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How To Prevent Your Car Being Stolen By Ram-raiders
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 7:05 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
It’s relatively easy to discourage car thieves from stealing your car, say the car review website dogandlemon.com .. Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says ram raiders usually target cars that are easily to steal, such as cheaper versions of the Toyota ... More >>
Calls For More Police Pursuits Misguided
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 6:27 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Calls for the police to resume active pursuits of fleeing car drivers would not reduce crime and would lead to multiple deaths, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Police are currently required to avoid high speed pursuits unless the threat "outweighs ... More >>
80kp/h Speed Limit Unlikely To Significantly Reduce Serious Accidents
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 3:03 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
A proposal to dramatically lower the speed limit on most of the nation's highways is unlikely to significantly lower the road toll, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner. says: ... More >>
Criminals Openly Selling Stolen Cars, And Getting Away With It
Wednesday, 14 September 2022, 11:52 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
Criminals are exploiting the vehicle registration system to sell stolen cars without penalty, says the car review website dogandlemon.com Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says: “Thanks to an incredibly slack vehicle registration system, criminals are ... More >>
Government ‘Asleep At The Wheel’ Over Road Safety
Monday, 20 June 2022, 9:35 am | The Dog and Lemon Guide
The New Zealand government has utterly failed to take effective action to lower the road toll, says the car review website, dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson was commenting after seven people were killed in Sunday’s tragic collision between ... More >>
Increased Speeding Fines Unlikely To Lower Road Toll
Sunday, 19 June 2022, 5:14 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Proposals to increase speeding fines probably won’t reduce road deaths, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, says: “The research is quite clear: the threat of fines ... More >>
The Government Should Require Compulsory Treatment For Repeat Drunk & Drugged Drivers
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 4:57 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
The government needs to urgently create a secure and caring environment for drivers who repeatedly offend while on drink or drugs, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, was commenting ... More >>
Congestion Charges Hand Over Our Roads To Wealthy Motorists
Tuesday, 10 May 2022, 4:27 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Congestion charges penalise poor people and fail to deal with the reasons for traffic congestion, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says: “ Congestion charges discourage ride-sharing and encourage wealthier people ... More >>
Why The Government’s Road Safety Strategy Is Failing
Wednesday, 5 January 2022, 6:40 am | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Road safety strategies targeting the average driver have been a dismal failure, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is a respected road safety campaigner, says: “The vast majority of deaths over Christmas ... More >>
The Dog & Lemon Guide Is 25 Years Old
Monday, 13 December 2021, 6:55 am | The Dog and Lemon Guide
An award-winning motor mechanic whose car reviews are often hated by the motor industry, is celebrating twenty five years of helping car buyers. Clive Matthew-Wilson , the colourful and outspoken editor of the car buyers’ dogandlemon.com , has been publishing ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Promotes The World’s Most Dangerous Addictive Drug
Friday, 3 December 2021, 8:45 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is effectively promoting substance abuse, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Dogandlemon.com editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, say calls by the Taxpayers’ Union to ... More >>
Technology The Key To Lowering Road Toll
Tuesday, 26 October 2021, 6:08 am | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Technology easily beats enforcement when it comes to saving lives, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, says the high Labour weekend road toll shows that speed enforcement, ... More >>
Government Misrepresenting Facts On Roadside Drug Testing
Friday, 8 October 2021, 6:47 am | The Dog and Lemon Guide
The government’s proposed roadside drug tests are based on unreliable science, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Dogandlemon.com editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, whose road safety research was awarded by the Australian Police Journal, says the ... More >>
Congestion charges: “One road for the rich, one road for the poor.”
Monday, 30 August 2021, 3:13 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
Congestion charges encourage wealthy people to use cars, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says: “Congestion charges effectively create a class system: one road for the rich; one road for the poor.” “Wealthy ... More >>
Technology halts driveway deaths
Monday, 30 August 2021, 3:12 pm | Dog and Lemon Guide
The vast majority of driveway accidents could be prevented if all vehicles had reversing cameras and beeping parking sensors, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, says simple ... More >>
Subsidised Electric Cars Rob Funds From Public Transport
Sunday, 13 June 2021, 4:42 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Taxpayer handouts to electric car buyers rob funds from public transport, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who has studied electric cars for over a decade, says: “There are only limited government funds ... More >>
Fatal Van Accident Linked To Poorly Marked Intersections
Friday, 4 June 2021, 1:44 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
Today’s fatal van accident , in which four people died, could probably have been avoided if the intersection had been properly marked, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, ... More >>
Truck Drivers Often Don’t See The Cyclists They Kill
Friday, 21 May 2021, 5:45 am | The Dog and Lemon Guide
All commercial vehicles should be fitted with surround-view cameras that give the driver a 360° view of the road around them, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, says truck ... More >>
Congestion Charges Clear Poor People From Busy Roads
Friday, 7 May 2021, 5:43 pm | The Dog and Lemon Guide
Congestion charges discourage ride-sharing and encourage wealthier people to use cars, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson says: “Why do central and local government almost always favour congestion charges instead ... More >>
Government Increase In Fines For Illegal Use Of Cellphones In Cars ‘pathetic'
Friday, 16 April 2021, 8:49 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
The government’s slight increase in fines for drivers illegally using cellphones is ‘pathetic’, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, says many drivers will simply continue ... More >>
