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“Boy Racer” Bill Just the Ticket say AA Members


“Boy Racer” Bill Just the Ticket say AA Members

A recent AA survey showed that an overwhelming 93% of AA members support the “Boy Racer” legislation being passed in Parliament today and, of those, 72% strongly support the Bill. Only 3% were opposed.

The survey also yielded an unexpected result: a surprisingly high number of people may be directly affected by “boy racer” activities. 35% of respondents indicated that they had been personally affected by “drivers using the roads as a raceway”.

“That one-third of the population considers they have been, at one time or another, personally affected by such activity shows the introduction of this legislation is addressing a widespread public concern”, said George Fairbairn, NZAA Public Affairs Director.


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