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What is a 'Dutch Reach' and why every driver should use it

A simple change of habit when getting out of the car can save lives.

Highway hell: Here's when to hit the roads today

It is not going to be a fun day on the road for most.

Police car chases soar: 'I got a hell of a fright'

A Rotorua couple got the shock of their lives nearly being wiped out by a fleeing driver.

High-speed Maserati crash 'the height of stupidity'

Police: New Year's Day crash example of ''everything you shouldn't do'' behind the wheel.

Hawke's Bay and the Central North Island buck national road toll trend

Central North Island - less than 28 percent of population, 50 per cent of the road toll.

2019 road toll lower than previous year's but still 'staggering'

For the first time in six years, there was a reduction in the number of deaths last year.

Going away for New Year's? Expect heavy traffic on the highways

Heavy traffic is expected on New Zealand's main highways as we head away for New Year's.

Truck crash caught on camera along a foggy highway in Texas, injuring two

Truck crash caught on camera along a foggy highway in Texas, injuring two. Video / KCBD via AP

'He was crying, freaking out': Passenger takes wheel after bus driver falls sick

Passenger was qualified and only "temporarily" drove the bus, InterCity says.

Focus: How Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter plans to reduce death and serious injury on the road by 40 per cent by 2030

Focus: New report shows how Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter plans to reduce death and serious injury on the road by 40 per cent by 2030. 

You shall not pass: Lanes coned off in bid to prevent holiday crashes

Passing lanes are being coned off across the country in a bid to prevent crashes.

Watch: NZ Police stopping people for 'doing the right thing'

NZ Police have found a different way to deliver their road safety message this Christmas.

Focus: Police in Hamilton have launched a crackdown on drink driving in the city

Police Senior Sergeant Kevin Anderson is leading a crackdown on drink driving. First published 2014. Video / NZ Herald

Driving this summer? Find out the road toll on your holiday route

Find out where the hazard areas are on your holiday drive.

Focus: Tips for surviving holiday traffic hotspots

AA spokesman Barney Irvine reveals the best ways to survive holiday traffic hotspots. Video / NZ Herald

Man jailed over 12th drink-drive charge: 'It was better than walking'

The man was more than four and-a-half times over the legal limit.

Simon Wilson: The best - and worst - of 2019 in Auckland politics

COMMENT: Some good things happened at council this year, and they weren't all advertised.

Speed camera ahead: Government unveils road-safety plan

Tougher penalties and lower speed limits around schools are also coming.