Pity someone does not record them

I have recently installed a handycam on the sunvisor of the heavay haulage transporter truck I drive in Tauranga I wont leave home without it now. So far Ive captured 2 very near misses which Ive had to lock up to avoid a crash aswell as numerous close calls none of which I had any part in they were all caused by other car drivers. If Im in a crash caused by another person atleast I have proof of what happened as many others Ive spoken to belive the truck driver is blamed unfairly in truck crashes and cant prove otherwise. More education about sharing the road with trucks would probably help as many drivers are unaware of stopping distances, blind spots, going wide for turns ect

Just finished laughing my way through most of the professional comments made and now understand. New Zealand driving habits have gotten soon bad that I am amazed that anyone gets to work or anywhere in fact... The BMW and the van (as well as everyone else) need to realise that if that truck hits you it will be like being hit by 20 other cars at the same time. Those truck probably weight more than 40,000kgs. Can you imagine how that would hurt??? I find that most people can't read the road signs including cyclists, and basically have no idea of the rules. Drivers should be made to go through an accredited driving school before they can geet a license. The police need to stop crusing around with their eyes shut and start issuing tickets to the appropriate offenders. The police also need to lead by example, as they are just as bad!

Surely these guys must be fined after being shamed; this type of driving should not be tolerated ever.

No surprises here.

If Transit New Zealand or the police (whoever is responsible for road safety) issued tickets for bad driving behaviour instead of having a speed camera merrily clicking away gathering revenue, then perhaps the message might get through.

I mean having the police issue tickets for not signalling, dangerous overtaking, failing to give way, and not stopping at stop signs - the list goes on.

I swear there is some fine print at the bottom of stop signs that I am missing that says "If you feel like it" or some such.

It's not speed that kills on the roads in New Zealand it's stupidity.

Man that's nothing come and live in Manila - 10K times worsethan any of that....

Yes cameras like this are available for use in private cars, I have one myself. They also have G sensors that trigger under heavy braking, acceleration and cornering and also use Google Maps via their in-built GPS. There is an 'emergency' button so the driver can trigger it to record themselves and they can record 20 sec's of footage, 10 sec before the trigger and 10 sec after. There is an in-bulit microphone so you can hear what is going on in your vehicle and some offer two cameras, one forward facing the other looking at the driver. They have the ability to independently record your speed so you have some evidence yourself if you are stopped for speeding, but know you weren't. The images are recorded to a SD card in the device and you down load these to your computer. They aren't too expensive, about 550 NZ and you might enquire about them via southsidealarms dot com dot au

Well, this goes to show you, "boyracers" aren't the worst drivers in Canterbury, all the cars in the videos are normal everyday cars usually driven by 30yo+.

On a daily basis I see far worse driving and flaunting of the rules, careless disregard for the safety of others. I drive and cycle to and from work on a regular basis and have seen both sides of the coin from a road users point of view. I see cyclists running stop signs and red light as though no rules apply to them and if I happen to be cycling at the time I will catch up and pull them up on it. On the other side, I also see many drivers passing on the inside down a cycle lane (causing some cyclists to have to veer on to the foot path to avoid being collected), or special vehicle lane, which as of November 2009, is illegal to do so if you enter it more than 50m of the corner you wish to turn. People need to learn to wait, stop driving through empty car parks on the side of the road because you think you're running late, you're not being intelligent you're being an idiot. Many times I have seen police not do anything about appalling driving and cycling antics on the roads, they just don't want to deal with the paper work.

This type of behavior is not limited to ChCh. Driving on the urban m/w in Wlg has also got it share of idiots that take the risk and put innocent lives at risk. All to save a few seconds - Death is forever why try to get there fast?

I have driven in your city many times, your driving skills and abilities behind the wheel are pathetic, your police are not intrested and all you can do is laugh at these incidents. It's about time you stop "giving away" licences as raffle prizes and toughen up. Where I come from any of those incidents would result in 30 days jail or loss of licence, failure to pay fines also results in 30 days jail for every outstanding amount over $1500 not paid...guess what, it works, unfortunately it could never work in NZ because you are too "politically correct" and are content to put up with it rather than hurt the poor offending drivers feelings...grow up people