Highway Madness, E-Bike Crackdowns, and the Extinction of the Manual Gearbox

Think traffic is getting wild out there? Imagine seeing it from up in a heavy transport cabin. From shocking footage of a Tesla driver fast asleep on a major Sydney motorway to a mother pulling over directly into a live highway lane, it feels like Aussie road users are completely losing their edge. Brent talks with long-haul trucking legend Mike 'The Oz Trucker', host of the On the Road Aussie Trucking Podcast, for a much-needed reality check from the high cab. Mike shares his unique vantage point on the modern driver distraction epidemic and weighs in on the fierce political debate surrounding the NSW Government's plan to slap mandatory "recognition plates" on shared e-bikes. Plus, the team breaks down the shocking new 2026 automotive data revealing the literal death of the manual transmission in Australia—with automatics now completely dominating 99% of the market. Hit play to get the unfiltered truth about what is really happening on the bitumen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.