One advocate called for steeper fines for distracted driving.
This video shows some shocking examples of driving from across New Zealand.
The video shows a vehicle overtaking the man's truck and closely missing an oncoming truck.
Police are investigating.
The driving school is trying to fundraise $10,000 on Givealittle to put 10 women through the programme.
But truckers face even higher costs.
A passenger in a car behind the two vehicles involved caught the incident on camera.
"He deliberately ran me off the road."
Lockdowns have resulted in a waitlist of 42,000 driver tests in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Tauranga.