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Kōrero: Road accidents

Boy racers

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Boy racers are a recent phenomenon on New Zealand roads. Congregating usually at night time, they race modified cars down city streets, creating noise and safety concerns. As this clip shows, more rigorous policing has been introduced in some places to combat the problem.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Road accidents – Growth in road injuries and deaths, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/20902/boy-racers (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 17 February 2010, updated 1 December 2014.