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Youth Drivers in New Zealand
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... "Youth crashes car, killing all" Just one of the many news headlines that we see all the time in New Zealand regarding youth drivers. 15 is far too young for a person to be in control of 1200 kilograms of malicious metal. New Zealand needs to catch up to the rest of the world and raise the driving age. Youth drivers are causing too many problems on our roads as results of their drink driving and the powerful cars that they own. Currently there are 400,000 drivers aged 15-25 on New Zealand's roads. This group accounts for nearly a third of all road deaths and injuries. Because of this, the New Zealand population needs to take action and raise the driving age so that the roads can be safer again. Drink driving is a choice. Those who choose to partake in this harmful activity do so at the risk of them













