Japanese student dies, 2 others injured in New Zealand car accident

Wednesday 11th June, 06:07 AM JST

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rjd_jr at 07:34 AM JST - 11th June

rest in peace
Jandals at 02:03 PM JST - 11th June

It's a shame but they way they drive at home I'm not suprised... I wonder if the blame of the roads is gonna be roped in here...
Gavinova at 02:12 PM JST - 11th June

New Zealand open roads are quite dangerous for inexperinced drivers.
rjd_jr at 02:26 PM JST - 11th June

As Gavinova states, open roads there are dangerous for any driver. Let's not go into wild speculations about whose fault it is, it could have happened to anyone at any time.
Jandals at 02:35 PM JST - 11th June

New Zealand roads are quite alright thanks...
Notginger at 01:36 PM JST - 12th June

NZ and Japan are both pretty low on international driving-safety leagues. I've heard from Kiwis that it's because there's so much drink driving going on in the sticks. I'm not sure why the Japanese are such terrible drivers. My private theory is that, sealed off from society inside their car, they can really relax and let go, safe in the knowledge that no-one can see their face, and as a result the unchained ego takes over.
zaichik at 01:22 PM JST - 13th June

Would agree that there's a lot of drink driving in NZ, and not just in the sticks - would attribute much of it to a lack of good public transport. There are daikyu services here, but those and taxis are v.expensive.

My colleague's dealing with the insurance claim for these students. It's all very tragic.