“..New Zealand’s minimum driving age is likely to rise by one year to 16 under a Government road safety strategy to be unveiled tomorrow.
The restricted driving test will also be toughened, to encourage youngsters to spend more time practising under supervision before going solo.
And all drivers aged under 20 face a zero alcohol limit, but with some leniency for those found with just tiny traces in their blood.
But the Government has put off a decision on the adult alcohol limit.
New Zealand youngsters are 60 per cent more likely than their Australian counterparts to die in crashes – a comparison seen by Transport Minister Steven Joyce as “a sad indictment.”
They suffer an average of about 21 deaths a year for every 100,000 in their age group ..
.. compared with Australia’s rate of 13.”..
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