"Some people just don't understand the basics even though they are really simple."
AA says there are key actions that need to be taken to make NZ's roads safer.
The official holiday road toll only started on Friday but already several people have died.
Police said they are still seeing the same behaviours contributing to fatal crashes.
There have been 20 fatalities on NZ's roads over the holiday period.
Two pedestrians were hit in Gisborne.
Meanwhile, people have been critically injured in crashes in Northland, Ōpōtiki, Canterbury, and Westport.
Police said multiple people died in crash
A person has died following a single vehicle crash in Hawke's Bay.
