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Low Road Toll: Thank The Recession
Saturday, 28 December 2024, 8:51 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
“The overall road toll has been steadily falling since the late 1980s, but the annual highs and lows of the toll closely follow the economy. This is true globally,” says editor Clive Matthew-Wilson. More >>
Increasing Speed Penalties Unlikely To Change The Behaviour Of High Risk Offenders
Monday, 18 November 2024, 12:05 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Matthew-Wilson’s conclusions are backed up by most available studies, including the largest study of fines as a deterrent ever conducted in Australia, which concluded that fines and disqualification do not reduce the risk of offending. More >>
Nil Weekend Road Toll, Thanks To Economic Recession
Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 3:59 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, was commenting after a record low road toll during the recent Labour Weekend holiday period. More >>
Effective Enforcement Of Cellphone Laws Could Have Prevented Fatal Truck Crash
Monday, 21 October 2024, 9:00 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Sarah Hope Schmidt was sentenced to two years and four months in prison after crashing her 30-tonne truck and trailer unit into the back of stationary vehicles while using a cellphone, killing another driver. Picture credit: NZME The police should permanently ... More >>
Inept Median Barrier Strategies Alienate Locals
Sunday, 4 August 2024, 4:19 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
“The science is quite clear: median barriers are a proven way of saving lives. However, the way in which median barriers have been imposed in country areas has alienated rural residents and produced a huge push-back against these projects.” More >>
The Trucking Industry Wants The Government To Close Down Its More-Efficient Rival: Rail
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 6:28 am | The Dog and Lemon Guide
“Truck drivers are not the enemy here. The enemy is a cosy historical arrangement between the trucking industry and the government, that allows the trucking companies to grow rich at the taxpayers’ expense." More >>
Median Barriers Could Have Prevented Five Highway Fatalities
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 1:01 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
Five people are dead because a simple barrier was missing off that road. If the government is serious about lowering the road toll, the highest priority must be given to improving the safety of our Third World roads: dogandlemon.com Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson. More >>
Reversing Cameras Could Have Prevented Recent Driveway Deaths
Sunday, 28 April 2024, 2:20 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Matthew-Wilson pointed to a major study showing that children were far safer on driveways if vehicles were fitted with reversing cameras. More >>
Replacing Police With Speed Cameras Will Not Improve Road Safety
Monday, 19 February 2024, 8:47 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
The proposed introduction of mass speed cameras is an attempt to replace police with technology, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, says a high police presence is essential ... More >>
Congestion Charges Won’t Solve The Mass Transport Problem
Thursday, 16 November 2023, 9:10 am | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Efficient public transport would remove the need for congestion charges, says the car review website dogandlemon.com Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says: “The biggest reason people drive is because public transport is mostly crap. Public transport ... More >>
More Police Pursuits Will Mean More Deaths And Injuries
Monday, 29 May 2023, 1:10 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
An increase in the number of police pursuits will inevitably mean an increase in the number of serious injuries and deaths, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Dogandlemon.com editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, ... More >>
Confiscating Cars From Reckless Drivers Has Already Failed For A Previous Government
Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 7:04 am | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Seizing the cars of reckless young offenders has already proved to be a hopeless failure for a previous government, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Dogandlemon.com editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, ... More >>
General Election Outcome May Swing On Auckland Light Rail
Wednesday, 12 April 2023, 2:48 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
The government will probably lose the general election if it continues with its proposed Auckland Dominion Road Light Rail project, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2304/8a114faf6338c6bcb1b5.jpeg" ... More >>
Up To 10,000 Vehicles May Be Written Off After Recent Floods
Monday, 6 February 2023, 6:21 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
The recent catastrophic floods in the Auckland region may have caused more vehicle damage than any other single event in this country’s history, says the car review website dogandlemon. Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says: “As of last Friday, about ... More >>
It’s Simple: Don’t Drive Your Car Through Floodwaters.
Wednesday, 11 January 2023, 6:12 am | The Dog and Lemon Guide
A number of brand new hybrid Maseratis caught fire after being flooded Even purpose-built offroaders can easily kill you in a flood, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Dogandlemon.com editor Clive Matthew-Wilson was commenting after emergency services ... More >>
Reversing Cameras On Caravans Help Prevent Parking Tragedies
Monday, 9 January 2023, 3:43 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
Every caravan and campervan needs a reversing camera to help avoid the driver backing into innocent people, says the car review website dogandlemon. Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, was commenting after an elderly caravan ... More >>
The Inconvenient Truth: Lowered Speed Limits Have Not Reduced Road Deaths
Sunday, 1 January 2023, 4:06 am | The Dog and Lemon Guide
The increased 2022 road toll is not bad luck, but bad management, says the car review website dogandlemon. Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, says: “The government’s attempt to reduce road deaths through mass ... More >>
To Survive On Holiday Roads, Sleep In, Turn Your Headlights On
Friday, 16 December 2022, 4:03 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Driving while tired or hungover can be as dangerous as driving while drunk, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Dogandlemon.com editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, says: “ Fatigue is a factor in up to ... More >>
Trucks Do The Most Damage On Our Roads, But Pay The Least Towards Fixing Them
Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 2:12 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
A call by the Road Transport Forum for increased spending on roads is “utterly hypocritical” says the car review website dogandlemon.com . <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2212/0e9aa4134b4f34469e58.jpeg" width="720" height="594"> The Road Transport Forum represents ... More >>
Median Barriers Save Far More Lives Than Speed Cameras
Friday, 9 December 2022, 8:29 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Record numbers of speed camera tickets have failed to significantly lower the annual road toll, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, says the government is using speed as ... More >>
