Media releases

A new website will help Western Australians compare how bad their daily trip to and from work really is, find out what else they could be doing with their valuable time and ultimately tell federal candidates they want it fixed with investment in better roads and public transport.

RAC is calling on the State Government to install point-to-point speed cameras in the Wheatbelt.

Federal candidates must commit to tackling congestion in the eastern suburbs, with the Graham Farmer Freeway/Orrong Road/Welshpool Road East corridor set to be the third most congested road in Australia by 2031, and Leach Highway and Roe Highway set to be eighth and ninth in the nation respectively.

RAC’s Community Education team is visiting schools in the Wheatbelt next week to educate students and young drivers about staying safe on the roads.

RAC is calling on federal candidates to commit to long term investment in cycling infrastructure to keep pace with the State’s rapid population growth.

Federal candidates must commit to tackling congestion in the northern suburbs, with the Mitchell Freeway set to be the most congested road in Australia by 2031 and Marmion Avenue/West Coast Highway not far behind at number four in the nation.

In the lead up to the Federal Election, RAC is calling on federal candidates to commit funding for the $675 million Bunbury Outer Ring Road to help solve the transport challenges facing the State’s South West.

With storm season fast approaching, RAC is reminding members to check their fences are secure, with fence damage amounting to almost half of storm claims in winter.

Preparations are underway for the RAC Pedal Prix as teams begin work on human powered vehicles that will race on an enclosed track along the Busselton foreshore later this year.

RAC’s Community Education team is visiting WA’s Great Southern region next week to educate students and young drivers about staying safe on the roads.