For years, a father has been fighting for Waka Kotahi to do more about the dangers of a vehicle braking system involved in his son's death. Now a coroner's report backs him up, but NZTA still disagrees.

After a death on a construction site, a coroner's report has called a braking system found in some 70,000 vehicles around New Zealand "inherently unsafe". Waka Kotahi disagrees.

Guests:

Louisa Cleave - Checkpoint senior producer
Selwyn Rabbits - safety campaigner

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See NZTA Waka Kotahi's guidance on cardan shaft park brakes

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The "inherently unsafe" brakes in some 70,000 vehicles

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The "inherently unsafe" brakes in some 70,000 vehicles