Too Young To Die
We've all heard the message from the police and safety campaigns -
young people, powerful cars and speed don't mix. Yet the tragedies
just keep coming. Any week, pretty much anywhere, young New
Zealanders are dying behind the wheel. Caleb Trembeth, 24, is one
of the latest statistics, one of two passengers killed when the car
they were travelling in failed to take a corner near Wanaka. His
father pleads for politicians to embrace the need for a more
radical crack down on young drivers, and for the public to embrace
what might be seen as draconian measures. Caleb's father says we
can't stop teenagers being teenagers but we can make them safer.
John Sellwood reports.
Young Drivers Debate
Our panel discusses what restrictions - if any - could
lower the country's rate of driving deaths among young people. Leo
Mortimer, manager for safety legislation with the Ministry of
Transport, joins transport researcher Jean-Paul Thull and young
driver Mark Russ.
Reality Check
An educational trust in South Auckland has come up with an
innovative scheme designed to halt wayward teenage drivers in their
tracks. Appropriately, it's called "right track''. It's part of an
alternative plan within the youth justice system and aims to
confront participants with the most sombering of information and
images possible. This story contains a number of graphic
references.
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