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Push to lower speed limit after crash
Cyclists will push for a lower speed limit on Tamaki Drive after a young driver ploughed into a pack of riders, critically injuring one.

What can be done to make cycling in NZ safer?
Cycling advocates are calling for new measures to protect cyclists after yesterday's collision on Auckland's Tamaki Drive.

MPs warned after Nat caught reading while driving
National MP severely embarrassed by read-driving incident, says Bill English.

Telco boss: Cellphones in cars bad call
The head of 2degrees fully supports a ban on cellphones while driving, after he wrote off another car while being distracted by his.

Biggest killers on our roads revealed
Speed is the biggest killer on New Zealand's roads - with the number of deaths at a five-year high and motorcyclists the leading casualties.

Drug-driving epidemic worse than thought
An online survey of 1200 Kiwi drug users shows one in four drove after taking cannabis in the last year.

Samoa's switch to left claims first victim
Samoa's radical road switch has claimed its first casualty.

Stoned drivers think they're bulletproof: Minister
In a Drug Foundation survey of 1200 Kiwis, 24.5 per cent said they had driven after taking cannabis in the last year.

Signs of the times designed to calm city streets
Ponsonby Rd's 40km/h limit and tree planting in Pt England are slowing traffic

Drunk police officer twice legal limit when pulled over
A senior policeman stopped for erratic driving was so drunk he had to lean on his car for support, court papers say.

Driving test: Is it too easy?
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.

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