iPod users are being warned by police to be vigilant on the roads after the death of a young woman who was hit by a car while listening to music.

The latest deaths brought the total this year to 16, from 11 fatal pursuits - the worst on record.

The man accused of killing two passengers when he crashed while fleeing police in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga can now be named.

A drunk driver who tried to reverse out of a police checkpoint was among 186 people busted on the first night of a two-day blitz.

Auckland City Council says it will now treat motorists more leniently and fairly and will push lawmakers to cut the $150 fines nearly in half.

After a backlash over its overzealous issuing of bus lane fines, Auckland City Council today agreed to new initiatives "to ensure a fair and reasonable approach" to bus lane enforcement.

A drunk teenager on his restricted licence stunned police after he was caught doing 177km/h and carrying six passengers on Auckland's northern motorway on Saturday night.

Eric Thompson writes that testosterone level has a direct bearing on driving skill - it seems to make it worse.

The dangerous combination of a weekend of drinking and a sleeping pill resulted in Jarrad Hoeata going on a reckless drive that ended when motorists blocked him off the road.

Almost two-thirds of New Zealanders support lowering the drink-driving limit, a survey has revealed.

John Key says he wouldn't have more than one wine before driving, but is standing by not yet reducing the alcohol limit.

An ESR report that shows 48 per cent of road deaths over five years involved drugs or alcohol is a 'wake up call'.