SENTENCED: Kristy King had pleaded guilty to three charges of careless driving causing death.

A young woman involved in a car crash which killed three cyclists near Morrinsville last year has called for better training for young drivers.

Kristy King, 24, sentenced on three charges of careless driving causing death when she appeared in the Morrinsville District Court today.

The charges relate to an incident on November 14 in which Ms King's car struck a group of cyclists. Wilhellm Muller, Mark Ferguson and Kay Wolfe were killed.

KAY WOLFE: Died in hospital four days after the accident.

King was sentenced to 300 hours community service, disqualified for driving for 12 months and ordered to pay $10,000 on each charge, a total of $30,000.

During his final submission lawyer Paul Gascoigne told the court that King accepted responsibility for the accident and she believed it had happened because of lack of experience behind the wheel.

He said during a restorative justice meeting King told the families of her victims that there needed to be better training for young drivers.

MARK FERGUSON: Died at the scene.

''In Miss King's own words she said 'my message is the same as the Wolfe's and that is that if there could be a law change about improving driving training so that this can never happen to anyone else ever again'.''

Outside the court Mrs Wolfe's widow, Roger Wolfe said he wanted politicians to change the law so that driver training became compulsory.

But he was doubtful that would happen.

WILHELM ALOIS MULLER: Died at the scene of the accident.

''No-one is ever brave enough to do anything. We are in an election and year when promises are made about all sorts of things and said and yet afterwards nothing ever seems to change.''

King had been driving on the Morrinsville-Walton Rd at about 9am when she collided with a group of cyclists travelling in the opposite direction.

King was negotiating a moderate right hand bend when she lost control, crossed the centre line, and slid sideways for about 36 metres before colliding with Mr Muller, 71, Mr Ferguson, 46, and Mrs Wolfe, 45.

The riders were travelling in a group of 10.

Mr Muller died at the scene while Mr Ferguson died on the way to hospital. Mrs Wolfe died in hospital four days later.