Caroline Perry
Government's U-turn on lower speed limits will cost lives - safety expert
A road safety charity believes a u-turn on a policy that's seen lower speed limits on some roads, will cost lives. The government plans to stop what it calls blanket speed limit reductions. The Labour… Video, Audio
Trial: safety cameras to monitor drivers' cellphone use
A six month trial begins today using safety cameras to better understand the scale of distracted driving in New Zealand. Waka Kotahi is trialling cameras on three Auckland highways to see how many… Audio
Announcement coming on Auckland light rail project
The Government will this morning announce the route and cost of Auckland's long-awaited light rail project.
Three options were presented to Cabinet last year, each of which run from the City Centre… Audio
Lower speed limits on some state highways frustrate locals
It's been a summer of change for drivers, with some state highways across New Zealand having had their speed limit recently reduced.
It's all part of the Transport Agency's Road to Zero vision - the… Audio
Road Safety: Time for Kiwis to slow down?
The director of road safety charity, Brake, Caroline Perry, joins The Panel to discuss the group's survey findings. Audio
Government looking behind schedule on road safety targets
The Government looks to be well behind schedule on road safety targets it set itself in 2018.
Measures such as reducing speed limits and the installation of barriers are falling significantly short… Audio
Wellington divided on jaywalking
Comments by a Wellington City councillor that careless jaywalkers on the capital's Golden Mile might be the victims of natural selection has outraged some road safety campaigners.
However, Brian… Audio
Over 20,000 ignore calls to recheck faulty warrant's of fitness
A road safety charity says more than 20,000 people are ignoring calls to get their warrants of fitness rechecked, despite being warned of faulty checks. The Transport Agency suspended more than a… Audio
Drugs and booze in fatal crashes
Recent New Zealand Transport Agency figures suggest that alcohol or drug-impaired drivers are involved in 41 percent of fatal crashes. Audio
New speed cameras invasion of privacy?
New speed cameras which measure drivers' average speeds between two set points will be rolled out in Auckland next year. Caroline Perry from the road safety charity SAFE joins the panellists with her… Audio
Road safety: seatbelts and distractions
Tis year's Road Safety Week them is "seatbelts and distractions." We talk to Caroline Perry of BRAKE about the idea of traffic cameras focussing on looking for people on mobile phones. Audio
2017 road toll 'hugely concerning' - Brake charity
A road safety charity says the recent spike in deaths on the roads is 'hugely concerning' and the government needs to make changes. The road toll looks set to rise for the fourth year in a row, and… Audio
Rising NZ road toll a worrying trend
The country's death toll on the roads is rising. Just this weekend, three people died on state highways in the North Island, and overnight in Southland three people died in a two-car crash on State… Audio
Traffic driving us mad
Caroline Perry of Brake talks about the incidences of pedestrian and cyclist deaths. Audio
New measures only one part of the puzzle
Road safety campaigners welcome the government's plan to spend six hundred million dollars to make black spots on rural roads safer. We talk to the head of the road safety charity Brake. Audio
