Texting, reading magazines, eating and applying makeup are among the top 10 driver distractions, an AA Insurance survey has found.

A zero road toll this Labour weekend would break a 36-year record, but police say it's not just the number of fatalities they want to cut.

Police have been blitzing schools at bell time to make sure parents are prepared for carseat law changes.

Thousands of New Zealand cars have such poor rear visibility that drivers cannot see a small child unless the kid is standing more than 10m away from the vehicle.

Police are fighting to keep a sleep-driver off the road after she travelled more than 300km in five hours, but had no recollection of the journey.

A woman with a sleeping disorder managed to drive from Hamilton to Mt Maunganui via Auckland overnight - an event which police say could've had a tragic ending.

Changes to vehicle inspection rules will be introduced in two stages next year, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee announced today.

My 10 days as a cycle-commuting cameraman for the Herald captured incidents of dodgy driving.

Cycle cameras have been slammed as "provocative" when used by cyclists venting online video frustration at dangerous driving.

Thousands of people are visiting a Facebook page that details where police checkpoints and hidden speed cameras are located nationwide.

Potential to kill needs to be addressed, mourning family members insist.

Cyclists will line up this morning to ride the first stage of a $13.5 million off-road pedalling "super highway" through Auckland's Grafton Gully.