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.

Dicing with death with delivery drivers

The aggressive driving and parking of stressed delivery drivers with schedules to keep causes frustration and danger for other road users, but there are strategies to ease congestion and tempers on the roads.

Truck crashes demand better safety standards

Relying on regulation through licensing alone will not combat unsafe trucking practices, says UNSW’s Dr Christopher Walker.