Motorsport icon and Holden Street Smart ambassador Greg Murphy says driver training and avoiding driver distractions were key focuses for road safety. Photo: Supplied via NZ HeraldStop blaming the country's roads and speed limits for the high number of fatal car crashes and start taking driver training and testing seriously instead, motorsport legend Greg Murphy says. The former V8 Supercar star and road safety campaigner had also earlier called for motorists to resit their driver licence tests every 10 years. "If there is one message that needs to be heard it is to stop blaming the roads and the speed limits and start taking driver responsibility, training and testing seriously," he said. Photo: RNZTransport Minister Phil Twyford, meanwhile, said the Government would look at the NZTA work as part of a larger transport safety strategy.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 05, 2019 22:18 UTC