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.
Distractions - Alcohol - Drugs -
| Local Road fatalities This Year |
State Highway fatalities This Year |
Total fatalities This Year |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Far North |
0
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0
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0
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| Whangarei |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Kaipara |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Northland |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| National |
0
|
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Speeding? It Can Hurt You & Others!
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 roads are challenging and unforgiving. 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. Vision Zero is a new philosophy to NZ slowly gaining momentum. Can we disagree with the logic that any loss of life or serious injury - is it acceptable? Our thinking and our behaviour on the roads does need to change.
See all statistics »Total in 2019
516
Total in 2018
1648
"'It's better late than never'"
"Texting While Driving......Go Together Like.....Running Naked Thru Poison Oak"
"The top three distractions while driving mentioned by respondents were children, people outside the car, and passengers"
"In a crash, bicycle helmets reduces the risk of severe brain by as much as 74%."
"'The driver is safer when the roads are dry; the roads are safer when the driver is dry' "