The Northland (Te Tai Tokerau) Road Safety website has been developed to promote Northland’s road safety issues and partners. Te Tai Tokerau's strength is in working together to communicate and problem solve.
Speed - Drugs - Young Drivers - Motorcycling - Distractions - Cyclists - Alcohol - Fatigue
| Local Road fatalities This Year |
State Highway fatalities This Year |
Total fatalities This Year |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Far North |
2
|
4
|
6
|
| Whangarei |
1
|
1
|
2
|
| Kaipara |
1
|
1
|
2
|
| Northland |
4
|
6
|
10
|
| National |
90
|
||
Don’t Be ‘That Driver/Rider’
Road safety is everyone's responsibility
Northland roads are challenging and unforgiving. The need to reduce the severity and frequency of crashes is the driving force behind the Road to Zero Strategy 2020-2030 and the Road to Zero Action Plan 2020-2022.
See all statistics »"On average, texting drivers take their eyes off the road for up to 5 seconds at a time. At 90kph, that’s travelling the length of a football field completely blind."
"'Buzzed driving is drunk driving'"
"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."
"Click it or Ticket - A Law You Can Live With"
"Texting While Driving.....Go Together Like.....Asphalt And Flesh"