Foreign drivers to sit New Zealand Drivers Licence test
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Wendy Hines
9 years ago
100% behind this initiative
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James lucas
9 years ago
This need to be done. To meany crashes and lives lost my tourists how dont know our road rules.
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Ryan Wilkinson
9 years ago
I fully agree that anyone driving on our roads should have some kind of test. Smaller test for smaller time maybe. I've seen people do horrible things on the road and I don't want myself or anyone to be another statistic
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Vanessa Morunga
9 years ago
I totally agree that foreign drivers should sit a road driving test before they are allowed to drive in nz.
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Anonymous
9 years ago
All tourists should have to sit written and driving test before driving on our roads regardless of amount of time in nz
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Fritze Ripley
9 years ago
Yes they should they to dangerous on our roads
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Becky Ladbrook
9 years ago
Our roads need protected. Look at the statistics on the Milford road. It isn't nzer's causing the crashes, but they are often the victims.
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Anna Smith
9 years ago
Yes absolutely. Should be for any tourist who wants to drive - not just those staying more than 3 months
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Mrs Janine Bass
9 years ago
Too many people getting taken away forever from famlies,friends etc. Something needs to change for the better
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Caron Fletcher
9 years ago
My car was written off when a dutch tourist came around a blind bend on the wrong side of the road. I was traveling slowly and luckily only received cuts and bruises. The scary thing was then when the camper driver saw we were about to crash head-on his first instinct was to pull the steering wheel to the right. He realized then pulled it to the left. My vehicle was opened like a can opener opens a can. These foreign drivers must show they can drive here before being allowed on our roads. I was lucky, Rhys Middleton was not. So sad, so preventable. Thoughts are with the family.
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Tony O'Kane
9 years ago
I live in an area that has a high Asian population and their driving capabilities are frankly frightening along with a lot of minor accidents.
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Sharon Lisner
9 years ago
How many more innocent, law abiding New Zealand citizens have to die before action is taken?
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Robbert Haas
9 years ago
It's an obvious necessity.
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Jodie willetts
9 years ago
This needs to happen
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Catherine Jessop
9 years ago
as a retired Driving Instructor of 40 years...Yes I totally agree...make these overseas drivers sit a test...or use public transport..far too many unnecessary deaths to innocent people happening with foreign drivers. It has to stop....Sorry is not good enough!
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Matt Gill
9 years ago
Please keep us all safer on the road.
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sonja lamers
9 years ago
really needed. one of our wwoofers, a 19 year old from Western Europe acknowledged he had 3 misses in his first few weeks in NZ
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Anonymous
9 years ago
almost every time I drive Dunedin to Oamaru I have to negotiate around some who makes a wrong turn at Moeraki and pulls out again without looking at oncoming vehicles
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Petra
9 years ago
Sick of close calls with tourists and hearing experiences that have caused injury or death. Our road rules are too different to other countries' for this to not be legislation here.
100% behind this initiative
This need to be done. To meany crashes and lives lost my tourists how dont know our road rules.
I fully agree that anyone driving on our roads should have some kind of test. Smaller test for smaller time maybe. I've seen people do horrible things on the road and I don't want myself or anyone to be another statistic
I totally agree that foreign drivers should sit a road driving test before they are allowed to drive in nz.
All tourists should have to sit written and driving test before driving on our roads regardless of amount of time in nz
Yes they should they to dangerous on our roads
Our roads need protected. Look at the statistics on the Milford road. It isn't nzer's causing the crashes, but they are often the victims.
Yes absolutely. Should be for any tourist who wants to drive - not just those staying more than 3 months
Too many people getting taken away forever from famlies,friends etc. Something needs to change for the better
My car was written off when a dutch tourist came around a blind bend on the wrong side of the road. I was traveling slowly and luckily only received cuts and bruises. The scary thing was then when the camper driver saw we were about to crash head-on his first instinct was to pull the steering wheel to the right. He realized then pulled it to the left. My vehicle was opened like a can opener opens a can. These foreign drivers must show they can drive here before being allowed on our roads. I was lucky, Rhys Middleton was not. So sad, so preventable. Thoughts are with the family.
I live in an area that has a high Asian population and their driving capabilities are frankly frightening along with a lot of minor accidents.
How many more innocent, law abiding New Zealand citizens have to die before action is taken?
It's an obvious necessity.
This needs to happen
as a retired Driving Instructor of 40 years...Yes I totally agree...make these overseas drivers sit a test...or use public transport..far too many unnecessary deaths to innocent people happening with foreign drivers. It has to stop....Sorry is not good enough!
Please keep us all safer on the road.
really needed. one of our wwoofers, a 19 year old from Western Europe acknowledged he had 3 misses in his first few weeks in NZ
almost every time I drive Dunedin to Oamaru I have to negotiate around some who makes a wrong turn at Moeraki and pulls out again without looking at oncoming vehicles
Sick of close calls with tourists and hearing experiences that have caused injury or death. Our road rules are too different to other countries' for this to not be legislation here.
Great idea. Keep our roads safe