UPDATE: Queensland MP apologises for 'inappropriate' Asian driver comments

A Queensland LNP politician has issued an apology after making the startling claim that Asian drivers don't understand Australian road rules.

Gregory MP Vaughan Johnson had claimed Asian drivers have no comprehension of the road rules, even though he had no figures to back up the claim.

Mr Johnson has since apologised for his comments "regarding foreign drivers", stating he "wanted to convey that all drivers in Queensland must take care on the roads".

He acknowledged that his comments were inappropriate and he "regret(s) the way in which (he) expressed (his) concerns".

Mr Johnson had been campaigning for driving and road rules testing for foreigners wanting to drive in Queensland.

He said driving conditions, distances and even the side of the road driven on in Australia are different to other parts of the world.

Some foreign drivers, particularly those of Asian decent, don't understand the road rules, Mr Johnson had claimed.

"I'm not against Asian people, don't get me wrong - but a lot of those Asian people come from an environment where they have no comprehension of road rules in their own country," he told Fairfax Radio on Thursday.

Mr Johnson said testing would reduce the number of foreigners involved fatal accidents.

He admitted he didn't have any statistics to back up his claims.

The state's peak motoring body said it wasn't aware of any evidence suggesting ethnicity or nationality had an influence on driving skills.

"There's no evidence that we're aware of, of any ethnic or national characteristics that lead to better or worse driving," RACQ spokesman Paul Turner told AAP.

"Driving is one of the individual things you can do, some people are good, others aren't so good, but we have no evidence that ethnicity or nationality play any part in your driving ability."

The RACQ said it supported existing arrangements where foreigners were allowed to drive in Australia under international licences and permits.