November
MinRes investigates truck crash on Onslow haul road
Another truck has crashed on the road connecting MinRes’ new Onslow iron ore hub, which is critical source of income for the highly indebted miner.
- Peter Ker and Mark Wembridge
September
PFAS foam leaks on Transurban’s Brisbane toll road rankle council
Transurban’s maintenance practices are being reviewed by Brisbane’s city council after fire-fighting foam spilled from a tank into a pump station in the company’s Clem Jones Tunnel.
- Jenny Wiggins
August
Transurban’s Brisbane toll road operations scrutinised by council
The company has been forced to hand over toll road operational manuals to the Brisbane City Council after the government authority demanded information on responses to traffic accidents.
- Jenny Wiggins
May
Transurban network operator claims he was fired for whistle-blowing
The former employee has alleged in court that he was dismissed after blowing the whistle on coercion, manipulation of company records and raising safety issues on toll roads.
- Jenny Wiggins
February
NSW takes lead in sharing secret road crash data
The state is set to take the lead in a national scheme to share secret crash accident data that supporters say will reduce road funding pork barrelling as deaths rise.
- Jacob Greber, Simon Evans and Gus McCubbing
- Exclusive
- Roads
States to be forced to give up secret road crash data
Amid growing alarm over the rising road toll, pressure from Senator David Pocock is set to link $50 billion in federal road funding to state crash data transparency.
- Jacob Greber
January
Tesla blamed drivers for failures of parts it long knew were defective
Tens of thousands of customers told Tesla about a host of part failures. It blamed vehicle ‘abuse’, but documents show it had tracked chronic ‘flaws’ for years.
- Hyunjoo Jin, Kevin Krolicki, Marie Mannes and Steve Stecklow
December 2023
Tesla recalls nearly all its US cars over Autopilot crash risk
The US regulator says the self-driving function on the electric cars “may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse” and could increase the risk of a crash.
- Updated
- David Shepardson
October 2023
- Opinion
- Carbon challenge
No matter who collects EV revenue, we have to charge smartly
EVs are clean, cheap to run, and could encourage more driving. That will be a test for state governments, which can no longer set road user charges.
- Marion Terrill
September 2021
- Opinion
- Climate policy
Don’t give electric cars a free ride on road to net zero emissions
State governments should impose per-kilometre road user charges on greener vehicles that still cause harms such as accidents and congestion, and hog public space.
- Marion Terrill
April 2021
Tiger Woods was speeding at 145km/h before crashing SUV, sheriff says
The golf superstar was driving at twice the posted speed limit on a downhill stretch of road when he lost control of the vehicle.
- Updated
- Stefanie Dazio
July 2020
Could this 'car e-bike' free up congested cities?
For cyclists sick of dealing with inclement weather, the pedal car is making a comeback, now with modern battery assistance.
- Tony Davis
May 2020
Net loss of life from pandemic could be 40. Here's why
Sixty fewer people have died in vehicle crashes this year, which might mean the overall loss of life from the novel coronavirus is less than half the official tally.
- Aaron Patrick
March 2020
Drivers of expensive cars have a problem with pedestrians
Rising pedestrian fatalities have sparked a study into driver behaviour. It found the rich yield less, but favour women and white people.
- Joel Shannon
January 2020
Drug driving deaths double where weed has been made legal
There is still no proper standard for assessing marijuana impairment, nor a consistent method for testing.
- Fredrick Kunkle
November 2019
BMW urgently recalls E46 3 Series over airbags
Some 12,000 BMW vehicles are being urgently recalled after transport safety authorities identified another Takata airbag.
May 2019
The Riverside Company pounds pavement, mulls Hiway bolt-on deal
The Riverside Co. aims to beef up road maintenance and rehabilitation services company Hiway with an acquisition.
- Sarah Thompson and Anthony Macdonald