Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast Greg Murphy: It's not the roads, it's our drivers
Apr 29, 2019
08:13
Professional racing driver Greg Murphy says enough is enough when it comes to fatalities on our roads.
Eight people been killed after yet another head-on collision yesterday morning between Taupo and Tokoroa.
It makes April the deadliest month on the roads in a decade with 45 deaths to date.
Greg Murphy told Kerre McIvor it's not the roads or speed that's the problem, it's the people driving the cars.
"People behind the wheel don't have the skills, don't have the training, don;t have the awareness, don't understand things about our vehicles, about tyres, about Warrant of Fitness, about so many things. We just hand over a license so very, very easily."
He wants to see better driver training and more frequent license testing.
Murphy says part of the problem is people are only scraping through their driving tests.
"Things change. Vehicles change, people change, more people on the road. More reason why we should have to re-sit and re-learn."
He believes says it's far too easy to get a license given the skills required on the road.
Murphy wants to see more support and resource needs to be put into upskilling drivers.
"The right amount of driving training by a professional driving instructor or going to a course costs money. A lot of people don't have the money, a lot of people can't be bothered."
Eight people been killed after yet another head-on collision yesterday morning between Taupo and Tokoroa.
It makes April the deadliest month on the roads in a decade with 45 deaths to date.
Greg Murphy told Kerre McIvor it's not the roads or speed that's the problem, it's the people driving the cars.
"People behind the wheel don't have the skills, don't have the training, don;t have the awareness, don't understand things about our vehicles, about tyres, about Warrant of Fitness, about so many things. We just hand over a license so very, very easily."
He wants to see better driver training and more frequent license testing.
Murphy says part of the problem is people are only scraping through their driving tests.
"Things change. Vehicles change, people change, more people on the road. More reason why we should have to re-sit and re-learn."
He believes says it's far too easy to get a license given the skills required on the road.
Murphy wants to see more support and resource needs to be put into upskilling drivers.
"The right amount of driving training by a professional driving instructor or going to a course costs money. A lot of people don't have the money, a lot of people can't be bothered."
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