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Kids patrol the CBD on "Fluoro Friday"

A colourful street parade in the New Plymouth CBD ensured that the valuable contributions made by school street patrols in our community were made highly visible to passing traffic...

Waking up to Driver Fatigue

A Driver Reviver stop held in Mokau during April reached over 700 drivers with information about the effects of driver fatigue.

New road rules include ban on use of cellphones while driving

A series of amendments to the Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004 will come into effect on 1st November 2009, including a ban on the use of handheld mobile phones whilst driving.

Kids push School Bus Safety Message

Children from 5 local primary schools recently presented their findings of a research project looking at school bus safety around rural and urban schools in New Plymouth district.

Driving home the safety message at WITT orientation day.

ACC, Roadsafe Taranaki and New Plymouth Police teamed up to raise awareness of the impacts of fatigue and alcohol on young drivers at this year's Student Orientation Day at WITT.

"Operation Sabre Tooth" highlights new 'at-risk' time for drunk driving

Taranaki police teamed up with units from Palmerston North in a recent operation designed to tackle drink driving in the New Plymouth city area.

Kakaramea wakes drivers up to effects of fatigue

The findings of a Roadsafe Taranaki fatigue stop held in Kakaramea on Sunday suggests that some drivers are still slow to wake up to the message about driver fatigue.

Grim Reaper haunts CBD intersections

New Plymouth's very own 'Grim Reaper' took up a seat at a selection of intersections across the CBD in the first 2 weeks of June to highlight the risks associated with bad calls at intersections.

FDMC students get READY2DRIVE!

Year 10 students from Francis Douglas Memorial College took part in a day of practical activities aimed at raising their awareness of road safety issues affecting young drivers.

St John Bosco kids support seatbelt use on school buses

Students from St John Bosco Primary School presented the findings of their recent school bus safety research project and made a strong case for the introduction of compulsory seatbelts on school buses.

Spotswood College Students get Ready 2 Drive!

Spotswood College have become the latest secondary school to participate in the Roadsafe Taranaki ‘Ready 2 Drive’ road safety awareness programme.

Bikers test their safety skills during annual toy run

The Taranaki Motorcycle Safety Group took the opportunity at the annual round the mountain Toy Run, organised by BRONZ (Bikers Rights New Zealand), to promote safety messages to riders at the lunch stop in Hawera.

Motorcyclists keen to upskill

Forty-three motorcycle riders took part in a comprehensive one-day upskilling programme which aimed to help them improve their safety and enjoy their riding.