Keeping you up to date with the latest road safety news and trends in Northland.
"'Recklessness is a species of crime and should be so regarded on our streets and highways'"
"'Buzzed driving is drunk driving'"
"On average, texting drivers take their eyes off the road for up to 5 seconds at a time. At 90kph, that’s travelling the length of a football field completely blind."
"It’s not safe to use a device when stopped at traffic lights; Uni of Utah researchers say that drivers take up to 27 seconds to regain full attention after sending a text."
"Driving 5km/h above the speed limit in a 60km/h zone has the same level of casualty risk as driving at the New Zealand drink-driving limit (blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 50 mg/100 ml)."