Kiwis are terrible drivers. Over the holidays, the news has been full of the consequences of our bad driving habits as the dead and maimed piled up across the country. Largely these victims were the consequences of basic driving errors – speeding, badly-judged overtaking moves, hit-and-run crashes, drinking and driving, and failing to put on a seat belt. We kill ourselves on the road at more than twice the rate of the UK and rank as one of the worst performers for road deaths in the OECD.
And we’re no better around Wellington’s narrow streets, which is why the much-maligned “spy car” is such an essential tool. In the Wellington region, road deaths and injuries rose 10% last year, bucking the national trend.
Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. Te Papa Press, Thursday 22 May: Groundwork: The Art and Writing of Emily Cumming Harris By Michele […]
Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 15 May: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us […]
Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 15 May: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us […]
