Otago holidaymakers have been advised to be patient and plan for longer driving times when travelling to their destination to avoid adding to the rising national road toll.
A Dunedin trucking company is acting on its concerns about the visibility of cyclists around the city by giving away hundreds of high-visibility vests to cyclists.
Otago's appalling road-crash record will be scrutinised by transport and local council authorities in an attempt to change "shocking" driving habits in the region.
One in five drivers has admitted to falling asleep at the wheel - and the problem is costing more than ever.
V8 Supercar driver Greg Murphy believes New Zealand's driving age is too low and most young drivers are "vastly ill-equipped" to be on the roads.
Drivers should make sure their vision from their vehicles is the best it can be, and fit better or wider exterior mirrors if towing, Otago-Southland coroner David Crerar has advised.
Duntroon is not giving up its fight to have the speed limit lowered in the town.
Three people died on the roads at the weekend, two in Waikato leaving police there in despair over a horror year on the roads.
A road safety course aimed at older drivers attracted so much interest in Oamaru more courses are needed to cope with demand.
Older drivers in the Waitaki district are being offered free road-safety refresher courses to help build their confidence on the road.
Demerit points instead of fines, tighter rules for child restraints in cars and more speed cameras are on the cards as the Government looks at a swathe of measures to improve road safety.
The first frosts of winter are a reminder to Queenstown Lakes District residents to take more care on the roads, the Queenstown Lakes District Council says.
Waitaki Road Safe, using a $350 grant, has donated 10 new helmets to replace those which are now about 14 years old.
Posters reminding people not to drink and drive will be distributed to licensed premises in Queenstown around Easter, as part of a campaign throughout the Lakes District and Central Otago.
Installing traffic lights at a crash-prone single-lane bridge on State Highway 6 near Wanaka could reduce the likelihood of further accidents, a police officer says.
The national shearing industry health and safety group is concerned about a "gung ho" approach from those in the industry to wearing seat belts while travelling to and from work and has backed comments made yesterday by Otago-Southland Coroner David Crerar.
The "nebulous" state of a crossing in Wakari, Dunedin, has left staff at St Mary's School concerned for the safety of pupils and parishioners.
A Cromwell intersection was already being investigated by the New Zealand Transport Agency before the latest crash there on Friday night.
"Who has to get killed for them to do something?" an Arrowtown mother asked, at the scene of a motor-vehicle collision involving her young son this week, the latest incident at the crash-prone intersection of Glenda Dr and Frankton-Ladies Mile Highway.
Canterbury police are warning motorcyclists to slow down on rural roads after two were clocked well over the speed limit - one at 204kmh on an unregistered and unwarranted motorcycle.
