TAC blogs

Crime Stoppers

It can be a scary experience to see other drivers intentionally breaking the rules and driving dangerously.

The Facts on Speeding

Speeding is the biggest cause of crashes on Victorian roads and slowing down by 5km/hr can mean the difference between a close call and death. Unfortunately, there is a part of the community that believes low level speeding is acceptable, namely males.

A look back on Melbourne's road safety history

While horses were the main cause of deaths and injuries on the roads in the 19th century, the 20th century saw the introduction of motor cars, which presented an even greater problem.

Horsham's road safe school fence

For the school kids at Ss Michael and John in Horsham the ball going over the road was giving them a lot of headaches. But they came up with a great solution that made them safer next to the road and kept the games going strong.

Drink driving: The fall out

Christie Cooper is a reporter for 7 News Melbourne. She recently wrote about the heart wrenching behind-the-scenes story of the tragic impact a drink driver can have on a child, a family and a community

Tips for Driving in Wet Weather

Melbourne is often said to experience four seasons in one day and, despite its promise of warmer more settled weather, spring is the time when this can happen most. The new season's weather in Victoria really can "spring" from a sunny to driving rain and back to sun again, all before lunch time.

Take a break from the road at a driver reviver pit stop

Victorian Driver Reviver locations operate throughout the year during major public holiday long weekends, such as Australia Day, Labour Day, Easter, Queen's Birthday and the Christmas/New Year period

Victoria’s Calder Highway & Hume Freeway and Germany’s Autobahn Motorways: How do they compare?

Victoria’s Calder Highway & Hume Freeway and Germany’s Autobahn Motorways: How do they compare?Do you ever find yourself questioning the safety of Germany’s Autobahns where speeds are unlimited, in ...

Green Man Grants: road safety competition for young people

Towards Zero invites young drivers to enter the green man grants, a road safety competition for young people. Pitch your ideas to make Victorian roads safer

Clubs support drive to zero

Collingwood, Geelong Cats and Melbourne Victory are among the clubs that support Towards Zero. Watch the new videos ads and learn more here

252 Lives Lost: Changing the language of road trauma

See how we changing the way we talk about road trauma, we want the language to reflect that road trauma is more than just numbers. Read more here

Towards Zero - What next?

The only acceptable number of people to die on our roads is zero - our next step in the Towards Zero Vision, take a look at how we're going to get there