Four wheels bad, two wheels good

Encouraging more people to cycle rather than drive could involve ditching mandatory helmet laws.

Humanising self-driving cars

Our uncritical engagement with AI is impacting the way we think, and dulling our senses, including our sense of direction. What all this means is our driving skills are likely to suffer as we become increasingly complacent in the face of technology.

Airfares are staying sky-high

The post-pandemic surge in airfares is easing, but a return to the halcyon days of relatively cheap flight tickets abroad might be over for good.

Can you afford to travel to work?

With the cost of commuting rising and city design limitations becoming more apparent, exploring alternative work arrangements, such as flexible or remote work options, becomes increasingly crucial.

Eyes on the road

A driver’s only job is to keep their eyes on the road and avoid accidents, but the fondness for screens in modern cars and our addiction to our smart phones means that more distracted drivers are having more accidents than ever.

Car wars

Medical pressure group Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) have called for the cross bench to reject the watered down and delayed fuel efficiency standard proposed by the Federal Government, and urged it to protect the health of Australians by requiring tougher vehicle fleet standards.

Scooter wars

E-scooters, like E-bikes, are now a common site in Australia’s cities, offering users a quick, cheap form of urban transport – and posing a menace to pedestrians, road users and the riders themselves.

Rush hour

State governments could look to a new road pricing strategy to help ease traffic gridlock in our increasingly congested cities.

Road wars

After decades of decline, more people are dying on Australia’s roads as traffic congestion increases and more people speed, distract themselves with phones, ignore road rules and conventions and drive with alcohol or drugs in their system.

Safer cycling

Cycling deaths are slowly declining in Australia, but fatalities involving single riders and older people are on the rise.

Your fast car’s a slow coach

Motorists are endlessly lectured about the need to slow down, but most of us go below the speed limit because car manufacturers always calibrate speedometers to show less than the car’s real velocity.

Drive to survive

A New South Wales academic with expertise in flying and psychology wants to change the way young people learn to drive to reduce their disproportionate road toll of deaths, injuries and accidents.