How can we make driving a car safer?

Recently, people have been killed on our roads while driving cars. How do you think the roads can be made safer for drivers?

Here is a selection of our reader comments:

They never obey the rules

Drivers on New Zealand roads are just arrogant. They drive around wearing jeans and boat shoes, and they don't seem to think that the road rules apply to them.

The other day, I was waiting at a round-about for someone, who turned left without indicating. Today I was driving past a school bus at 20km/hr, and was passed by another car. I regularly see drivers exceeding 50km/hr/100km/hr respectively, and sometimes see people running red lights.

Unless and until drivers are prepared to obey the road rules, they should just not be on the roads, and anyone who is killed while driving brings it on themselves.

In fact, if anyone dies on our roads, it's a direct consequence of the person in Hamilton who failed to indicate at a round-about.

Juan, Whitby

The roads are just too dangerous

Seriously, our roads are just too dangerous for cars to be on them. They are narrow, poorly built, and simply not safe for cars to drive on.

Cars should be prohibited from driving on anything other than highways/motorways.

If people want to get on our roads and drive, knowing what the risks are, then they simply bring accidents on themselves.

Jimmy, Ashburton

Poser recreational drivers

Every weekend I see recreational drivers heading around Tamaki Drive to stand outside Movenpick for 30 minutes to get an ice cream. These people aren't heading to or from work, they are just driving for fun, in their recreational vehicles. They sometimes drive at 30km/hr, while enjoying the scenery, and they won't pull over, and let me pass them. Disgusting, arrogant, people.

They should be banned from the roads, so honest, hard working people like me can get into work on the weekends without any impediments.

John (partner, Bell Gully), Mission Bay

They are just too damn inconsiderate

The the other day I was driving to the coast and got stuck behind a 4WD towing a trailer, which was heading up the hill at 50km/hr in a 100km/hr zone. It took up the whole road, and the driver wouldn't pull over to the left, nor would he/she indicate to tell me when to pass.

I felt like driving up beside him/her, and forcing them over to the left. Just so arrogant.

Frankly, drivers bring it on themselves, and until they start driving more considerately, they don't deserve our sympathy if they get hurt.

Bruce, Hamilton