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Government ‘hypocritical’ over legal highs
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 9:06 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
Government ‘hypocritical’ over legal highs, says safety campaigner. It’s hypocritical for the government to ban so-called legal highs while failing to deal with alcohol, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is ... More >>
Worst drivers think they’re the best drivers, says study
Sunday, 27 April 2014, 2:56 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Worst drivers think they’re the best drivers, says study 71% of young motorists think they are better-than-average drivers, according to a British survey. This is despite the fact that young people are far more likely to die on the roads. The survey, ... More >>
Time to rethink road safety, says campaigner
Monday, 21 April 2014, 4:03 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
The police holiday road safety campaign has done little to reduce fatal road accidents, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Government has blood on its hands over driveway deaths
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 2:14 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
Another child is dead because the government has failed to take effective action over driveway deaths, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. More >>
Safety campaigner slams ‘Safekids’ over driveway accidents
Sunday, 30 March 2014, 3:50 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
The policies of the Safekids organisation have failed to reduce the high number of deaths on New Zealand driveways, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an active road safety campaigner, says: “Safekids ... More >>
$1000 cars brave the wilds for charity
Friday, 21 March 2014, 11:36 am | Dog And Lemon guide
A group of brave drivers are taking low-budget cars the length of the country to raise money for people with neurological disorders. The six participants in the ‘1000-dollar-challenge’ rally aim to drive their motley cars the 2000 kilometres from Auckland to Bluff. More >>
ESC announcement too little, too late
Thursday, 27 February 2014, 9:05 am | The Dog and Lemon Guide
The government announcement that Electronic Stability Control will become compulsory on new vehicles, is too little, too late, says the car review website dogandlemon.com More >>
Fines and disqualification do not reduce offending
Monday, 3 February 2014, 1:21 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Fines and disqualification do not reduce offending, says major study. A government policy to disqualify drivers who don't pay traffic fines is doomed to failure, says the car review website dogandlemon.com More >>
Make car reversing cameras compulsory – expert
Monday, 20 January 2014, 5:23 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
All vehicles – new and old – should be required to have reversing cameras, says the car review website dogandlemon.com More >>
‘Maggot’ comments the tip of the iceberg, says campaigner
Monday, 13 January 2014, 8:12 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
‘Maggot’ comments the tip of the iceberg, says safety campaigner. A blogger who referred to cyclists as ‘ road maggots ’ represents the views of an alarming minority of road users, says the car review website dogandlemon.com Editor Clive ... More >>
Cycling ad campaign won’t work, says campaigner
Friday, 10 January 2014, 2:51 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
The government’s $400,000 ad campaign aimed at reducing cycle deaths is a waste of money, says the car review website dogandlemon.com More >>
Anti-speeding campaign hasn’t lowered holiday road toll
Friday, 3 January 2014, 1:17 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
The tragic holiday road toll is proof that tough anti-speeding campaigns, by themselves, do little to reduce accidents, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Lights on to survive Christmas
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 12:28 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
Cars with their lights on are up to 25% less likely to end up in a fatal daytime collision this Christmas, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. More >>
Reduced holiday speed tolerance a waste of time
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 9:29 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
Reduced holiday speed tolerance a waste of time, says safety campaigner. The police’s reduced speed tolerance, which will be enforced over the two summer months, will be of little benefit to road safety, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. More >>
ACC levy changes out of touch with reality, says expert
Monday, 25 November 2013, 7:47 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
Proposals to lower ACC levies for safer cars will simply hand over money to wealthy car owners, without improving road safety, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. Under the ACC proposals, annual licensing fees for owners of light passenger vehicles ... More >>
Safety campaigner backs alcohol law change, calls for more
Monday, 4 November 2013, 4:51 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
The government’s announcement that it will lower the blood alcohol limit for all drivers is a welcome start, but doesn’t go far enough, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. More >>
Deathtrap vehicles banned in Australia, promoted in NZ
Monday, 4 November 2013, 1:11 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
New vehicles that lack Electronic Stability Control – which is widely considered a vital safety feature – are still being freely sold in New Zealand, despite being banned in Australia. More >>
Reduce trucks and save lives, says safety campaigner
Friday, 18 October 2013, 2:44 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Large trucks are a serious safety threat, and should be discouraged from using public roads, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. More >>
Call to ban unsafe commercial vehicles
Friday, 20 September 2013, 11:12 am | Dog And Lemon guide
Unsafe commercial vehicles are endangering thousands of innocent employees, says the car review website, dogandlemon.com. More >>
Car expert slams plan to tax poorer drivers
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 2:24 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Proposals to make owners of less safe cars pay more in ACC levies will simply penalise the poor without improving road safety, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. More >>
