Articles tagged: road safety
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.
Drug-driving dad kept off the road
A father of two has lost his licence for 12 months after driving under the influence of methamphetamines.
False name has a real impact
A 24-year-old man who lied about his identity to police has been disqualified from driving for a month.
Drivers fined for highway speeds
A chef and a courier driver have both received fines for their excessive speeds on the Princes Highway.
Loss of licence extended after drug driving
“I wasn’t smoking dope at the time!”
Axe-wielding drink-driver off the road for two years
A Colac man who was intoxicated in a public place and wielding an axe will serve 30 additional hours of a community correction order.
P-plater penalised for high-speed drive
A P-plater won’t be able to drive his beloved Range Rover after
Back-seat driver blows .05
A woman has been convicted of drink driving from the passenger seat after police pulled over her learner partner.
Licence penalty for driver
A Colac man will be off the roads for two-and-a-half years after blowing three times the legal limit.
Surf Coast prioritises road safety
Surf Coast Shire Council is aiming for zero road fatalities and injuries by 2050 with a new five-year road safety strategy.
Road closures as thousands of cyclists head for region
Colac and district motorists should take care on the roads over the weekend and coming days as more than 2500 cyclists embark on this year’s Great Vic Bike Ride.
Indecisive driver involved in highway crash
Motorists escaped serious injuries during a two-car crash at the Colac district’s “Blue Church” intersection at the weekend.
Road cops’ praise for motorists
Colac Highway Patrol has praised motorists for adjusting to wet roads over the long weekend.
Traffic offenders caught
Speeding motorists have kept Colac police busy across the Melbourne Cup long weekend.
Drivers taking safety into their own hands
Corangamite Shire residents should never drive through floodwaters, their mayor says.
Rural deaths over-represented
The Australian Road Safety Foundation says both metro and rural Victorians have a responsibility to address the high number of of rural road deaths.
