Loop Road North to Smeatons Hill safety improvements link.
This project will support the local community by providing safety improvements and more reliable travel times.
The project objectives are to:
•improve safety at the intersections of Loop Road and Portland Road with SH1
•reduce travel delays, especially for freight, turning right onto SH1 from Loop Road and improved travel time reliability.
Loop Road North to Smeatons Hill safety improvements link.
"Drivers talking on the phone can miss up to 50 percent of what’s in their driving environments."
"Nearly 80% of New Zealanders agree that compulsory breath testing enforcement helps lower the road toll"
"Driving 5km/h above the speed limit in a 60km/h zone has the same level of casualty risk as driving at the New Zealand drink-driving limit (blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 50 mg/100 ml)."
"'A designated driver helps you party another day'"
"It’s not safe to use a device when stopped at traffic lights; Uni of Utah researchers say that drivers take up to 27 seconds to regain full attention after sending a text."