The Northland Road Safety website has been developed by the Northland Regional Council Transport Projects Team to promote Northland’s road safety issues and partners. Northland's strength is in working together to communicate and share responsibility for issues and problem solving. Results are gained from a long term view and a consistent, evidence based approach that gradually builds people’s awareness, behaviour change along with effective interventions developing into lasting safety outcomes.
Alcohol - Speed - Drugs - Fatigue - Young Drivers
| Local Road fatalities This Year |
State Highway fatalities This Year |
Total fatalities This Year |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Far North |
3
|
7
|
10
|
| Whangarei |
5
|
10
|
15
|
| Kaipara |
1
|
2
|
3
|
| Northland |
9
|
19
|
28
|
| National |
324
|
||
The Faster U Go – The Bigger The Mess
Road safety is everyone's responsibility
The Safe System differs from traditional approaches to road safety. Rather than always blaming the road user for causing a crash, it acknowledges that even responsible people sometimes make mistakes in their use of the roads.
The Safe System focuses on creating safe roads, safe speeds, safe vehicles and safe road use. Explore the Safe System diagram to learn more about these elements, or view the complete strategy here.
Northland has a challenging and at times an unforgiving road system. The need to reduce the severity and frequency of crashes is the driving force behind the internationally recognised 'Safe System' - a whole of system approach, which focuses on creating safe roads & roadsides, safe speeds, safe vehicles and safe road use.
See all statistics »Total in 2018
1127
Total in 2017
955
"31% of injury crashes results in a fatality or serious injury"
"49% of injury crashes are loss of control on bends"
"'A designated driver helps you party another day'"
"6519 crashes in Northland between 2012-2016"
"Only 6% of New Zealanders stating that the risk of being seriously injured in a car crash if you are not wearing a safety belt is low."