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Drivers, prepare for junction jitters
Drivers should prepare to unlearn NZ's unique intersection rule which sees left-indicating vehicles yield to opposing traffic turning right.
Right hand road rule gets thumbs down
The days of rental car companies giving pamphlets to confused overseas visitors and crossing their fingers they'll cope with NZ's oddball right-hand rule look set to be over.
NZ's right-hand rule set for change
New Zealand's unique right-hand rule, a relic of an old Melbourne tram system and cause of 2560 crashes a year, is set to be scrapped.
Cutting drink-drive limits will hurt majority - lawyers
Reducing the current legal blood alcohol limit will hurt the law-abiding majority without tackling repeat offenders, say lawyers.
Lower adult blood alcohol limits a 'no-brainer'
The Govt's failure to immediately commit to lowering blood alcohol limits for adult drivers is "just not good enough", say advocacy organisations.
Matt Greenop: At last, some intelligent thinking on road rules
An investigation into vehicle power restrictions is something that this country has been crying out for.
PM announces driving age increase
The move to raise the minimum legal driving age to 16 will be part of the Government's road safety strategy, to be released tomorrow.
Driving age of 16 and youth alcohol limit of zero on horizon
NZ's minimum driving age is likely to rise by one year to 16 under a Government road safety strategy to be unveiled tomorrow.
Woman who hit Tamaki Drive cyclists sentenced
A 20-year-old woman who ran over and injured four cyclists on the Auckland waterfront on her way to a university exam is sentenced in the Auckland District Court.
French tourist on bail after fatal collision
A French tourist facing charges over a fatal collision with a motorbike in Waikato on Saturday has briefly appeared in court.
Police: Teach tourists road rules
Police want more effort to be put into educating foreign tourists about driving in New Zealand to stop them dying on our roads.
Cyclist's chilling last words
A young German tourist hit and killed by a truck wrote of aggressive Kiwi drivers just a few days before her death.