Road Decisions
About This Project
Roads Decisions looks at infrastructure and how those working in the road safety field can reduce the likelihood of serious injury or death if a driver makes a mistake on the roading network.
Roads & Roadsides Projects
Intersections
In 2008 the then LTSA launched an intersection campaign using the Wheel of Risk which had a bearded man sitting beside a Wheel of Risk as people waited to enter an intersection. Roadsafe Taranaki utilises a similar concept but has a “Wheel of Questions”. It’s great for setting up at a workplace smoko room or at a school gala or community event. This shows an innovative idea to educate drivers about the dangers of intersections in a fun and engaging way.
Collaborating with NZ Police to identify problem intersections and target red light runners and those failing to give way or stop has seen driver behaviour slowly improve. These campaigns will continue while Taranaki still ranks as one of the highest regions in New Zealand for intersection crashes.
For more information on intersection road rules in New Zealand, take a look at the give way rule online https://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/roadcode/about-driving/the-give-way-rules/
Loss of Control
Roadsafe Taranaki utilises community events, school presentations and the media to highlight safer driving practices which includes driving to the conditions. Taranaki is a region where you can go from mountain to sea in less than one hour. This means road conditions can vary significantly within a very short space of time including ice, snow, sun strike, stock movements, cycling events and even agricultural contracting vehicles that travel slow and use up a significant portion of the road.
Roundabouts
Collaborating with NZ Police and volunteer groups to identify those failing to give way is a key strategy to reduce the number of intersection/roundabout crashes in Taranaki. These campaigns will continue while Taranaki still ranks as one of the highest regions in New Zealand for intersection crashes.