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The small front and back wheels and high centre of gravity in e-scooter designs makes them likely to throw a rider onto their face.

Full-face helmets urged for e-scooter riders after new safety study

Experts are calling for changes to e-scooter safety rules after finding dangerous speeds and behaviour were leading to “life-changing” injuries.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt

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Brisbane has the most expensive fees for off-street parking of any CBD in Australia.

Tolls set to rise, Brisbane CBD parking now most expensive in Australia

As the Queensland government slashes the cost of public transport, it is becoming more expensive to use a car in Brisbane.

  • Sean Parnell
A spike in fatal motorcycle crashes has contributed to 94 lives lost on Queensland roads so far this year.

Only one in 20 Qld vehicles are motorcycles. Yet they account for one-third of fatalities

One-third of motorists killed on Queensland roads in the first four months of 2024 were motorcyclists, despite only a small fraction of road users travelling on two wheels.

  • Cameron Atfield
The Royal Automobile Club of Australia on Macquarie Street in Sydney.

Inside the fight to control a troubled Sydney members’ club

Behind the doors of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia, warring directors are debating how to regain the prosperity of a bygone era.

  • Michael Koziol

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