Latest SA Police figures indicate that improved drug testing processes have led to more drug-driving detections than ever before. In 2020, drug-driving detections totalled 5,500, compared to 2,284 in 2011. By comparison, drink-driving offences have fallen, with the...
Driver distraction is a major contributor to deaths and serious injury on SA roads. In an Australian Road Safety Foundation survey, a whopping 79 per cent of Australian motorists admitted to general risky behaviour. SA police figures show that between 2015 and 2019 43...
I just received a $534 fine for using my mobile phone whilst driving. It’s so expensive, can it be right? The short answer is yes. The South Australian Government recently announced a raft of increases to fines for offences relating to speeding, mobile phone...
Do I need to prove that I wasn’t speeding if I am wrongly accused of exceeding the speed limit? If you elect to be prosecuted and defend a speeding allegation, there is always a presumption of innocence and prosecution must prove, beyond reasonable doubt, that...
