Articles tagged: road safety
Petition calls for road fix
Simpson locals and community leaders are calling for sweeping changes to a dangerous stretch of the Lavers Hill-Cobden Road following six recent crashes. State Member for Polwarth Richard Riordan, Corangamite Mayor Kate Makin, Simpson Community House’s Deb Smith and Timboon business man David Costin gathered where 40-kilometre-per-hour signs have been introduced in response to the […]
Safe driving message as road toll hits 287
Victorians are being urged to put safe driving at the top of their to-do list this festive season, as the state experiences the highest number of fatalities on its roads in more than a decade.
Ballarat road labelled ‘beyond dangerous’
Colac district motorists have labelled the Colac-Ballarat Road as “disgusting”, “scary”, “beyond dangerous” and “an accident waiting to happen”.
Guiding scores of motorists to their licence
Ten years. More than 5000 hours on the road. Scores of young drivers safely behind the wheel.
Trains dodge cars
V-Line trains have been involved in almost 60 near-hit incidents in the past year, prompting a call for motorists to be more vigilant for trains.
Police investigate Wongarra crash
Police are appealing for information about a crash during an organised motorcycle ride on the Great Ocean Road.
Boom gates stay to stop Skenes short-cut
A boom gate blocking the southern end of Skenes Creek’s Old Coach Road will remain in place to deter people from using it as a short-cut.
Phone fines from cams
Victoria’s new road safety cameras are now issuing fines for seatbelt and mobile phone offences.
School zones return today
Motorists should be aware that school speed zones are back in force from this morning.
Safety cameras spot thousands of offences
New road safety cameras in Victoria have detected almost 3000 seatbelt and mobile phone offences in the past month.
Don’t let fog cloud your judgement
Motorists should remember to use their low driving lights during foggy weather, RoadSafe Otway says.
Stay on top of the new road rules
New road rules cracking down on mobile phone and smart watch use have come into effect in Victoria.
Reviver van opens
Colac’s Driver Reviver volunteers are preparing for a busy Easter long weekend.
Truck driver cops penalty notices after collision with ute
A truck driver has received two infringement notices after a two-vehicle crash in Colac left a motorist in hospital.
Spate of crashes across Colac
Colac police are shocked at driver behaviour after four serious crashes in Colac within a week due to motorists failing to give way, saying it’s lucky nobody died as a result.
Two crashes on region’s busy roads
Emergency crews have responded to a vehicle rollover along the Great Ocean Road.
Police cracking down on drink and speed
Colac police breath tested more than 1600 motorists across the long weekend, detecting two drink drivers, in a busy period on the region’s roads.
Man dies in single-vehicle crash
Police are investigating after a man died in a single vehicle-crash at Timboon.
Caravan flips on the Princes Highway
A motorist had a lucky escape after the caravan they were towing flipped on the Princes Highway near Camperdown.
Options on Blue Church corner
State road authorities are still exploring options to upgrade a dangerous Colac intersection to improve road safety.
Nine hospitalised after crash
A woman was lucky to survive after she was flung from a vehicle in an Elliminyt crash this week.
Drunk driver off the road
A motorist is off the road after recording a blood-alcohol level seven times the legal limit north-west of Colac.
Speed limit cuts likely for Winch
Winchelsea motorists will need to slow down under a plan to cut speed limits on three roads.
Motorcyclist dies in district crash
Police are investigating Colac Otway’s sixth road fatality of the year, the shire’s highest road deaths in a decade.
