Studies around the world have continually identified driver inattention as a leading factor in most car accidents and near misses, so why aren’t we treating car accidents as a serious workplace problem? An extensive research project covering 42,300 hours of … Read More
It’s generally accepted that the more stars from Euro NCAP a car achieves, the higher the driver safety. To an extent, that’s true – but a five-star car tested today is in no way comparable to the first car to … Read More
Auckland – we have a problem. The number of people killed on Auckland roads in the past three years rose by 77.8 per cent. The number seriously injured rose 72.5 per cent. These figures are far higher than those for … Read More
New Zealand is one of the very few first-world countries that do not have compulsory 3rd party insurance, and it’s reported that close to a quarter of NZ driver’s have been hit by an uninsured driver. The rate’s even higher … Read More
We see the results of a lot of car accidents. In 99.99% of cases, driver error is at fault. We’ve yet to see a car that took it upon itself to cause a crash (this is not 2001, or Space … Read More
Labour weekend delivered an unusual surprise – sunshine over most of the country. There was a second cause for celebration too – the lowest number of road fatalities in NZ since 1977 – well done Kiwis! The Police are hoping … Read More
More carnage on Auckland motorways, today caused by escaping bank robbers. Three people are in hospital with serious injuries after the Pukekohe Westpac was held up by two thugs who then tried to out-run Police. Two of the injured are … Read More
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeX01MEo7MQ#t=14 We don’t often thank Auckland Transport for spending our rates in vast quantities, but their latest safety video is good: over 27,000 intersection crashes involving over 7,000 injuries – big numbers. Most happen in commuter rush hours of course … Read More