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LTSA Community Road Safety Programme Community Road Safety Community road safety is the education and encouragement side of road safety. It aims to involve and engage the community in road safety issues. This can include education and advertising campaigns or projects. How to get involved in community road safety Community Action – we encourage community members to get involved in road safety initiatives. This can include doing letter box drops of pamphlets, using the ACC Speed trailer and informing Council and Police of issues on their road. Community groups who wish to deliver a road safety project may be eligible for funding from Land Transport New Zealand. Interested groups should telephone Council's Road Safety Co-ordinator on 295 1302. Land Transport New Zealand ‘Community Road Safety Programme’ Land Transport New Zealand funds community groups to deliver road safety projects. In Papakura District, 6 groups are delivering a range of projects including driver licensing, road safety decision making, child restraints, road safety dramas, a family road safety day for Asian migrants and a Youth Road Safety art competition for students. · Takanini Primary School is the first school in Papakura District to be involved in a School Travel Plan. · Three school communities are currently looking at setting up Walking School Buses. Please contact Donna Dick if you are interested in volunteering to walk to or from school with a Walking School Bus. Students Against Driving Drunk · Rosehill College has a SADD group. Support is available to school groups or youth groups who are interested in setting up SADD.
Various educational resources such as Land Transport New Zealand Factsheets and brochures are available on request. Telephone Council's Road Safety Co-ordinator on 295 1302 if you require any educational resources.
Papakura Kidsafe Coalition is involved in Kidsafe Week activities including Fire Safety, hot water safety, pedestrian safety, child restraints (car seats) and cycle safety. The coalition meets monthly to plan activities for children under 14 in the Papakura Community and welcomes new members from the community.
This course is for mature drivers and is facilitated by Age Concern. Courses are run when there are sufficient numbers to make up class. Telephone Council's Road Safety Co-ordinator on 295 1302 if you require further information.
Eleven schools in Papakura are involved in the RoadSense programme. The programme encourages teachers to include road safety in different areas of the curriculum to reinforce road safety messages.
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