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A suggestion Kiwi drivers should focus on themselves, with the myth blaming foreign drivers for our worst crashes busted.
Ministry of Transport data shows overseas drivers were involved in only 18 of New Zealand’s 292 road deaths in 2024.
Of 2400 crashes resulting in serious injuries, only about 100 involved overseas drivers.
Automobile Association safety spokesperson, Dylan Thomsen, says he'd love Kiwis to keep safer following distances.
"It means that when somebody does something in front of you that you weren't expecting, you've actually got more time to react to it."
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