road safety
Hastings' Share the road campaign
We've created over 25 kilometres of new cycle lanes connecting our iWay commuter routes and making it safe for cyclists and motorists to use our roads.
A good cyclist will:
- Make eye contact with drivers and communicate with hand signals
- See and be seen
- Use lights at night
A safe driver will:
- Ease the pace and give cyclists space
- Look for cyclists before opening car doors, and
- Keep cycle lanes clear
http://www.iway.org.nz/sharetheroad
New road safety charity: Brake
http://www.brake.org.nz/
Brake exists for a simple reason - because every 30 seconds someone, somewhere in the world, is killed in a road crash. Road deaths and injuries, the misery they cause, and the pollution of our planet by vehicles, is a shameful global epidemic that must end.
On average, at least one person dies every day on New Zealand roads alone, and about 40 more are injured - a national disgrace in a country with such a small population. None of these crashes is an accident. They all have causes that can be prevented.
Share the Road campaigns
Share the Road
Report on campaigns already in existence both NZ & international
1. What works?
Bicycle Safety Campaign Review
What do successful bicycle safety campaigns have in common, and what tactics should be used in the future to achieve success? To help answer this, Bikes Belong (USA) conducted a review of campaigns, primarily used in the U.S.
