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dogandlemon.com - Latest News [Page 5]
Exhausted truck drivers major threat to road safety
Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 8:37 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
Truck drivers regularly take terrible risks due to a cutthroat contract system, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Government wasting millions on failed motorbike training
Monday, 19 November 2018, 1:24 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
The government must bring in tough motorbike awareness tests immediately, says car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
E-scooter safety campaign “a waste of time”
Tuesday, 6 November 2018, 7:33 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
A safety publicity campaign by e-scooter promoter Lime is a meaningless stunt, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Petrol taxes are subsidising the trucking industry
Thursday, 11 October 2018, 9:03 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
Light petrol and diesel vehicles are paying far more than their share of transport taxes, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Lower speed limits linked to increase in road deaths
Sunday, 30 September 2018, 4:54 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
Speed limits that are impractically low tend to be ignored, leading to an increase in road deaths, according to studies quoted in the Times newspaper in the UK. More >>
Increasing fines won’t stop cellphone use by drivers
Wednesday, 12 September 2018, 8:44 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
Increasing fines and demerit points won’t stop cellphone use by high-risk drivers, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
The simple modification that could drop daytime accidents
Sunday, 2 September 2018, 6:56 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
Daytime Running Lights should be compulsory on all vehicles, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Government response to wheel-clamping "pathetic"
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 5:09 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
The government needs to take a far tougher line on parking enforcement, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. More >>
The government must act on bus safety
Thursday, 9 August 2018, 8:51 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
The government must act promptly to improve bus safety, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
All highway buses need seatbelts
Thursday, 2 August 2018, 6:25 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
All passenger buses that drive at more than 50km/h should be required to have seatbelts, says the car review website dogandlemon.com More >>
Trucking companies growing rich on taxpayer handouts
Friday, 6 July 2018, 9:20 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
The government should make the trucking industry pay the full costs of the roads they travel down, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Thumbs up for government road safety announcement
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 5:10 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
Thumbs up for government road safety announcement. The government’s increase in road safety spending is a “big step in the right direction” says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Median barriers should be top road safety priority
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 6:22 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
A simple median barrier would have prevented today’s multiple fatalities at Waverly, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Speed cameras are a clumsy way of lowering the road toll
Sunday, 13 May 2018, 2:24 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
Speed cameras will not significantly lower the road toll, says the car review website Dogandlemon.com . More >>
Irresponsible rental companies and tourist accidents
Thursday, 3 May 2018, 9:20 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
The government should apply tough new standards to vehicle rentals, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
70kp/h speed limit proposal "unworkable"
Tuesday, 3 April 2018, 12:42 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
A proposal to lower the open road speed limit to 70kp/h on stretches without median barriers is "ridiculous and unworkable’, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
The simple graph that explains the road toll
Tuesday, 3 April 2018, 11:43 am | Dog And Lemon guide
The simple graph that explains the road toll A simple graph, published by the car review website dogandlemon.com , shows how New Zealand’s road toll has consistently followed the ups and downs of the economy. More >>
One simple road modification could have saved lives
Tuesday, 20 March 2018, 10:24 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
Many recent road deaths would not have occurred on roads fitted with median barriers, says the car review website dogandllemon.com . More >>
Motorbikes dominate 2018 road toll
Sunday, 21 January 2018, 6:15 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
The rising number of motorbike deaths and injuries has prompted a call for urgent action. More >>
Government must make tough decisions to lower road toll
Sunday, 14 January 2018, 4:56 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
The government must give the police new powers to deal with motorists who won’t wear seatbelts and drivers who use cellphones, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
