Media releases 2024

Nearly 30 per cent of WA locals say there aren’t enough safe cycling routes across the state, which is preventing them from choosing to cycle for short trips.

An RAC commissioned report has found fully electric vehicles’ lifecycle emissions are 55 per cent lower than petrol cars, even with manufacturing and energy production and use factored into the analysis.

A new RAC survey of WA motorists has revealed some of the worst habits on our roads, with tailgating and poor merging topping the list.

RAC’s efforts to monitor Perth’s air pollution have been recognised by the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand (CASANZ), with RAC’s Air Health Monitor winning the 2024 Innovation and Excellence Awards in the Industry Excellence category.

Western Australians are being urged to call out the most dangerous roads and intersections in our state, as part of RAC’s biggest road safety survey.

More than 400 high school students from Esperance will learn about the consequences of risky driving during RAC Project Road Smart at Esperance Civic Centre tomorrow.

WA is on track to record one of the worst years for road deaths in a decade, following a surge in fatalities in the first six months of 2024.

Karratha high school students learn about the devastating reality of road trauma during RAC Project Road Smart at the Red Earth Arts Precinct.

RAC is urging Western Australians to prepare their homes for winter weather as storms predicted to hit soon.

One of Perth’s most notorious congestion hot spots, on the southbound Mitchell Freeway, is no closer to a safety upgrade, despite being ranked one of WA’s most dangerous roads.