A law that has deterred well

Stuff reports:

The law that earned the former police minister the nickname “Crusher” resulted in just three cars being confiscated and crushed.

Which may be because it has provided a penalty that boy racers want to avoid.

According to figures released by Collins’ office, there were 15 crashes where “racing” was a factor in 2015, compared to 70 crashes in 2001.

Racing-related crashes peaked in 2007, when there were 116 accidents, that number declined following the introduction of the crushing law, according to Collins’ figures.

If the number of racing related crashes has fallen from 116 to 15 that is great.