Driving
Cognitive tests to assess driver impairment called into question
Grey Power is calling for a change to elderly driver assessments. Audio
Kids as young as eight involved in virtual car theft rings, police say
Christchurch police fear someone could be killed as children in virtual car theft rings compete to steal as many vehicles as posible, driving them erratically and posting their near fatal antics on… Video, Audio
Expect more breath-testing now Covid-19 restrictions are gone - police
Police are carrying out significantly fewer roadside breath tests than they used to.
Death toll displays increase crash rates
Displaying highway death tolls on message boards is common in the US. But a new study shows that this awareness campaign could actually lead to more crashes. Joshua Madsen is an Assistant Professor in… Audio
'How becoming a referee allowed me to master my ego'
After looking for a way to keep fit and learn to not take things personally, Frederik Imbo signed up as a football referee. His TedX Talk on the social experiment went viral and now he's with us to… Audio
Driver's licence for offenders 'a real silver bullet'
A free driving programme for offenders has ambitions to start instructing prisoners on how to get a driving licence.
For now, the programme run by charity the Howard League helps people on the… Audio
Kiwi drivers sitting on learner and restricted licences - report
The Panel discusses why so many Kiwis haven't moved to their full licence. Audio
Song for The Road - Gordy Chaffey
We're talking to some night time drivers about the music that keeps them trucking. Audio
Many motorists unsure of laws around drinking and driving, research shows
An advocate from road safety group Brake, Caroline Perry, talks about why her organisation is lobbying for a zero alcohol limit for drivers to get rid of any ambiguity about how much you can drink if… Audio
Cut-price fuel company opens in Capital
Hamilton-based Waitomo opened its first site in Wellington today, promising to shake up the fuel industry. Reporter Harry Lock and video journalist Dom Thomas went out to see if drivers were taking up… Video, Audio
96% of international drivers fail NZ driving 'test'
Only seven of 226 international drivers quizzed in Queenstown passed a test that includes 30 real theory questions - most had already been driving in the country for more than a week. Audio
Getting from A to B: research into older drivers
New Zealand has a growing population of older drivers and an important issue is 'when do they give up driving?' Audio
Getting from A to B: research into older drivers
New Zealand has a growing population of older drivers and an important issue is 'when do they give up driving?'
AudioOver 65 and stressed out behind the wheel
The numbers of older New Zealanders battling driving anxiety, and what can be done to fix it. Driving anxiety can range from anything between driving reluctance to driving phobia, which in turn can be… Audio
Refugee women learning to drive
This week women in Saudi Arabia were granted the right to drive. Many refugee women here in New Zealand never learned how to drive in their original countries. So a training programme was set up in… Audio
Driving speeds
A prediction from the head of Jaguar that humans will continue to be behind the wheel for decades to come and a debate over the speed limit as the Easter road toll increases on last year. Audio
Free driving lessons for teens in NZ First govt deal
One of the policy gains for New Zealand First in its coalition agreement is free driving lessons for secondary schools students. It's also gained Labour's agreement to develop a 30-year strategic plan… Audio
Driver pride leads to arrogance, frustration
A survey by AA has found we are likely to hold our own driving in higher regard than that of other drivers', and that all in all, many of us are not as courteous as we like to think we are. Audio
New speed limits on some major roads
Motorists will be able to drive at 110 km per hour on seven roads by the end of the year. As Eva Corlett reports, most people support the change but some warn that it will make drivers go even faster.
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