2 Mar 2010

Driving age likely to be raised

From Checkpoint, 5:06 pm on 2 March 2010

The Prime Minister John Key has confirmed the driving age is likely to be raised to 16. The government has been considering a range of options to make the roads safer and is expected to announce its decision tomorrow. Federated Farmers' Transport Spokesperson Donald Aubrey says raising the age just moves the problem on by a year.