Driver's dangerous overtaking caught on camera

Monday, 13 August 2018

Dash cam footage shows a near miss on one of north Auckland's dangerous roads.

Kaylene Bassett didn't have time to toot as she swerved to the side of the road to avoid a head-on crash.

Bassett was driving south on State Highway 1 north of Rodney - from Mangawhai Road towards Te Hana - when the oncoming driver began overtaking while coming around a corner.

'They just about hit me and I had to swerve off the road. If I had been distracted for a second it could have been all over and a fatal accident.'

Dashcam footage shows the vehicle only metres away from Bassett.

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Bassett was alone in the car and said this type of driving behaviour was common on this particular strip of road.

'There [are] a lot of accidents that happen on this road. People tend to blame the road, but it's the drivers.

'People need to slow down, I was coming off a passing lane and it's a 100 kilometre zone.'

Bassett went to police, but they were unable to see the registration number.

'I couldn't see the driver, I didn't even have time to toot. People don't need to rush, if it was five seconds earlier or later it could of been a life.

'People should pass with care, the person in the car would of only needed to wait another two or three minutes and there would of been a passing lane.'

Bassett suggested New Zealand Transport Agency should look at investing in double yellow lines on the strip to reduce accidents.

NZTA has been approached for comment.