An advertisement in which police falsely accused a truck driver of causing a crash is unlikely to cause widespread offence, the ASA rules.

Driver licence application forms are being reviewed after a Chinese woman found herself uninsured in a crash.

The extension of the cycling network along the busy Dominion Road in Auckland has come one pedal rotation closer, with the New Zealand Transport Agency's approval to spend $3.2 million on the project.

Witnesses have described a woman's incredible courage after her leg was almost severed by the rear tray of a reversing truck.

Sheep run-a-muck at a Glenfield intersection in Auckland. Video courtesy of NZ Herald reader Harrison Clarke.

Tina McCullough doesn't cycle much now - she hasn't had the confidence since her sister Jane Farrelly was killed last year.

The country's most dangerous rail crossings - including one in Auckland - have been revealed as authorities plead with motorists to take care following a spate of near collisions.

A terrified young man was forced to drive for more than 1km at gunpoint when a man fleeing police hijacked his car at traffic lights.

A 10-year-old girl who was critically injured when she crashed into a car had been riding her bike up and down a friend's driveway.

A 10-year-old girl was last night in a serious condition in hospital after being hit by a car while riding her bicycle on a rural road - the latest in a series of bad cycling accidents.

A UK motorist has had her car seized after being stopped by police in West Yorkshire, who discovered she was a learner driver accompanied only by her pet parrot.

The first officer on the scene of a crash, which police tried to blame on a truck driver for using his mobile phone, says there was never any suggestion the truckie was at fault.

Seasoned Auckland triathlete Garth Barfoot hopes to get back in the saddle after an emergency hip replacement following a serious bike crash, but admits his Ironman days are over.

Police have admitted a truck driver was wrongly blamed for causing a crash featured in a road safety campaign.

A former British police chief who waged war on speeding motorists by tripling the number of speed cameras has been nabbed in New Zealand.

An innocent victim who survived a crash featured in a new road safety campaign says police have misled people and unfairly blamed a truck driver involved.

A horror highway smash has been caught on traffic video cameras and published by police in a hard-hitting new road safety campaign.

Youth group says Auckland plan offers only $8.7m, working out at less than a third of Wellington investment.

My understanding is that vehicles in both feeder lanes must stay in the lane closest to them when turning, writes a reader.

A Northland community is mourning the loss of a family man, teacher and dedicated club volunteer in New Zealand's second cyclist death of the new year.

Symonds St is a nasty place for cyclists. It should have "cyclists not welcome" signs.

Cyclists from an east Auckland school are kitting up for a flying return from the holidays, even though several were bowled over by a car last year.

Patrick Morgan, of the Cycling Advocates' Network (CAN), will be joining us at midday for a live chat on cycle safety.

Three days into this automobile experiment and I'm loving it. I've hit my stride. I'm starting to feel like a real Aucklander, says Martin Johnson.

If you're thinking of cycling to work in the morning traffic peak, Friday may be your safest bet.

Auckland bus drivers were given the chance to see the road from the perspective of the city's cyclists this week, and find out what the real dangers of biking in the city are.

Auckland bus drivers have been given a taste of road rage from a new perspective yesterday - the handlebars of a fleet of hire bikes.

Cycling in Auckland is more dangerous than cycling in Los Angeles, and Kiwis need to develop more tolerant attitudes to cyclists, triathlete Terenzo Bozzone says.

Cycling to work has gained popularity after a decade of declining, according to the latest census - and cycle advocates say it's time infrastructure changed to match.