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Geraldine Maguire, right, lays a floral tribute at the Niddrie practice where a fatal car crash occurred on Monday, December 8.

‘I saw my patient fly to the ceiling’: GP caught up in Niddrie fatal crash vows to rebuild

A doctor whose patient was seriously injured when an out-of-control car ploughed into his surgery says he has been overwhelmed by the support from his local community.

  • Alexander Darling

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Ryley, the 14-year-old boy who died in an e-bike crash in Diamond Creek.

Boy, 14, dies in e-bike crash with 4WD in Melbourne’s north-east

Ryley Ziebell could not be revived when he was found seriously injured on Chute Street in Diamond Creek about 10pm on Monday after a collision.

  • Alexander Darling and Lachlan Abbott
Generic image of a Queensland fire department truck.

Man cut from car in life-threatening condition after multi-vehicle crash

A man is fighting for life after becoming trapped in his car during a multi-vehicle crash in Brisbane’s north.

  • William Davis
Dionne Gain

That $4000 e-bike for your teenager almost killed me (but worry most for your kid)

I suspect NSW’s big crackdown on e-bike speeds could be a mere precursor to draconian measures, including prohibition.

  • Malcolm Knox
Fat bikes are popular with Sydney teenagers, but policing is difficult.

New 500-watt e-bike ban won’t improve safety, critics say

Sceptics of newly announced changes to e-bike rules say illegal behaviour is going unchecked, and bans on more powerful bikes won’t be enough to prevent injuries.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Mostafa Rachwani
The teenager was flown to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition.

Teen charged after 18-year-old falls from car roof during schoolies week

Two teenagers were allegedly riding on the roof of a car on the Mornington Peninsula when one fell to the ground on Sunday evening.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Melissa Cunningham
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Six-year-old Caleb Wesley, who was struck and killed by a car in Teesdale on Thursday.

Woman, 84, charged with hit-and-run that killed schoolboy

The woman is accused of hitting the six-year-old as he walked to a school bus stop and has been bailed to face court in Geelong on Friday.

  • Alexander Darling
The Princes Highway in Pakenham.

One in five drug drivers: Victoria’s worst-offending region revealed

This outer Melbourne suburb is home to more drug drivers than anywhere else in Victoria after hundreds were arrested there in one year.

  • Gemma Grant and Cassandra Morgan
The car park levy will increase 73 per cent.

Motorists to pay for pedestrian crossings, bike paths with congestion charge

The controversial expansion of the congestion levy on off-street car parking, expected to raise an extra $100 million a year, has passed parliament.

  • Patrick Hatch
Teenagers riding fat tyre e-bikes in Manly, Sydney.

‘Don’t go and buy that $3000 e-bike’: Parents warned after boys’ deaths

An inquiry into e-mobility safety is expected to report by March, and the government says it won’t rush into action before then.

  • Dominique Tassell

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/road-safety-61b