Relatives of Kiwi victims killed by foreign drivers say they are horrified to see the body count mounting, as another foreign driver is charged in relation to the deaths of two people. Another change could be to require a New Zealand driver's licence to buy a car in this country. "Despite media reporting and public perception, the numbers of crashes involving overseas licence holders has stayed relatively constant over the last 10 years. The Ministry of Transport report found that 6% of fatal and injury crashes between 2011 and 2015 involved an overseas licence holder. During the same period, 4% of all drivers involved in crashes were overseas licence holders.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 01, 2017 03:35 UTC