EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 5 MIN
Are New Zealanders as good at driving as we think?
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An article in The Press today caught our eye, it looks at whether foreign drivers are always to blame for our worst crashes. According to the most recent data from the Ministry of Transport, 18 of New Zealand's 292 road deaths in 2024 occurred in crashes involving overseas drivers. They were involved in 105 of the country's 2461 serious injury crashes that year, and 534 of the 10,977 crashes that caused minor injuries. So it is fair to blame international drivers? James Dalglish, acting Chief Executive of the Rental Vehicle Association, joins us to tell us what he's observed.
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An article in The Press today caught our eye, it looks at whether foreign drivers are always to blame for our worst crashes. According to the most recent data from the Ministry of Transport, 18 of New Zealand's 292 road deaths in 2024 occurred in crashes involving overseas drivers. They were involved in 105 of the country's 2461 serious injury crashes that year, and 534 of the 10,977 crashes that caused minor injuries. So it is fair to blame international drivers? James Dalglish, acting Chief Executive of the Rental Vehicle Association, joins us to tell us what he's observed.
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Are New Zealanders as good at driving as we think?
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