New research into the country's road toll figures blames alcohol and learner drivers for a spike in crash deaths
New research into the country's road toll figures blames alcohol and learner drivers for a spike in crash deaths
5 February 2020
It identifies concerns about the falling number of alcohol checkpoints being carried out by police - and problems with drivers progressing to a restricted licence.
Researchers reveal that over the 2014 to 2017 period, the odds of alcohol being a factor in a fatal crash shot up by about 40 per cent.
That's despite a 2014 law change lowering the adult alcohol limit from 80 to 50 milligrams.
AA's road safety spokesman Dylan Thomsen told the Herald he was concerned that lowering the breath alcohol limit hadn't made the difference hoped for.
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