Is it too easy to get a driver's licence in New Zealand? The core evidence for the affirmative lies in two sets of statistics.

The three-point seatbelt has turned 50 - and its little known inventor Nils Bohlin is credited with saving millions of lives.

The cellphone driving ban is just the tip of the iceberg, with 18 other road rule changes coming into force this November.

Drivers will be banned from using cellphones in their vehicles from November under new rules that will also require motorcyclists to use their headlights during the day.

From November 1 it will be illegal for drivers to text or talk on a handheld mobile phone while driving.

The driver of a bus which allegedly hit an Auckland 15 year-old in Mt Wellington has been charged.

Transport Minister Steven Joyce says there's 'every chance' a ban on cellphone use in cars will be introduced this year.

A sharp rise in Auckland's road toll is being attributed to more motorists talking and texting on cellphones.