ROAD SAFETY ISSUES IN CENTRAL REGION Crash Reporting The New Zealand Transport Agency (and its pre-cursors) have produced reports annually related to road safety in particular: ROAD SAFETY ISSUES IN CENTRAL REGION Road Safety Data Reports A general analysis of crash related data Road Safety Issues for the Central and Lower North island of New Zealand Based on the reports of crashes by the Police in individual local body areas or administrative division. James King – Senior Engineer Performance Monitoring Wellington E-mail: [email protected] ROAD SAFETY ISSUES IN CENTRAL REGION ROAD SAFETY ISSUES IN CENTRAL REGION Urban and Rural Crash Severity Trends Types of crash movements 2000 Urban 1500 Movement Category Rural Urban Bend-Lost control/Head on 19% 14% 1000 Crossing/Turning 10% 30% 500 2000 Overtaking 5% 4% Number of Crashes Number of Rural 0 Pedestrian vs Vehicle 1% 17% 1500 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Rear end/obstruction 8% 24% Fatal crashes Serious crashes Minor crashes TOTAL 1000 Straight-Lost control/Head on 17% 8% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 500 Number of Crashes of Number 0 Fatal & Serious Injury Crashes Minor Crashes 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Fatal crashes Serious crashes Minor crashes TOTAL ROAD SAFETY ISSUES IN CENTRAL REGION ROAD SAFETY ISSUES IN CENTRAL REGION Factors associated with crashes Other data sources Factor Group Rural Urban 01 - Alcohol 19% 14% 02 - Too fast 35% 15% We use data from a number of sources including but not 03 - Failed Giveway/Stop 11% 34% 04 - Failed Keep Left 12% 4% limited to: 05 - Overtaking 3% 3% Hospital Discharge Data 06 - Incorrect Lane/posn 7% 9% 07 - Poor handling 35% 14% Population Statistics 08 - Poor Observation 31% 55% RAMM Data 09 - Poor judgement 13% 10% 10 - Fatigue 7% 2% Police Enforcement Statistics 11 - Disabled/old/ill 2% 4% 12 - Pedestrian factors 1% 18% 14 - Vehicle factors 7% 5% While we do not necessarily have direct access to the data we 15 - Road factors 20% 7% 16 - Weather 5% 3% can use it to give a fuller picture of the crash situation. 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Fatal & Serious Injury Crashes Minor Crashes Number of Offences/10 Speed Offences by 1000 population Speed and Population REGION IN CENTRAL SAFETYISSUES ROAD Alcohol Offences/Crashes REGION IN CENTRAL SAFETYISSUES ROAD Comparisons Casualty Crash to Hospital REGION IN CENTRAL SAFETY ISSUES ROAD Number of Crashes 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 100 200 300 400 500 600 0 0 Number of Crash Casualties 2000 10 0 0 12 0 0 14 0 0 16 0 0 18 0 0 Carterton DC 200 400 600 800 Carterton DC 11% 0 Wellington DHB Gisborne DHB RC Taranaki Gisborne RC Central Hawkes Bay DC 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Central Hawkes Bay DC 13% Gisborne DC Gisborne DC 2003 14% Hastings DC Hastings DC 11% Horowhenua DC Horowhenua DC 10% Hutt City Hutt City 10% Kapiti DC Kapiti DC 9% Alcohol Offences 2004 Manawatu DC Manawatu DC 10% Mast ert on DC Masterton DC 8% Hawkes BayDHB Wellington RC Hawkes BayRC Year of Event of Year Napier CC Napier CC 12% New Plymouth CC New Plymouth CC 9% 2005 Palmerston North CC Palmerston North CC Note: label is percentage of reported crashes 8% Porirua CC Porirua CC 9% Rangitikei DC Rangitikei DC 8% Alcohol Related Crashes Ruapehu DC Ruapehu DC 9% South Taranaki DC 16% South Taranaki DC 2006 Manawatu-Wanganui DHB Manawatu-Wanganui DHB Taranaki RC Manawatu-Wanganui South Wairarapa DC South Wairarapa DC 11% Stratford DC Stratford DC 10% Tararua DC Tararua DC 11% Upper Hutt CC Upper Hutt CC 7% 0 500 1000 150 0 2000 2500 3000 2007 Wairoa DC 12% Wai r oa DC Number of Hospital Casualties Wanganui CC Wanganui CC 13% Wellington CC Wellington CC 6% Number of Offences Number of Offences/100 ROAD SAFETY ISSUES IN CENTRAL REGION IN CENTRAL SAFETYISSUES ROAD Speed and Alcohol REGION IN CENTRAL SAFETY ISSUES ROAD Speed Offence Detection REGION IN CENTRAL SAFETYISSUES ROAD Speed Offences/Crashes enforcement action might be targeted. be might action enforcement where suggest that indicators and trends for data crash Using PoliceStatistics onoffences detected can compare we per 1000 population Number of Crashes 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 1000 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 0 Gisborne 2003 Carterton DC 14% Central Hawkes Bay DC Hawkes 19% 2004 Bay Gi sborne DC 12% Hastings DC 16% Manawatu- 2005 Wanganui Horowhenua DC 17% Speed Offences Hutt City 15% Taranaki 2006 Kapiti DC 14% Manawatu DC 18% 2007 Wellington Masterton DC 15% Napier CC 12% New Plymouth CC 13% Number of Offences Palmerston North CC 11% Note: 1000 1500 per2000 million2500 3000 vkt3500 4000 4500 500 Porirua CC 16% Crashes Related Speed 0 label ispercentagelabel ofreported crashes Rangitikei DC 15% 2003 Ruapehu DC Gisborne 22% South Taranaki DC 22% 2004 South Wairarapa DC Hawkes Bay 23% Stratford DC 19% Manawatu- 2005 Tararua DC 17% Wanganui Upper Hutt CC 20% 2006 Taranaki Wai roa DC 20% Wanganui CC 16% 2007 Wellington Wellington CC 11% ROAD SAFETY ISSUES IN CENTRAL REGION ROAD SAFETY ISSUES IN CENTRAL REGION Seatbelt Usage Restraint and Unlicensed Driver Enforcement Front Seatbelt Wearing Back Seatbelt Wearing 100 100 160 Unlicenced Driver Restraints 80 80 140 120 60 60 100 40 40 Percentage Gisborne Hawkes Bay Percentage Gisborne Hawkes Bay 80 20 Taranaki Manawatu-Wanganui 20 Taranaki Manawatu-Wanganui Wellington Wellington 60 0 0 40 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20 Child Restraint Use 100 0 80 of Offences inNumber Hundreds 60 Hutt City Hutt Kapiti DC Napier CC Wairoa DC Porirua CC Porirua 40 DC Tararua Hastings DC Ruapehu DC Stratford DC Gisborne DC Percentage Carterton DC Wanganui CC Rangitikei DC Rangitikei Manawatu DC Masterton DC Wellington CC Wellington Gisborne Hawkes Bay Upper Hutt CC 20 Taranaki Manawatu-Wanganui Horowhenua DC New PlymouthCC Wellington Taranaki DC South South Wairarapa DC Wairarapa South 0 CC North Palmerston Central Hawkes Bay DC 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ROAD SAFETY ISSUES IN CENTRAL REGION ROAD SAFETY ISSUES IN CENTRAL REGION Wellington City Wanganui District Crash Data Conclusions Wairoa District Driver Licences Upper Hutt City Tararua District o Crashes, and casualties, in Central Region, have increased Stratford District in the last 5 years principally in minor urban crashes. Type of licence held by South Wairarapa District South Taranaki District “at fault” drivers in Ruapehu District o Lost of control is more prominent in rural crashes. crashes can be Rangitikei District Porirua City examined to give an Palmerston North City indication for road New Plymouth District o Crossing/turning, Pedestrian vs. Vehicle and Rear Napier City end/obstructions are predominant in urban areas. safety activities related Masterton District Manawatu District to licensing. Kapiti Coast District Hutt City o For vulnerable road users, cyclist and motorcyclist crashes Horowhenua District are increasing, pedestrian incidents are steady. Hastings District Gisborne District Central Hawkes Bay District Carterton District o Evidence suggests that Police enforcement may be uneven across the Region. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Driver Licence Type in % Never Licensed Disqualified Expired Forbidden Wrong Class Overseas Learner Restricted Full ROAD SAFETY ISSUES IN CENTRAL REGION ROAD SAFETY ISSUES IN CENTRAL REGION Crash Data Conclusions SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES o Alcohol crashes percentages have reduced in the last 10 years although no change in the number of crashes have The NZTA will continue to support road safety activities been observed. such as: o Restraint use may have peaked and most probably can only o Crash Reduction Studies stay at the same level in future. o Road Safety Action Plans o Speed related crashes are increasing in Urban areas. o LTCCP’s o Rural area crashes are a reducing percentage of crashes o Road Safety Works but the numbers are not. We would also encourage roading authorities to establish a See http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/performance/index.html for individual authority data reports ‘Deficiency Database and Prioritisation’ process as an element of their road safety planning processes..