Eric Thompson: Plates drive me round the bend
An act of courtesy towards another driver is met with incomprehension.
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Another pedestrian hit by bus in central Wellington
A woman was injured after she was hit by a bus in Wellington's Manners Street this afternoon, the sixth pedestrian to be knocked down since the new two-way bus route was opened in November.
<i>Ask Phoebe</i>: Mystery of the orange road cones unravelled
We are not being surrounded by aliens from outer space after all, but by PVC monsters.
Eric Thompson: Flash me - I won't be offended
Most New Zealand drivers have a nucleotide buried in their DNA that imparts some sort of God-given right to do what the hell they like.
Reduce cost of licence, say drivers
The cost of driving licences needs to drop before the Government tries to set time limits on each stage, say many Herald readers.
Get full licence or face ban, Govt says
Tens of thousands of drivers sitting on restricted and learner licences will soon get a Government hurry-up to qualify properly - or risk losing the right to drive.
Crash victim was mother of 4-month-old
A woman killed in a crash near Raglan yesterday was the mother of a four-month-old child, police said today.
High-risk drivers cause third of crashes - report
One in three road deaths are caused by speeding, young and repeat drunk drivers, according to a new report released by Transport Minister Steven Joyce.
Be careful, begs grieving dad
The father of a man killed in a collision has told his son's friends to remember him when they get into a car.
'Ghost bikes' grim reminder of deaths
Motorists impatient with cyclists should watch out for a ghostly spectre as they drive past the scene of a fatal bike crash.
Campground cliff plunge victim named
Police have named the 19-year-old who died when he was thrown out of a car as it plunged 25 metres down a cliff at the Pinewoods Motor Park in Red Beach, north of Auckland, early this morning.