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This change means that once a NewZealand driver licence has been issued, the overseas licenceis invalid for use in New Zealand. If an overseas driverlicence is presented to the police by someone to whom a NewZealand driver licence has been Rosetta Stone issued, the police will beable to penalise the person who commits the offence.If aperson has taken up residence in New Zealand, why arentthey required to convert to a New Zealand driver licenceimmediately or within three months as suggested by NewZealand Police and New Zealand Automobile Association?Ithas been suggested that New Zealand require new residents toconvert to a New Zealand driver licence within three monthsof arrival, as is the practice in Australia. Land TransportNZ does not know of any studies that provide evidence of thesafety benefits of this practice. Australian authoritieshave said the requirement is for administrative rather thansafety reasons. In addition, there would be enforcementproblems, as there is no requirement for drivers to carrytheir passports while driving, and hence there is no way forpolice to know how long the person has been in NewZealand.What measures are in place to educate touristsabout driving in NZ?Land Transport New Zealand hasdeveloped a highly successful brochure Whats differentabout driving in New Zealand? commended by Tourism NZ andalso available on the Land Transport NZ website. This hasbeen published in five languages and a number of tourism Rosetta Stone Chinese andrental vehicle companies have links on-line to theinformation. Land Transport NZ has also provided a verylarge number of Keep Left stickers to rental carcompanies. Another initiative has been to paint directionalarrows on busy roads in areas with high touristpresence.What measures are in place to educateinternational students about driving in New Zealand? ALand Transport NZ brochure in three languages New residentdrivers with more detailed information has been publishedand widely distributed. How many international studentsare involved in crashes?In 2003, international studentsrepresented less than 1% of all crash-involved drivers or136 out of about 17,000 crash-involved drivers. Whyisnt there at least some minimum period specified forexample unless the person leaves New Zealand for a certainlength of time after every visit, they are deemed to beliving in New Zealand continuously?The United NationsConvention on Road Traffic 1949 imposes constraints on whatchanges can be made. The small size of the overseasdriver problem in New Zealand makes it difficult to justifythe mandatory carrying of passports by overseas driverswhile driving. Overseas drivers represented 3.8% of allcrash-involved drivers, and 6% of all fatal and injurycrashes in 2003. There Rosetta Stone French is little information to show thatoverseas drivers are over-represented in crash statistics orat a higher risk of a vehicle crash compared to other groupsofdrivers.