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2016: March, July

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2018: August, December

2019: August


Realising the Potential of Driverless Vehicles

An excellent 2018 report has just been published by the New Zealand Law Foundation and authored by Michael Cameron entitled ‘Realising the potential of Driverless vehicles’. Michael was awarded an International Research Fellowship in 2016 in order to undertake research into options for reforming the law to facilitate the safe and successful deployment of driverless vehicles. The text on the inside back cover reads:

‘By almost universal consensus, driverless vehicles are coming and represent as big a disruption to the transport sector as the replacement of horses with the automobile over 100 years ago. The anticipated benefits are huge. Many hope that driverless vehicles will eliminate traffic accident, end congestion, spark economic growth and provide cheap and convenient mobility for all. But countries that want to fully realise these benefits – and avoid the pitfalls – will need to ensure their legal houses are in order. This report analyses the issues and provides a suggested blueprint for the immediate reforms that are required’.

Here’s the Law Society article. It’s definitely worth a read. The PDF can be downloaded here.


ACC Announce Cashback through RideForever

ACC have announced they are running a pilot where they’ll offer experienced riders, who are eligible, $200 cashback on their annual motorcycle registration (per rider). They’ll pay this cashback in two $100 installments over the two years subject to some requirements. Head over to their page to find out more…

 


Full Control of your Motorcycle

This article comes from IAM RoadSmart UK and covers the technical aspects of riding. It’s 29 pages but well worth a read. Roadcraft is silent on the technical stuff, and this is really useful. All part of one’s lifelong learning. The PDF can be downloaded here.

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