Monday's paper also included coverage, albeit briefer, of crashes in three different places, along with a letter on wayward cyclists, and a query about the accident rates of Kiwis and Aussies when driving overseas. Conversely, inattention (or attention being diverted), following too close and alcohol/ drugs are more common contributors to New Zealand driver accidents. While I am pretty sure it was local drivers whose motoring mishaps dominated Tuesday's ODT, crashes - some of them fatal - and near-misses involving overseas drivers have been grabbing the headlines of late, too. This is hardly surprising as the period November through March is the peak time for overseas tourist visits, and thus for overseas tourist crashes. This is especially so in the lower South Island, where tourist drivers account for a far higher proportion of accidents than in much of the North Island.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 12, 2017 00:52 UTC