Biker speeding widespread - police
Biker speeding widespread - police
Police are reminding motorcyclists they are not "bullet proof" after a crackdown revealed the extent of dangerous driving on Canterbury's highways.
Road Safety
`Disaster waiting to happen' 12 teens in van; driver (16) charged
`Disaster waiting to happen' 12 teens in van; driver (16) charged
Police are appalled an allegedly drunk 16-year-old schoolboy drove a van carrying 11 other young people on a "booze cruise" in Oamaru on Saturday night.
Concern motorists may miss new rule
Concern motorists may miss new rule
Newly implemented changes to road rules that state motorists towing another vehicle with a tow rope can only travel at 50kmh may not be widely known by the driving public, Gore District Council roading manager Murray Hasler says.
Male drivers, speed cited in crash stats
Male drivers, speed cited in crash stats
More than one in three crashes in Otago over the last five years have been the result of drivers either failing to take corners safely or hitting other vehicles head on.
WOF no guarantee of safety,family says
WOF no guarantee of safety,family says
A Dunedin couple are warning a warrant of fitness may not necessarily mean a vehicle is safe after it was found the seatbelt they had used to strap in their now 9-month-old daughter for five months was attached to their car by only a sliver of rusted metal.
Rural 'rat runs' contribute to road deaths
Rural 'rat runs' contribute to road deaths
Waikato police have expressed about at the high number of serious traffic accidents on "rural rat runs", after a fatal crash last week.
'Time to throw chains' in car
'Time to throw chains' in car
Lakes district residents are urged to "be prepared and carry chains" today following a heavy snow warning issued last night by MetService.
Motorists ticketed near schools
Motorists ticketed near schools
One motorist was clocked travelling at 67kmh past St Clair School, Dunedin, yesterday morning and seven other motorists were also issued speeding tickets in a campaign targeting speeding drivers outside schools.