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Update Regarding Lane Filtering (addressing some comments and grievances)

When the MRAWA announced the upcoming lane filtering laws, many were upset, as were the MRAWA committee and members about ‘Freeways’ being excluded. As far as the ban on lane filtering on freeways is concerned, we were totally blindsided and shocked by this clause. Our stance was like many, what is the difference between Roe […]

Road Safety Report January 19

Motorcycle Safety Action Plan: Steve Fish and I have now gone through the results and comments from both the Motorcycle Safety Week Survey and Forum and have condensed and consolidated the ideas from those events into a Motorcycle Safety Action Plan 2021 We held a meeting with the Road Safety Commission on 14th January and […]

MOTORCYCLE LANE FILTERING LEGAL March 29

MRA has been the driving force in lobbying for legal ‘lane filtering’ here in WA since 2011. After many years of sometimes frustrating lobbying, going back to our initial meeting on this issue in 2011 when Troy Buswell was the Minister for Transport, we have finally received news on this issue. Lane filtering was discussed at […]

7 Motorcycle Riders killed in January 2021

Hi, my name is David Wright, and I’m a longtime motorcycle rider. I’ve come to talk to you today about the terrible start we’ve had to 2021. So far this year, we’ve lost 23 people on our roads. Of those 23 people 30% of the motorcyclists. So that’s seven motorcycles dead since the start of […]

The Numbat Rally Story – Lyn Simpson

What I do know is that the event was started to have a weekend camp to have fun, get drunk and give some of the money made to the save the NUMBAT fund, alternative years to the Black Duck at Lake Dumbleyung. The rally started at a farm in Balkuling owned by a gentleman named […]

MRAWA AGM 2020 Nominations

2020 Nomination List Actual People taking those positions at the AGM July 20 2020 President: Jeff Thomas Vice President: Steve Wheadon Secretary: Peter Butler Treasurer: Chris Cobain Membership Officer: Peter Butler Road Safety Officer 1: Dave Wright Road Safety Officer 2: Steve Fish Website Manager: Peter Butler AMC Rep 1: Dave Wright AMC Rep 2: […]

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