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The Government pays for our roads. This Government is spending more on roads than any previous government. All of the new 5 cents per litre petrol tax will be spent on roads. The previous 4 cents per litre petrol tax increase was introduced to pay for road improvements to reduce Auckland's traffic congestion. We have known since the 1930's that building new roads just creates more traffic. The government is spending too much money building new roads. "This government is making a concerted effort to correct the years of underinvestment of the late 1990's." The Police would catch more criminals if they weren't so busy handing out speeding tickets. The railways can't compete when trucks are receiving so many subsidies The railways haven't had their fair share of transport funding since the roading lobby took control in the 1950's New Zealand doesn't have the population to pay for world class roads and highways, especially with so many rivers and mountains to cross. If the government didn't take half of the petrol tax we would have the best roads in the world. Seat belts save lives. Speed kills. Speeding drivers kill more people than drunk drivers do. Bad crashes are caused by bad drivers. Getting people out of their cars and onto buses will reduce the cost of road maintenance. Reducing the amount of traffic is the only way to prevent global warming. The government needs to take part of the petrol tax to properly fund health and education. The government's share of the petrol tax only covers half the amount the government spends on health and welfare because of car crashes.

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