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Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Road Safety Performance
New Zealand 8.9 deaths per 100,000 population
Australia 6.9 deaths per 100,000 population
United Kingdom4.2 deaths per 100,000 population
Statistics are the same or worse on a vehicle km travelled basis
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
If New Zealand had Road Safety Performance similar to Australia or the United Kingdom:
New Zealand’s 2009 Road Toll 384
With Australia's Road Safety level 298 (-86)
With the UK’s Road Safety level 186 (-198)
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Safer Journeys’ vision
• A safe road system increasingly free of death and serious injury
• This recognises that while all road crashes can never be prevented from happening, we could ultimately stop many of them resulting in death and serious injury.
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Safer Journeys’ framework
Safe system approach to road safety– minimise the level of unsafe road user
behaviour– make the road transport system more
accommodating of human error– manage the crash forces that injure people in a
crash to a level the human body can tolerate without serious injury
– road safety is everyone's responsibility
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
What is a Safe Road System?
Safe road use – road users who are skilled and competent, alert and unimpaired. They comply with road rules, take steps to improve safety, and demand and expect safety improvements.
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
First Steps
• Alcohol and drug impaired drivers• Young drivers• Motorcyclists• Roads and roadsides
Proposed first initiatives are the ones most likely to make the greatest impact on the road crash problem
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
High concern
Medium concern
Reducing alcohol
/drug impaired driving
Safer roads and
roadsides
Safer speeds
Increasing the safety of
motorcycling
Safer walking and
cycling
Improving the safety
of heavy vehicles
Reducing the impact of fatigue
Addressing distraction
Increasing the safety of older
New Zealanders
Reducing the impact
of high risk drivers
Increasing the level of
restraint use
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Safer Journey’s priority areas
Areas of high concern
Where we will take action across the Safe System
Safe roads and roadsides
Safer speeds
Safe vehicles Safe road use
Reducing alcohol/drug impaired driving
√ √Increasing the safety of young drivers √ √ √ √Safer roads and roadsides
√ Safer speeds √ √ √ Increasing the safety of motorcycling √ √ √ √
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Young Drivers (15-24)
• 105 Fatalities last year
• Represent 14.5% of population, but 37% of all fatal crashes
• 60% higher than Australia (per capita basis)
• If we can match Australia, 25 lives could be saved annually
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Motorcyclists
1. Raise the driving age to 16.
2. Make the restricted licence test more difficult to encourage 120 hours of supervised driving practice.
3. Introduce a zero alcohol drink drive limit for drivers under 20.
4. Raise public awareness of young driver risk
5. Improve the road safety education available to young people and increase access to it.
6. Investigate vehicle power restrictions for young drivers.
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Motorcyclists
• The risk of a motorcyclist being killed or seriously injured in a crash is approximately 18 times higher than for a car
• Motorcyclists represent:
14% of all road deaths18% of all serious injuries
* Statistics for Australia are similar
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Motorcycling Proposed Initiative
1. Improve motorcycle rider training and licensing, including licensing moped riders
2. Introduce a power to weight restriction for novice drivers
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Alcohol and Drug Impaired Drivers
• 31% of fatal crashes
– 22 Australians die in alcohol-related road crashes per one million population
– 28 New Zealanders die in alcohol-related road crashes per one million population
– If we achieved a similar rate to Australia, this would save 25 lives annually
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Alcohol and Drug ImpairedDriver Proposed Initiatives
1. Allow Courts to impose alcohol interlocks for repeat drink- drivers and high-level first time offenders (BAC of 0.16 or higher)
2. Zero BAC limit for repeat drink-drivers
3. Conduct research on the level of risk from drivers with a BAC between 0.05 and 0.08
4. Double prison sentence for dangerous driving causing death from five years to ten years
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
What is a Safe Road System?
Safe speeds – travel speeds suit the function and level of safety of the road. People understand and comply with the speed limits and drive to conditions.
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Safer Journey’s priority areas
Areas of medium concern
Where we will take action across the Safe System
Safe roads and roadsides
Safer speeds Safe vehicles Safe road use
Improving the safety of the light vehicle fleet √ √Safer walking and cycling √ √ √ √Improving the safety of heavy vehicles √ √ √ √Reducing the impact of fatigue √ √ √ √Addressing distraction √ √ √Reducing the impact of high risk drivers √ √ √
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Safer Journey’s priority areas
Areas of continued and emerging focus
Where we will take action across the Safe System
Safe roads and roadsides
Safer speeds
Safe vehicles
Safe road use
Increasing the level of restraint use √ √
Increasing the safety of older New Zealanders √ √ √ √
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Illegal Street Racing
Major problems in many large cities, more than a transport matter.
– New local authority bylaw making power– Mandatory 28 day vehicle impoundment– Reduced fines & increase demerit points– Introduced a new DL reinstatement fee – Introduced a new vehicle crushing law
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Roads and Roadsides
• Head on crashes account for 23% of all fatal crashes
• 90% of them could be avoided by having a median barrier
• 21% of fatal crashes occur at intersections
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Safer Roads and Roadsides Proposed Initiatives
1. Develop a classification system for the roading network (KiwiRAP)
2. Focus safety improvements on high risk rural roads and high risk urban intersections
3. Change the give way rules for turning traffic
Safer Journeys: Road Safety Strategy
Future efforts
• Development of a three-year action plan (two further three-year plans to take us to 2020)
• The actions in Safer Journeys are not a complete list of everything that will be done to improve road safety over the next ten years.
• Current initiatives that are effective in reducing road trauma and provide value for money will also continue.
• Key - flexibility for continual improvement
• More information - www.transport.govt.nz (look for ‘Safety Sam’/ ‘Hāmi
Haumaru’)