Safe driving tips

This section gives you advice on how to be a safe driver. Most of this information is from The official New Zealand road code.

• Cyclists: what cyclists would like motorists to know
• Dealing with animals on the road
• Dealing with hazards
• Driver distraction: information on driver distraction, including crash statistics, tips and strategies for minimising the risks of potential distractions.
• Driving at night: seeing and being seen at night, and making allowances in your driving.
• Giving way at railway level crossings
• Giving way at roundabouts: indicating and using multiple lanes.
• Holiday driving: check your vehicle, stay alert, keep your cool, and watch out for new drivers and cyclists. Buckle up and share the road.
• Lanes
• Main types of signs: compulsory signs, hazard warning signs, and information signs.
• Passing: how to pass, and when not to pass.
• Safe towing guidelines
• Safety around road works
• Sharing the road with cyclists
• Sharing the road with pedestrians
• Special lanes: cycle, bus, taxi and transit lanes
• Speed limits
• The give way rules
• Turning: what do do when you turn, especially when using right turning bays or flush medians.
• Winter driving: tips for driving in winter conditions.

Last updated: 4 May 2007