Road safety advocates in New Zealand are studying a law passed by the New South Wales Parliament targeting illegal mobile phone use by motorists. In what is a world first, the Australian State will introduce speed-camera-style technology to detect and crack down on cellphone use at the wheel by drivers. The new rules follow research that showed 184 crashes on NSW roads in … [Read more...] about All eyes on new rules to penalise drivers on phones
Road Safety
It’s a Breeze – a breathalyser that tells your cellphone when you are over the limit
Alcohol and speed, say police, were a factor in at least eight of the 17 deaths on NZ roads over the Christmas/NewYear holidays, a grim statistic that began in the same month as the lower drink/drive limit. The toxic combination therefore caused 47 per cent of the December 24-January 5 holiday deaths, or almost one in two. "It is a bad decision to drive after drinking. It's … [Read more...] about It’s a Breeze – a breathalyser that tells your cellphone when you are over the limit
Road Safety Week: The speedo often lies, but the tyres don’t
Good drivers should be concentrating on their tyres instead of worrying about how fast they're travelling. It was in the 1990s, at a driving school in Germany. The instructor was taking five volunteers through a slalom test in a front-drive car. Going through a line of cones, first approaching them from the right, then left - nearside, offside. The performance of each … [Read more...] about Road Safety Week: The speedo often lies, but the tyres don’t