Speed

Programme overview

The single biggest road safety issue in New Zealand today is speed - drivers travelling too fast for the conditions.

In 2004, speed was a factor in:

• 39 percent of all road deaths (172 deaths)
• 19 percent of all reported injuries from road crashes (2624 injuries).

Resources and downloads

Policies

• Effective intersection safety programmes
  PDF 2.3MB

Reports

• It’s all about choice – Rodney District Council CRSP project report
  PDF 1.5MB
• Project Open Road Speed – Rodney District Council PIA Report
  PDF 1.9MB

Campaigns

• Hawke's Bay Billboard - safety messaging
  PDF 874KB
• Hawke's Bay Poster – safety messaging
  PDF 853KB
• Hawke's Bay wallet insert – safety messaging
  PDF 149KB
• Hawke’s Bay speed campaign – media coverage
  PDF 906KB
• Tararua school bus art designs – school bus safety/awareness messages
  PDF 426KB
• Tararua school bus art designs – school bus safety/awareness messages (in use)
  PDF 236KB
• Tararua school bus campaign – media coverage
  PDF 2.1MB

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