article_snippet: A spate of motor accidents involving tourists have prompted concerned New Zealand motorists to confiscate the keys of foreigners to prevent the keys of foreigners from driving.
article_snippet: Following the death of eight people  in crashes involving tourists in the past fortnight, five incidents of key confiscation have been reported in the nation's South Island, an area  which featured heavily in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy films.
article_snippet: New Zealand Police's Assistant Commissioner of Road Policing, Dave Cliff, told CNN that the incidents of key confiscation were hard to police as there was no specific law relating to the issue.
article_snippet: The tourist was punched in the face and had his keys taken from his, with local police labelling the incident unnecessary and 'nasty', reported The New Zealand Herald. '
article_snippet: The Assistant Commissioner assured the New Zealand public at the time that police were not complacent about driver safety, but urged people to contact police if people were concerned, rather than resorting to the confiscation of keys.
article_snippet: Five incidents of key confiscation have been reported in the nation's South Island, an area which featured heavily in Peter Jackson's (above left)
highlights_snippet: Motorists in New Zealand have confiscated the keys of foreign drivers .
  