Mobile phone, seatbelt cameras closer for SA roads

The State Government is seeking information on cameras to catch drivers using mobile phones behind the wheel, and if the technology can be extended to spotting drivers not wearing seatbelts.

Call to cut city speed limit to 40km/h

New data showing nearly a fifth of the state’s collisions involving pedestrians occur in the Adelaide City Council area have prompted a call to reduce the city’s default speed limit to 40km/h.

Is the Government's election promise on speed limits at odds with the aims of its Speed Management Strategy? Photo: Tony Lewis/InDaily

Speed trap: Govt caught between lowering and raising limits

The State Government is standing by its vow to lift speed limits on a selection of country roads, despite a soaring road toll and the impending development of a new road safety strategy which will consider doing the opposite.

Cyclists 'less than fully human' to many motorists: pilot study

An Australian study seeking to unravel aggressive behaviour towards cyclists on the roads has found that more than half of non-cyclists view cyclists as “less than fully human”.