Taupō road toll down - but police still seeing poor behaviour 16 Jan, 2021 12:14 AM 3 minutes to read The scene of a two car crash on State Highway 1 near Tokoroa that killed two people in July. File Photograph / John Van der Ven Laurilee McMichael is editor of the Taupo & Turangi Weekenderlaurilee.mcmichael@nzme.co.nzTaupoWeekender Police are still seeing poor driving behaviour on roads around the Taupō district - despite last year's Taupō area road toll was slightly lower than in previous years. Taupō area road policing manager Senior Sergeant Phil Edwards said the 2020 Taupō area road toll stood at 13. In comparison, in 2017 the figure was 23. In 2018 there were 16 road deaths and in 2019 there was a whopping 33 road deaths, with several multiple-fatality accidents.