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The Road safety section of the Council was established to promote and encourage road safety within the District by facilitating regional campaigns and focusing on particular road safety issues, such as child restraints and youth and alcohol. The Council's Road Safety Co-ordinator works supporting community groups and residents of Papakura in road safety initiatives, and running road safety projects in conjunction with groups such as ACC and Land Transport NZ.. The Council has several road safety projects this year addressing the District’s main road safety issues, including intersection safety, cycle safety, speed issues and pedestrian safety. Road Safety Issues in Papakura District LTSA Community Road Safety Programme
Road Safety Issues in Papakura District Land Transport NZ’s Issues Report for 2004 shows that major road safety issues for the District include failure to give way at intersections, wet road crashes and night time crashes. There was 1 death, 7 serious casualties, 110 minor casualties and 272 non injury crashes reported to Police in 2004. Intersections – There were 172 crashes at intersections reported to the Police in 2004. 86% of these were in urban areas with the most common type of crash a right turning vehicle being hit by an approaching through vehicle. Wet road crashes – 36% of crashes occurred in wet conditions which is higher than comparison peer local bodies and the rest of New Zealand. Alcohol and speed were a factor in 18% of these crashes. The most common crash type was loss of control turning right. Crashes at night – In 2004 there were 34 injury crashes and 84 non-injury crashes that occurred during the hours of darkness. Over the last five years, 28% of injury crashes at night have involved drivers with either a learner or restricted licence. Major road safety issues nationally National road safety issues continue to include speed, alcohol, failure to give way and restraints. You can view the Land Transport NZ Road Safety Issues Reports here. To find out how you can help, telephone Council's Road Safety Co-ordinator on 295 1300 , or join the Land Transport NZ Community Road Safety Programme
A new brochure produced by Papakura District Council’s Road Safety Unit aims to help reduce the incidence of intersection crashes in the District. Crash statistics show a high proportion of crashes in the District occur at intersections, and per head of population the District has significantly more crashes than other similarly-sized Districts. The most recent figures from Land Transport New Zealand show 172 crashes occurred at intersections. The intersections that feature most often in accident reports to Land Transport New Zealand are Spartan Road/Great South Road in the Takanini motorway interchange; Averill Road – with many crashes involving cars pulling out of the supermarket car park; East Street, the Beach Road/Elliott Street intersection and the crossroad intersection of Grove Road and Old Wairoa Road. Significant numbers of Manukau and Franklin residents are also involved in crashes in Papakura District: though 53 per cent of drivers involved in such crashes in Papakura in 2004 were locals, another 42 per cent were from Franklin or Manukau. The brochure is available online.
For issues that require enforcement, contact the Police on 295 0200. For engineering and road maintenance issues, contact the Council's Customer Service Centre on 295 1300 Monday to Friday between the hours of 8.00am to 4.30pm. For road safety education and coordination of education and enforcement, telephone Council's Road Safety Co-ordinator on 295 1300
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