▁of ▁fatal ▁and ▁injury ▁crashes . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁over se as ▁drivers ▁( th ose ▁with ▁an ▁over se as ▁drivers ▁lic ence ) ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁ 2 4 ▁fatal ▁traffic ▁crashes , ▁ 1 1 4 ▁serious ▁injury ▁crashes ▁and ▁ 5 0 6 ▁minor ▁injury ▁crashes . ▁In ▁comparison , ▁in ▁total ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 8 6 ▁fatal ▁crashes , ▁ 2 , 0 9 9 ▁serious ▁injury ▁crashes ▁and ▁ 7 , 5 8 3 ▁minor ▁injury ▁crashes . ▁Over ▁the ▁five ▁years ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 6 . 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁fatal ▁and ▁injury ▁crashes ▁involved ▁an ▁over se as ▁driver . ▁Over ▁the ▁same ▁period , ▁ 4 . 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁all ▁drivers ▁involved ▁in ▁crashes ▁were ▁over se as ▁drivers . ▁ ▁Australia ▁In ▁Australia ▁the ▁road ▁to ll ▁is ▁reported ▁at ▁a ▁state ▁level . ▁ ▁Similar ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Australia ▁also ▁reports ▁national ▁figures ▁for ▁special ▁hol id ays , ▁though ▁usually ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁Christmas ▁and ▁E aster ▁hol iday ▁periods . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 1 3 6 7 ▁people ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁in ▁road ▁traffic ▁crashes ▁in ▁Australia . ▁While ▁strateg ies ▁to ▁reduce ▁road ▁to ll , ▁including ▁legisl ation , ▁improvements ▁to ▁vehicle ' s ▁which ▁help ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁sa fer , ▁and ▁educational ▁programs ▁have ▁been