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The biggest motoring myths
Motoring misconceptions: we're here to clear a few up. Some are to do with semantics, some concern science: but here are five myths that we think deserve to be busted.
![Farmer's close call as car crashes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Farmer's close call as car crashes
Peter Larmer's quiet Sunday at home on his Levin farm was shattered when a car crashed through two fences and a verandah post, and came to rest upside down on his lawn.
!['Let's get sports stars to help save Kiwi lives'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Let's get sports stars to help save Kiwi lives'
Visiting world motoring chief Jean Todt has praised New Zealand's road safety effort, but says there must be no let-up, and is challenging sports stars to join the cause.
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Truck driver hospitalised after chemical leak
A truck driver was hospitalised after chemicals leaked from his truck near Taupo overnight, the fire service says.
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Driver's licence changes - progress or resit
Drivers with learner or restricted licences will have to progress to the next stage within a five-year time period - or resit the theory test.
![Police move to stop bad tourist drivers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police move to stop bad tourist drivers
Police have resorted to phoning rental companies to remove unsafe tourist drivers from the road.
![Safe tyres? Where we really put our cash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Safe tyres? Where we really put our cash
A new survey has found while Kiwis believe safety is more important than price when it comes to tyres, they'd rather buy high tech gadgets.
![Popular teen killed in Kaimai crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Popular teen killed in Kaimai crash
Jasmine Clothier was the kind of girl who wasn't afraid to express her emotions, giving a "cuddle and a kiss" to friends and relatives without a care.
![Car surfing stunt 'stupid'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Car surfing stunt 'stupid'
Video footage of what appears to be a man "car surfing" off the back of a moving car is being slammed by road safety authorities as "incredibly dangerous" and "stupid".
![Ask Phoebe: Bike lanes will need some car spaces moved](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ask Phoebe: Bike lanes will need some car spaces moved
I have just been informed that the council is going to put cycle lanes on both sides of Roscommon Rd and Browns Rd in Manurewa.
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Lack of child safety astonishes police
Plunket and police were disappointed to find 22 children aged under 5 not properly restrained in vehicles during a police operation in Auckland yesterday.
!['She was our happiness'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'She was our happiness'
A Taumarunui mum is serving a life sentence. Her gut instinct told her it wasn't safe to hold her baby in her lap and put the carseat in the boot , but Mary Navacilla did it anyway, just this once.
![Ask Phoebe: More football on park turns narrow road into 'death trap'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ask Phoebe: More football on park turns narrow road into 'death trap'
Are you able to find out what plans are afoot for Meola Rd?
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Smile for new speed cameras
The first of a series of new fixed speed cameras has gone live today.
!['I didn't have time to brake'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I didn't have time to brake'
A Courier Post driver says a fatal accident with a cyclist yesterday was over in an instant.
![Ask Phoebe: Crashes drop after give-way rule change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ask Phoebe: Crashes drop after give-way rule change
It is now more than two years since the rule dealing with priorities at intersections was changed.
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Driving test for tourists 'still option'
Associate Transport Minister Michael Woodhouse says he will not rule out making tourists sit a driving test before letting them get behind the wheel on NZ roads.
![10 ways to make roads safer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
10 ways to make roads safer
NZ has enjoyed a record fall in the road toll but road safety campaigners say there’s plenty of room for improvement.
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Drivers face lower speed on open road
Speed limits on some open roads could be lowered because road safety officials believe they are too dangerous to drive at 100km/h.