Police stopped 14 motorists for using their phones and seven for not wearing seat belts in just one hour near a Christchurch intersection this morning. The police check point was set up on Lincoln Rd near the intersection with Blenheim Rd in Addington from 8am to 9am on Friday. Police stopping motorists on Lincoln Rd this morning. Photo: Geoff SloanMcClurg said the number of people police stopped on Lincoln Rd this morning was "disappointingly stock standard". "Seven people not wearing seat belts down here in an hour is atrocious."

Source: Otago Daily Times May 13, 2021 22:41 UTC