Learner motorcycle licence holders will be able to drive at similar speeds as vehicles travelling around them on open roads when updated traffic rules come into force this Saturday (1 October).
The latest results from the Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP) show there are still big differences in safety levels offered by new cars.
Results from a survey released today by the NZ Transport Agency show that many parents are happy to turn their teens loose on the road without enough supervised driving practice.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists that the new Road User Amendment Rule contains several changes to traffic rules, in addition to changes to the give way rules that will come into force on Sunday 25 March 2012.