The NZ Transport Agency is welcoming today's announcement that Cabinet has agreed to lower the legal blood alcohol limit from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood for drivers aged over 20.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding parents and caregivers that new rules for the use of child restraint in vehicles come into force tomorrow (1 November).
The NZ Transport Agency is welcoming today's publication of a preliminary Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) report on the derailment of a Wellington commuter train in May this year, and will work closely with KiwiRail to ensure that all of the Commission's recommendations are fully addressed to improve rail safety and reduce the likelihood of similar incidents occurring in the future.
The NZ Transport Agency is urging parents and caregivers to make sure they are prepared for new child restraint laws which come into force in just two weeks.
The NZ Transport Agency is welcoming today's publication of a Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) report on a 2011 near collision rail incident, and will work closely with KiwiRail to ensure that all of the Commission's recommendations are fully addressed to improve rail safety and reduce the likelihood of similar incidents occurring in the future.
Motorists in the Ashburton district are being warned that police will be ticketing drivers who flaunt the 20km/h legal speed limit - in both directions - when passing a school bus that is stopped for children to get on or off.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding drivers that changes to child restraint laws come in to force on November 1, and the agency is urging parents and caregivers to plan ahead to ensure that they can comply with the new rules and keep their small passengers safe.
The NZ Transport Agency is congratulating young drivers and their parents for working hard to learn the road code as pass rates for New Zealand's computerised learner driver licence theory test have hit 70% for the first time, while serious crashes involving teenage drivers drop to record lows.
The NZ Transport Agency is congratulating young drivers and their parents in Whanganui for working hard to learn the road code as pass rates in the region for New Zealand's computerised learner driver licence theory test continue to increase, while serious crashes involving teen drivers drop.
The NZ Transport Agency is congratulating young drivers and their parents in the Wairarapa for working hard to learn the road code as pass rates in the region for New Zealand's computerised learner driver licence theory test continue to increase, while crashes involving teen drivers drop.
The NZ Transport Agency is congratulating young drivers and their parents in the Wellington region for working hard to learn the road code as pass rates in the region for New Zealand's computerised learner driver licence theory test continue to increase, while crashes involving teen drivers drop.
The NZ Transport Agency is congratulating young drivers and their parents in the Marlborough/Tasman region for working hard to learn the road code as pass rates for computerised learner driver licence theory tests increase.