Safety
Media releases about safety issues.
22 March 2016
Kia steps up its safety game with latest ANCAP rating
The latest Kia Carnival released in New Zealand in January has stepped up its safety game, receiving a solid 5 star ANCAP safety rating.
24 February 2016
New Audi shines bright with latest ANCAP rating
The latest Audi A4 has picked up a 5 star ANCAP rating just as it hits the New Zealand market this month.
11 February 2016
Worrying increase in children and pets locked in vehicles
There is an alarming rise in children and pets locked inside vehicles this summer creating a spike in emergency AA Roadservice callouts.
26 January 2016
Competition grows with the release of new ANCAP ratings
A string of 5 stars kicks off the New Year with the Mercedes-Benz GLC, Lexus RX and the Jaguar XE all awarded the highest ANCAP safety ratings.
31 December 2015
Tragic increase in annual road toll
A tragic second straight year of more deaths on our roads is extremely sad and troubling, says the Automobile Association.This year’s road toll was 321 deaths. That is 27 more deaths than last year’s road toll. The number of deaths can vary greatly from year-to-year and the previous five years’ annual road tolls have been:
23 December 2015
AA urges extra care on holiday highways
The AA is expecting New Zealand’s highways to be extra busy these holidays, meaning drivers need to take extra care.“With fuel prices low, Christmas falling on a Friday and record numbers of tourists coming to our shores the conditions are lined-up for huge numbers of holidaymakers to head away on the roads,” says AA spokesperson Dylan Thomsen.“A lot of people are going to be heading out from the cities and driving on unfamiliar roads that are carrying much more traffic than usual. That really increases the risks of a crash so the AA is urging everyone to drive to the conditions and stay safe.”The four key holiday driving tips the AA would like drivers to remember are:
6 November 2015
AA welcomes new initiatives targeting drink driving
An alcohol interlock pilot programme being introduced by the Department of Corrections is a positive step in preventing drink driving, says the Automobile Association.
14 July 2015
Interlocks prevent thousands of drink driving attempts
More than 2300 attempts to drink and drive have been prevented by alcohol interlocks since they were introduced in New Zealand.
26 June 2015
Learner drivers should avoid tackling sub-zero road conditions
When the mercury drops, snow starts falling and black ice forms on the roads, learner drivers should stay off the road.
28 May 2015
AA urges drivers to do the safety basics this weekend
Don’t let your brain go on holiday when you are driving this long weekend, says the Automobile Association.