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Tourist accidents linked to poorly marked intersections
Wednesday, 25 February 2015, 10:45 am | Dog And Lemon guide
A road safety campaigner has called for urgent upgrades to rural intersections, after yet another fatal crash near Springston[1] caused by a tourist apparently not noticing a Stop sign. More >>
Government inaction driving tourist road toll
Monday, 23 February 2015, 9:43 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
A prominent road safety campaigner has accused the government of “sitting on its hands while innocent people die needlessly.” More >>
Safety campaigner blames multiple fatalities on road design
Monday, 26 January 2015, 9:18 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
A prominent road safety campaigner is blaming multiple deaths on the design of New Zealand roads. More >>
Twelve steps to safety
Friday, 9 January 2015, 11:00 am | Dog And Lemon guide
A prominent road safety campaigner has outlined a twelve-step a plan to halve the road toll in five years. More >>
Time to refocus road safety, says campaigner
Tuesday, 6 January 2015, 8:38 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
The police should leave ordinary drivers alone and instead concentrate on the groups who cause most accidents, says the car review website dogandlemon.com More >>
Economy drives high road toll, says safety campaigner
Tuesday, 30 December 2014, 7:51 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
The booming economy was probably to blame for this year's higher road toll, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. More >>
Tourist safety tags won’t lower toll, says safety campaigner
Saturday, 20 December 2014, 10:50 am | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Steering wheel tags with road safety tips for visiting drivers will do little or nothing to lower the tourist road toll, says a prominent road safety campaigner. More >>
Tourist rental guidelines a joke, says safety campaigner
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 12:03 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
Tourist rental guidelines a joke, says safety campaigner New guidelines for renting vehicles to tourists will do little to reduce the number of accidents involving foreign drivers, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson ... More >>
Anti-speeding campaign based on phony science
Friday, 28 November 2014, 1:40 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
Ticketing ordinary motorists will have no effect on the groups who cause most road deaths, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Judge joins calls for tourist driver tests
Tuesday, 18 November 2014, 2:40 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
A district court judge has joined the growing number of professionals calling for tourist driving tests. More >>
Government failing to act over tourist accidents
Friday, 7 November 2014, 10:18 am | Dog And Lemon guide
The government’s strategy for dealing with tourist accidents has been a dismal failure, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Many tourist car accidents preventable
Monday, 20 October 2014, 10:08 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
Simple steps could dramatically reduce the number of accidents involving tourists, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Speeding campaigns damage confidence in police
Monday, 6 October 2014, 1:30 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
Extreme police anti-speeding campaigns alienate drivers and damage public confidence in the police, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Time to rethink police chases, says safety campaigner
Thursday, 2 October 2014, 1:42 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
Police chases are dangerous and generally unnecessary, says the American Federal Bureau of Investigation. More >>
Government inaction killing innocent motorists
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 11:36 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
Innocent people are dying due to long delays in installing centre lane barriers on high risk roads, says an outspoken road safety campaigner. More >>
ESC announcement ‘shamefully late’, says safety campaigner
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 4:20 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
The government announcement that Electronic Stability Control will become compulsory on new vehicles is effectively locking the stable door after the horse has bolted, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. Electronic Stability Control detects ... More >>
Time to restrict tourist car rentals, says safety campaigner
Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 2:05 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
Many tourists are not capable of driving safely on our roads, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Poverty driving road deaths
Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 4:20 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
Many road accidents are the result of simple poverty, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. More >>
Tourists should be required to sit an online driving test
Wednesday, 7 May 2014, 2:55 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
The government should ban overseas travellers from renting cars until they have first passed an online driving test, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. More >>
Call for inquiry over driver licence tests
Friday, 2 May 2014, 10:29 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
The government should hold a full, public inquiry into the issuing of drivers’ licences, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an active road safety campaigner, says: “I’m deeply concerned at the number ... More >>
