Don't miss out on the headlines from Mackay. Followed categories will be added to My News. He handed down the findings from the inquiry into quad bike-related deaths in Queensland, which included the ...

“It is imperative in my view that steps be taken to make these vehicles safer,” Deputy State Coroner Sharon Freund said when she handed down findings of a long-running inquest into the deaths, which ...

One in five people killed in a quad bike accident in Australia is a child, an inquest has heard. Many parents were ignoring warnings not to let their children ride on adult quad bikes, the inquest ...

Helmets should be mandatory on quad bikes and children banned from riding adult-sized bikes, Queensland's deputy coroner has found. Coroner John Lock has been looking into the deaths of nine ...

DEATH and injury from quad bike accidents are on the rise. And now there are calls for something to be done about it. Mandatory helmets, a licensing scheme, and restrictions on children riding ...

GYMPIE region farmers will be fined for letting their children ride quad bikes and for riding a quad without a helmet, once changes are adopted next year. Quad bikes are one of the top three killers ...

Jeanette Maxwell is Federated Farmers Health & Safety spokesperson and is chairperson of Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre and a version has been published in the Dominion Post. Quad bikes have been in ...

A man was killed in a quad bike crash in Waikato on Tuesday; the latest in a string of quad bike deaths which have frustrated the chief coroner. The 44-year-old farmer was driving the vehicle on steep ...

WorkSafe and Rural Women New Zealand say children under 16 should not be riding adult-sized quad bikes. The call comes as Worksafe investigates the death of 9-year-old Demitrus Wilson who died in a ...

New safety guidelines have been released for farmers, their employees and contractors today outlining steps they can take to manage the hazards of quad bikes to avoid injury or death, Minister of ...