Safety
Media releases about safety issues.
26 February 2014
Mandatory ESC a game changer for road safety
The AA welcomes a proposed new regulation that will see all new passenger vehicles and used imports require electronic stability control (ESC).
11 February 2014
Share the road safely tomorrow ... and every day
Share the road safely is the AA’s message for national Go By Bike Day tomorrow.
28 January 2014
Too soon to look at extending lower speed tolerance - AA
Talk of making the lower speed tolerance permanent is premature, says the Automobile Association.
31 December 2013
2013 road toll another record breaker
The lowest annual road toll since 1950 is not due to any one change, says the Automobile Association.
20 December 2013
Make it easy for others to pass safely these holidays
The AA is urging slower drivers to make an extra effort to let others pass on the roads this summer.
3 December 2013
Motorists denied $160m in ACC reductions
The Automobile Association is dismayed the government has passed up an opportunity to ease the burden on car owners from ACC levies.
26 November 2013
Lower speed tolerance needs smart enforcement
The AA is calling on Police to be highly visible in their enforcing of the lower speeding tolerance and to focus on areas of highest risk.
18 November 2013
Lowest road toll in six decades a possibility
New Zealand is on track for the lowest road toll since 1950, as the worldwide day of remembrance took place yesterday for road traffic victims.
4 November 2013
AA welcomes Government decision to lower the drink driving limit
The Automobile Association today welcomed the Government’s announcement that it intends to lower the legal drink driving limit from 0.08ml per 100ml of blood to 0.05ml.
29 October 2013
Height the most important thing for boosting kids safety
Two-thirds of AA Members are not sure when school-age children should move from a booster seat to a normal seatbelt.