Motoring misconceptions: we're here to clear a few up. Some are to do with semantics, some concern science: but here are five myths that we think deserve to be busted.

Peter Larmer's quiet Sunday at home on his Levin farm was shattered when a car crashed through two fences and a verandah post, and came to rest upside down on his lawn.

Visiting world motoring chief Jean Todt has praised New Zealand's road safety effort, but says there must be no let-up, and is challenging sports stars to join the cause.

A truck driver was hospitalised after chemicals leaked from his truck near Taupo overnight, the fire service says.

A survey has found that one in four young people in Europe have taken a "selfie" while driving.

A man filmed car-surfing during a taxi ride over the Auckland Harbour Bridge has been slammed as "idiotic and reckless" by police.

A new survey has found while Kiwis believe safety is more important than price when it comes to tyres, they'd rather buy high tech gadgets.

Jasmine Clothier was the kind of girl who wasn't afraid to express her emotions, giving a "cuddle and a kiss" to friends and relatives without a care.

Video footage of what appears to be a man "car surfing" off the back of a moving car is being slammed by road safety authorities as "incredibly dangerous" and "stupid".

I have just been informed that the council is going to put cycle lanes on both sides of Roscommon Rd and Browns Rd in Manurewa.

Plunket and police were disappointed to find 22 children aged under 5 not properly restrained in vehicles during a police operation in Auckland yesterday.

A new hazard has appeared on Northland's roads and it comes with a bite - hungry, resting or abandoned seals are turning up along the coast.

Crowds at the CRC Speedshow got a spectacular but safe demonstration of the power of a head-on crash at 60km/h when cars were dropped from a crane yesterday.

Are you able to find out what plans are afoot for Meola Rd?

The first of a series of new fixed speed cameras has gone live today.

A Courier Post driver says a fatal accident with a cyclist yesterday was over in an instant.

It is now more than two years since the rule dealing with priorities at intersections was changed.

Associate Transport Minister Michael Woodhouse says he will not rule out making tourists sit a driving test before letting them get behind the wheel on NZ roads.

NZ has enjoyed a record fall in the road toll but road safety campaigners say there’s plenty of room for improvement.

Speed limits on some open roads could be lowered because road safety officials believe they are too dangerous to drive at 100km/h.

New Zealand's road toll has dropped by two thirds since 1990. The changes across the country are striking and raise the question; what are we doing right?

A large rockfall near Mount Aspiring has closed State Highway 6 south of Makarora until at least midday tomorrow.