Road Safety

Horizons role in road safety

Improving safety on our roads is important to Horizons Regional Council.  Road crashes cause avoidable deaths and serious injuries across our region with the estimated social costs of these crashes running into the hundreds of millions per year. The impact on the victims, whānau, friends, communities and workplaces is immeasurable.
 
As a regional council, one of our roles is to coordinate and implement road safety activities working in partnership with local district and city councils, NZ Police, ACC, and community groups to reduce the number of people killed or injured on our roads.
 
Horizons regional road safety priorities are:

• Intersection driver behaviour
• Speed
• Driving impaired
• Fatigue
• Distracted driving
• Young drivers and/or unlicensed drivers
• Seatbelts and child restraint education
• Vehicles
• Senior road users

Road safety coordinators

Horizons currently employs a small road safety team who are responsible for road safety education initiatives in Whanganui, Rangitīkei, Ruapehu, Tararua, Manawatū, Palmerston North, and Horowhenua.  These positions are part funded by New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
 
Our road safety coordinators are available for advice and support on road safety education. Got a question? Please get in touch.