Even on a cool day a parked car can be over 30C hotter than outside and with the weather expected to surpass 40C, WA drivers are being reminded about the dangers of leaving kids in locked cars.
Claire Sadler
People with hay fever may be more likely to crash their car when the pollen count is high, a study suggests.
Roger Dobson
As a parent, you have a responsibility. If you know your teenager or their friends have been drinking, don’t let them drive.
David Michael
A P-plate driver has had his car impounded and will soon have to explain to a magistrate why he was allegedly speeding almost 50km/h above the speed limit in the Wheatbelt.
Lisa Thomas
Young drivers will face a host of new restrictions under new P-plate road rules to be known as Tom’s Law.
Joe Spagnolo
The mother of a young man who died when an allegedly speeding car slammed into a Carlisle house says she does not want her son’s death to be a ‘burden’ for the man accused of killing him.
Young drivers have been warned to ‘do the right thing’ amid a police crackdown on bad road behaviour during the mass exodus to the State’s South West to celebrate leavers.
Caitlyn Rintoul
As the WA road toll soars to levels not seen in years, a new RAC survey has exposed the shocking rate of road rage incidents on Perth roads.
Phil Hickey
A powerful plea by a grieving father to call out bad behaviour on the roads after his teenage son was killed in a devastating crash has won the backing of the Cook Government.
Lauren Price
The law-makers haven’t exactly been idle, but has any of it been worthwhile?
Tom Percy
A West Australian who was jailed for killing a man while drunk driving has called for more shocking road safety adverts in the wake of a spring of crash deaths.
West Australian drivers will be slugged an extra $40 million in speeding fines over the next four years, in a forecast set to deliver a revenue bonanza to the State Government.
Dylan Caporn and Jake Dietsch
Drivers are being reminded not to swerve to avoid collisions when they encounter animals on the road as WA heads into the riskiest period for animal collisions.
Anneke de Boer
A 35-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly led police on a dangerous pursuit — hitting a police car and driving onto a footpath before his arrest in East Perth.
The toughest and most lenient driving test centres in Perth have been revealed, with a majority of tests resulting in failure at all 10 centres.
Jake Dietsch
West Australians may soon get the chance to sign up as organ donors when they renew their driver’s license after a report exploring options to grow the State’s lagging donation rates.
Dylan Caporn
Electric vehicle drivers who run out of charge can now be rescued, with RAC rolling out its first electric roadside assistance van in Perth.
WA drivers are being put on notice, with new cameras soon to be rolled out that will capture motorists on their phones and fine them for it also.
The number of fatalities on WA’s country roads this year is almost equal to those in the metropolitan area for the first time in at least a decade.
Caleb Runciman and Phil Hickey
A motorbike rider has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a crash in WA’s south on Saturday afternoon.
Anneke de Boer and Georgia Campion
As we approach Christmas, you’re likely to hear that classic song, 12 Days of Christmas.
Adrian Warner
Geraldton police are encouraging the community to educate themselves on safe towing in the lead up to school holidays and the busy Christmas holiday period.
Jessica Moroney
The number of people killed on WA roads is up 7 per cent in the past 12 months, new figures reveal, as pressure mounts on the States to publish potentially life-saving safety data.
Dan Jervis-Bardy
The number of practical driving tests undertaken in WA fell last financial year as the Department of Transport struggled to hire more assessors amid a persistent shortage.
Rebecca Le May
