"A pedestrian hit at 30km/h has a 90 percent chance of surviving. A pedestrian hit at 50km/h has a 30 percent chance. The risks for vulnerable pedestrians, such as the elderly or children, are higher again."
"It takes 8,460 bolts to assemble a car, and one nut to scatter it all over the road"
"'The driver is safer when the roads are dry; the roads are safer when the driver is dry' "
"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)."
"The top three distractions while driving mentioned by respondents were children, people outside the car, and passengers"