Photo: SuppliedNew research into road safety and driver attitudes has found many drivers in Canterbury overestimate their ability and blame others for road-safety problems. Councils across Canterbury work together to address driver problems, says Waimakariri District Mayor and Canterbury Regional Road Safety Working Group chairman David Ayers. Waimakariri District Council road safety co-ordinator Kathy Graham says all drivers need to do an honest appraisal of their driving. Forty percent of those surveyed rated their own driving ability as above average, while the same group considered 70% to be only average drivers. Many drivers surveyed also considered road crashes and fatalities an inevitable risk of driving and were sceptical about measures seeking to change behaviour.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 28, 2019 16:18 UTC