A motorcyclist has issued an impassioned plea for motorists to stop cutting them off as they weave through traffic, saying it puts them in serious danger.
The man posted on a Tauranga community Facebook page ahead of the Easter long weekend reminding motorists to be careful.
"When traffic is moving slow and you see a motorcyclist lane splitting (moving between vehicles) do not try and cut them off!"
He continued on to say that just because the person may not like a motorcyclist weaving through traffic, it doesn't give them the right to cut the biker off, as it's a legal manoeuvre in New Zealand.
"This happens to me and other riders far too often and those arrogant drivers doing this to riders for no reason at all has to stop.
"By cutting off that motorcyclist you are committing a dangerous act that could put the rider in serious to life-threatening harm even at slow speeds."
A police spokesperson told Newshub all New Zealanders have a role to play in keeping roads safe.
"It's up to every single road user to pay absolute attention to what they're doing when they're driving, riding or crossing the road."
If motorcyclists are lane splitting, police remind them it must only be done at low speeds, and if they have 100 metres of clear visibility ahead.
Three people have already died in crashes since the start of the Easter break.
One person died in a fiery crash north of Taupo at 12pm on Friday. Two other people died on Thursday night.
The official Easter road toll began at 4pm on Thursday and ends at 6am on Tuesday. Last year there were no deaths on the roads over the Easter period, mostly due to the country being in level 4 lockdown.
