driver caught hiding in back yard
A road worker had to jump out of the path of an unlicensed teenage driver on a drug-fuelled joy ride this week.
Driver left uninjured after Otways crash
A 62-year-old woman had a lucky escape from an Otways car rollover yesterday, emerging from the crash unscathed.
Sheep die in road crashes
People escaped uninjured but two sheep are dead after wandering into the path of oncoming traffic at Irrewarra.
Hire companies will act on tourists, if law makes them
Hire car companies will “happily” introduce changes if the State Government makes them compulsory, Colac’s MP says.
Wire barrier saves driver’s life in crash
A man was lucky to escape serious injury after wire-rope barriers stopped his vehicle in a single-car crash east of Colac.
Focus on traffic around scooters
Colac’s Michael Bennett wants drivers to be less courteous and more focused on traffic and road safety.