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Better roads, less trucks, key to lowering road toll
Wednesday, 3 January 2018, 12:05 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
Simple changes to our roads could more than halve the road toll, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Lights on to survive Christmas
Sunday, 17 December 2017, 8:40 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
Lights on to survive Christmas Cars with their lights on during the day are up to 25% less likely to end up in a fatal daytime collision, says the car review website dogandlemon.com More >>
Time to ban deadly electronic distractions
Sunday, 5 November 2017, 4:40 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
It’s time to ban all road users, including pedestrians and cyclists, from using cellphones or wearing earphones, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Dogandlemon.com editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an active road safety campaigner, says: “Electronic ... More >>
Government should encourage tourists to take it easy
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 12:50 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
The new government should encourage overseas visitors to see the country by train or bus, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Police pursuit policy belongs in another century
Monday, 23 October 2017, 6:34 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
The police need to modify their policy on pursuits, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Call for lower speed limit 'misguided'
Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 12:41 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
Lowering the speed limit will not reduce the road toll, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
NZ Roads "An Accident Waiting to Happen," says Campaigner
Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 8:43 am | Dog And Lemon guide
Many fatalities could be prevented through simple changes in road design, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
How Was An Offender With So Many Charges Left Unsupervised?
Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 8:31 am | Dog And Lemon guide
A road safety campaigner is ‘gobsmacked’ that a 15-year-old, who died after a police chase, was not being electronically monitored. More >>
Economy, Cheap Fuel, Bikes And Trucks Drive High Road Toll
Tuesday, 3 October 2017, 12:43 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
The government needs to fix our roads, move freight onto rail, make it harder to get a motorbike licence and target high risk drivers, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Ford must buy back inflammable Kugas, says campaigner
Sunday, 17 September 2017, 3:50 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
Ford must buy back inflammable Kugas, says campaigner The government should force Ford to buy back fire-prone Kuga vehicles, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Two Ford Kuga vehicles have caught fire in New Zealand in the last year, with many ... More >>
China’s Ban on Fossil-Powered Cars Hides Hidden Motive
Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 9:15 am | Dog And Lemon guide
China’s announcement that it will restrict the sales of petrol and diesel-powered cars is not all it seems, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Politicians ignore 363 dead bodies
Sunday, 3 September 2017, 3:03 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
Road accidents – a major killer in this country – are being ignored during the election campaign, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Taxpayers shouldn't fund dedicated trucking lanes
Monday, 21 August 2017, 12:45 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
A trucking industry request for special lanes reserved for trucks, to be provided at the taxpayers' expense, is "laughable", says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Politicians ‘cowards’ over road safety, says campaigner
Sunday, 23 July 2017, 3:31 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
The road toll will continue to rise until politicians address the real causes of accidents, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who has been campaigning for safer roads and cars for over 20 years, says the public ... More >>
Rural tourist routes an accident waiting to happen
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 9:51 am | Dog And Lemon guide
The government must urgently upgrade unsafe rural roads used by tourists, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Toll roads a poor way of solving congestion
Friday, 9 June 2017, 9:04 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
Auckland’s toll roads will penalise the poor without solving the causes of congestion, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Ban on renting vehicles to tired travellers would save lives
Sunday, 7 May 2017, 2:35 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
Ban on renting vehicles to tired travellers would save lives, says safety campaigner An outspoken road safety campaigner has repeated a call for a ban on renting vehicles to travellers who have just arrived in New Zealand. More >>
Higher speed limit common sense, says safety campaigner
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 2:02 pm | Dog And Lemon Guide
A proposal to raise the speed limit to 110km/h on selected roads is simply keeping up with the times, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Ex-cop expresses concern at police budget cuts
Sunday, 26 March 2017, 4:57 pm | Dog And Lemon guide
A proposal to axe 26 police from the Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit[1] has exposed deep flaws in police management, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
Motorcycle levy system a failure, says safety campaigner
Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 8:31 am | Dog And Lemon Guide
The government’s ACC motorbike levy system, which was meant to help meet the higher costs of bike accidents, has not improved road safety, says the car review website dogandlemon.com . More >>
