Local board road safety improvements 2018 to 2019

Local Board road safety data and improvements
Albert Eden

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Road crashes death and serious injury (2013 to 2017)

  • Deaths
  • Serious injury
Road accident deaths and serious injury
Year20132014201520162017
1. Series3336454049
2. Series31026

Road crashes death and serious injury by mode (2013 to 2017)

Road accident death and serious injury by mode
3513618244

Areas of focus to improve road safety

Increased focus

Safe Intersections

106 Deaths or serious injury at intersections.

Safety interventions include:

  • Safety Engineering
  • Enforcement & Campaigns

Safe Roads

193 Deaths or serious injury

Safety interventions include:

  • Safety Engineering
  • Enforcement & Campaigns

Pedestrian safety

51 Deaths or serious injury involving Pedestrians.

Safety interventions include:

  • Travelwise Schools
  • Walking School Bus routes
  • Safe Crossings & Safer Communities

Motorcycle safety

52 Deaths or serious injury involving motorcycles.

Safety interventions include:

  • Safety Engineering
  • Enforcement & Campaigns

Safe speed

36 Deaths or serious injury involving speed.

Safety interventions include:

  • Speed Management Changes
  • Education & Enforcement Campaigns

Maintained focus

Alcohol/drugged driving

34 Deaths or serious injury involving drugs or alcohol.

Safety interventions include:

  • Education & Enforcement Campaigns

Young drivers

13 Deaths or serious injury involving young drivers.

Safety interventions include:

  • Young Driver Training
  • Education and Enforcement

Cycle safety

27 Deaths or serious injury involving cyclists.

Safety interventions include:

  • Cycle Training
  • Infrastructure

Engineering focus

Restraints

10 Deaths or serious injury involving vehicle restraints.

Safety interventions include:

  • Adult and child restraint Education and enforcement

Older road users

18 Deaths or serious injury involving older road users.

Safety interventions include:

  • Monitor

Distraction and Fatigue

21 Deaths or serious injury involving distraction and fatigue.

Safety interventions include:

  • Education and Enforcement Campaigns

Pacific road users

23 Deaths or serious injury involving Pacific.

Safety interventions include:

  • Learner Licensing workshops

Death and serious injury data from 2013 to 2017

High risk routes

Ranked in the top 100 high risk routes in the Auckland Region (2012 to 2016 data)

High risk intersections

Ranked in the top 100 high risk intersections in the Auckland Region (2012 to 2016 data)

Safety improvement projects for 2018 to 2019

Pedestrian safety and shared path network expansion

  • Manukau Road / King Edward Avenue.
    • Pedestrian crossing facilities from Green Lane to Campbell Cresent.
  • Sandringham Road, St Lukes Road, Mt Eden, Market Road, Sherbourne Road, Great South Road.
    • Zebra crossing upgrades.
  • Between Malven Road and Amandale Avenue.
    • Pedestrian link.
  • Parrish Road.
    • Installation of pedestrian crossing facility (side islands).

Safety engineering at high risk Intersections

  • New North Road / Asquith Avenue.
    • Intersection improvements

Other safety improvement projects

  • Mountain View Road.
    • Speed humps either side of the bend to treat the crash problem.
  • Dominion Road, Mt Albert Road, New North Road, Mt Eden Road.
    • Loss of control site investigation for mass action treatment.

Investigations and travel behaviour change activites 2018 to 2019

Speed management investigations

  • Investigation into safe and appropriate speeds on local roads

Road safety and school travel behaviour activities

  • 25 active Travelwise school programmes and 34 active walking school buses, along with re-engaging inactive Travelwise schools and walking school buses.
  • Cycle training.
  • Young driver licensing programme , social media campaign, road safety presentations to parents of teen drivers.
  • Ready for the road intervention programme for high risk young drivers.
  • Train the trainer learner licence programme for community leaders wanting to teach learners in their community.
  • Driver distraction campaign and checkpoints with NZ Police.
  • Motorcycle and scooter safety campaign and workshops.
  • Safe speed awareness campaign and events.
  • Red light running campaign and Checkpoints with NZ Police.
  • Drive drink free campaign and compulsory breath testing operations with NZ Police.
  • Sober driver presentation at CRC Speedshow.
  • Safety belt promotion and child restraint checkpoints with NZ Police.
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