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1 August 11 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to briefing notes crash analysis a Safe System approach West Coast Region This report provides a snapshot of the West Coast Region road safety region s traffic crash data for the period of 6 to. This is the 1 th year we have produced a set of briefing notes reporting on traffic crash data and addressing road safety issues across all territorial local authorities (TLA). Safer Journeys (NZ s Road Safety Strategy ) is built upon a safe system approach to road safety, where the emphasis is on reducing the effects of as much as the numbers, and most importantly on reducing fatal and serious casualties on our roads. A crash is a single event that may involve multiple parties, many contributing factors and various casualties. We have focused on the areas of high, medium and emerging concern set out in Safer Journeys, which are a strategic priority when compared nationally. The significance of each area of concern is calculated locally and regionally by assessing the individual road user s risk of a fatal or a serious injury. We present overviews of the region and its local bodies based upon reported crash data, and the latest trends and crash characteristics for the 6 period. The identified regional issues are discussed in more detail. The information in this report covers both local roads (council owned roads) and state highways. Injury crash data is used throughout the report in charts, tables and maps, unless otherwise stated. Fatal and serious injury crash trends number of State highway fatal State highway serious Local road fatal 1 Local road serious

2 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to August 11 The region

3 August 11 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to Safe System approach Safer Journeys, New Zealand s Road Safety Strategy, envisions a safe road system increasingly free of death and serious injury and introduces the Safe System approach to New Zealand. This approach represents a fundamental shift in the way we think about road safety. A Safe System approach is about acknowledging that: Human beings make mistakes and are inevitable The human body has a limited ability to withstand crash forces System designers and users must all share responsibility for managing crash forces to a level that does not result in death or serious injury It will take a whole-of-system approach to implement the Safe System approach in New Zealand

4 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to August 11 Taking a Safe System approach - a case study The following case study is an example of what can go wrong while driving a vehicle on a public road. The parents of the crash victims referred to in the case study have expressed the wish that their tragic story will contribute to safer journeys for all New Zealanders in the future. It was late afternoon one day In January 7 when two teenage sisters aged 1 and were tragically killed as a result of a crash. They were on an over bridge when their car slid sideways, crossed the centreline and hit an oncoming truck. They were killed instantly. The coroner s report identified a number of factors which contributed to the crash. These factors included the tyres fitted to the vehicle, and also the possibility that the driver was texting while driving and may have been distracted. In a safe road system we are encouraged to look at all aspects around on the roads as we work to have a road network increasingly free from death and serious injury. This incident demonstrates the many factors typically involved in a crash. To avoid similar fatalities we need to look beyond driver blame and work on strengthening all parts of the system: the roads and roadsides, the speed, the vehicle and the road use. The response to a problem may lie in more than one of these four cornerstones of a safe road system. For instance, in future, better management of both speed and loss of control may lie in vehicle technology. Using the principles of a Safe System approach in this case, the following has been observed: Safe roads and roadsides: This section of State Highway 1 has a km/h speed limit and is rated a two star road using the KiwiRAP* system for rating roads. The bridge where the crash occurred had a moderate right hand curve and a speed advisory of km/h. Records indicate that there had been five injury reported in the immediate vicinity of the bridge. These included four lost control, one of which resulted in a head-on crash. * KiwiRAP rates roads from one to five stars according to their safety features. Safe vehicles: The vehicle driven by the sisters was a 199 Japanese imported Toyota Trueno, which was unrated in the ANCAP* system. The vehicle had a current warrant of fitness at the time of the crash, but it was found that the tyres were not matched and the rear ones were both low in tread, and designed for cold/snow conditions. If the vehicle involved in this crash had been a five star ANCAP rated vehicle, the chances of fatality would have been reduced. Evidence suggests that this vehicle had lost control on more than one occasion previously due to driver input and had previously been involved in a crash and subsequently repaired. * The Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP) tests the protection provided to front seat occupants in serious head-on and side-impact. These ratings allows comparison of the crash protection offered in a serious crash by different vehicles of similar weight. Safe road use: The driver of the car was an 1 year old who held a restricted drivers licence and had been driving for about two years. Evidence indicates that she may have been texting while driving and may have been distracted. In the law changed making cell phone use while driving illegal. Safe speeds: Since the crash the advisory speed has been reduced to 7km/h, and the sign is highlighted by a large white background. The Police investigation established that this vehicle was likely to have lost control due to fast steering input and that excessive speed could not be supported as a cause of the crash. While this tragic crash is still fresh in the memory of these teenagers loved ones, the lessons we can learn from a Safe System approach are of immense value. Road controlling authorities are encouraged to apply the Safe System approach in all their planning. Together we can achieve safer journeys for all New Zealanders.

5 August 11 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to A view across the Safe System approach Safe roads and roadsides Regional distribution state highway star rating (- fatal and serious ) 9 of national total Northland Auckland Waikato Bay of Plenty Hawke's Bay Gisborne Taranaki Manawatu Wanganui Wellington Tasman Nelson Marlborough West Coast Canterbury Otago Southland star rated star rated star rated Urban unrated Rural unrated These three charts show the distribution of fatal and serious on our state highway network. The chart above shows the regional distribution of all New Zealand fatal and serious on our state highway network according to the star rating of that section of road where they occur. The chart below left shows the distribution of fatal and serious in West Coast road safety region on the regions state highway network according to the star rating of that section of road where they occur. This is compared to the regional total length of and the distribution of regional travel on those star rated roads sections. The chart below right shows the risk of a fatal and serious crash in West Coast road safety region on the regions state highway network by both road length and individual use according to the star rating of that section of road where they occur. West Coast West Coast Proportion of regional total Rural unrated Urban unrated Rural unrated Urban unrated State highw ay star rating State highw ay star rating F&S Length % of regional total Travel F&S/km F&S /MVKT

6 6 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to August 11 Safe speeds Regional distribution of speed-related (6 to fatal and serious ) of national total Northland Auckland Waikato Bay of Plenty Hawke's Bay Gisborne Taranaki Manawatu Wanganui Wellington Tasman Nelson Marlborough West Coast Canterbury Otago Southland Safe vehicles Urban local road Rural local road Urban state highway Rural state highway These two charts show the distribution of fatal and serious across the road safety regions. The chart above shows speed-related, split to show rural and urban speed zoning and local roads and state highways. The chart below shows the involvement of light vehicles at fault with no current WOF and those with a vehicle fault in fatal or serious. Also the regional proportion of light vehicles, showing both under and over year old vehicles, that have an expired WOF of over days. Regional light vehicle safety measures (6 to fatal and serious ) involvement regionally. Northland Auckland Waikato Bay of Plenty Hawke's Bay Gisborne Taranaki At fault no WOF Regional fleet under yrs old - expired WOF over days Manawatu Wanganui Wellington Tasman Nelson Marlborough West Coast Canterbury Otago Southland Vehicle factor Regional fleet over yrs old - expired WOF over days All NZ

7 August 11 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to Safe road use 7 Regional variance of individual risk (6 to fatal and serious casualties) Variance from the national average for road users individual risk F&S/MVKT Northland Auckland Waikato Bay of Plenty Hawke's Bay Gisborne Taranaki Manawatu Wanganui Wellington Tasman Nelson Marlborough West Coast Canterbury Otago Southland -6 Young drivers -yrs Older road users over7yrs These two charts show the variance of individual risk to specific road users across the road safety regions. The chart above shows young drivers of light vehicles, that is those aged - years, compared with older road users, those persons aged over 7 years. The chart below shows and compares the individual risk to vulnerable road users, these are motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians. This measure of risk has been used in this series of reports to select specific issue to be discussed at a regional level. Regional variance of individual risk (6 to fatal and serious casualties) 1. Variance from the national average for road users individual risk F&S/MHrs Northland Auckland Waikato Bay of Plenty Hawke's Bay Gisborne Taranaki Manawatu Wanganui Wellington Tasman Nelson Marlborough West Coast Canterbury Motorcyclis ts Cyclists Pedestrians Otago Southland

8 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to August 11 Risk levels across safer journeys areas of concern West Coast road safety region selected areas of concern West Coast Safer Journeys areas of concern Buller District Grey District Westland District Young drivers Alcohol and drugs Roads and roadsides: Rural roads Roads and roadsides: Urban intersections Speed Safer Journeys areas of high concern Motorcyclists Cyclists Pedestrians Attention diverted Areas of medium concern Fatigue Older road users Emerging concern Each area of concern is assessed locally and regionally by calculating the individual road user's risk of a fatal or serious injury. The degree of risk for each issue has been ranked nationally and the significance of this is shown above. For further information - Key: Red High individual risk Amber Medium-high individual risk Green Above average individual risk

9 August 11 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to regional overview 9 road trauma Casualties by road user type in Casualties West Coast Region % Death 7 6% Serious injury Minor injury 1 % % Car/taxi Cyclist Motorcycle Total casualties 19 1% % Pedestrian SUV/Van Truck Police reported West Coast Region Fatal 6 MoT calculation social cost of all Serious injury Local roads $ m Minor injury 9 Total injury 1 Non-injury 1 State highways $ 7.6m Total $ 69.6 NOTE: The estimated social cost includes loss of life or quality of life, loss of output due to, medical and rehabilitation costs, legal and court costs and property damage. Safer Journeys areas of high concern Young drivers Alcohol and drugs Rural roads Urban intersections Speed too fast Motorcyclists % % % 6% % % All NZ West Coast Region of injury 6-

10 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to August 11 Regional local roads Between 6 and in the West Coast Region, there were injury on local roads. The table below shows the number of resulting from these by rural or urban areas, (rural is defined as an area with a speed limit of km/h or more). Casualties by urban/rural 6 to Fatalities Serious Minor Total Crash factor Factors contributing to Local roads 6 to fatal and serious all injury Alcohol Rural Urban Too fast (for the conditions not over the speed limit necessarily) 7 Total 6 7 On local roads in West Coast Region, 9 percent of deaths and almost two thirds of serious casualties were from on roads in the rural areas. The chart below shows the types of reported. Note that although CAS is able to identify 7 different crash movements, it can also group them into similar crash types. Failed to give way or stop Failed to keep left 6 Overtaking Incorrect lane or position 6 Poor handling (for example losing control while braking) 6 6 Crash characteristics 6 to Poor observation (not checking properly) 7 Straight: lost control/head-on Rear-end/obstruction Pedestrian vs vehicle Overtaking Miscellaneous Crossing/turning Bend: lost control/head-on Poor judgement (for example misjudging speed of others) 7 Fatigue Disabled / ill 1 Pedestrian factors Vehicle factors 1 Other (misc) 1 Fatal and serious 6 All injury There are almost contributory crash factors that CAS has available to describe crash causes. However it needs to be noted that these factors are not necessarily an illegal act. For example if a pedestrian is wearing dark clothing at night it may be recorded as a crash contributor, in the same way that poor street lighting can be tagged as a contributor. As with the crash movements, CAS is also able to group these, as in the following table. Most have more than one factor attributed to it and as a result the percentages below will not add to. Road factors Weather Further information about the injury on local roads 6 to percent on wet roads percent at intersections 19 roadside objects struck Most represented five year age group in at fault drivers in injury, to 19 years (6 percent of at fault drivers) 17 percent of involved motorcycles Local road social cost of $9.m

11 August 11 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to Regional state highways 11 Between 6 and in the West Coast Region, there were 9 injury on state highways. The table below shows the number of resulting from these by rural or urban areas, (rural is defined as an area with a speed limit of km/h or more). Casualties by urban/rural 6 to Crash factor Factors contributing to State highways 6 to fatal and serious all injury Alcohol 19 1 Fatalities Serious Minor Total Too fast (for the conditions not over the speed limit necessarily) 7 Rural Urban 19 Total Failed to give way or stop Failed to keep left Overtaking 1 Incorrect lane or position On state highways in West Coast Region, 6 percent of deaths and percent of serious were from in rural areas. Poor handling (for example losing control while braking) 6 The chart below shows the types of reported. As previously noted that although CAS is able to identify 7 different crash movements, it can also group them into similar crash types. Crash characteristics 6 to Poor observation (not checking properly) Poor judgement (for example misjudging speed of others) 19 1 Fatigue 1 1 Straight: lost cont ro l/ head-on 17 Disabled / ill Pedestrian factors Rearend/obstruction 9 1 Vehicle factors 6 Pedestrian vs vehicle Other (misc) 1 1 Overt aking M iscellaneous Crossing/ t urning B end: lo st cont ro l/ head-on Fatal and serious A ll injury As previously on local roads the following table shows the contributory crash causes by either fatal and serious or all injury. 6 6 Road factors 6 Weather 7 Further information about the 9 injury on state highways in 6 to : percent on wet roads 1 percent at intersections 7 roadside objects struck Most represented five year age group in at fault drivers in injury, to years ( percent of at fault drivers) percent of involved motorcycles State highway social cost of $m

12 1 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to August 11 Regional speed-related fatal and serious

13 August 11 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to Speed 1 Nationally, speed is one of the major contributing factors to road. Reducing speeds is an important road safety goal for Safer Journeys. Excessive speed increases the likelihood of a crash occurring by reducing the time available for drivers to respond to situations and it leads to more serious. Between 6 and, percent of injury in the region involved travelling too fast for the conditions. number of Speed related in CAS are not where the driver was exceeding the posted speed limit, (although that may also be the case), but are where in the opinion of the reporting Police Officer the driver was travelling too fast for the prevailing conditions. Certainly getting the message through that the posted speed limit is a maximum, but not necessarily a safe speed for every bend, crest, dip or isolated development (or driver) is the key to lowering the crash rate. Local bodies and highway managers can do their part by making sure limits are reasonable, comply with the Speed Limits Rule and are adequately signposted. The Police can do their part by using CAS crash data to put special emphasis where there is demonstrated risk. In this way there is a better chance that drivers will accept that the enforcement is not simply revenue gathering. number of Fatal and serious injury crash trends Fatal 1 1 Serious Injury crash trends urban/rural Urban Rural No. of at fault drivers Age and gender of at fault drivers 6 to Further information about speed related injury in the West Coast Region 6 to : Local roads In 6 injury there were deaths, serious and 7 minor Most common crash type loss of control on a bend ( ) 9 percent wet road 6 percent night time 1 percent include alcohol as a factor Worst three hour time period, 6pm to 9pm State highways In 11 injury there were deaths, serious and 11 minor Most common crash type loss of control at a bend (9 ) percent wet road 7 percent night time 17 percent include alcohol as a factor Worst three hour time period, pm to 6am -9 Age group in years Male drivers -9 Female drivers Speed related crash factors - In detail 6 to Too fast for conditions when: Local road Cornering On straight To give way at intersection 1 Approaching a rail crossing When passing a school bus At a temporary speed limit At a crash or emergency State highway 9 1

14 1 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to August 11 Regional rural road fatal and serious

15 August 11 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to Rural roads High risk rural roads are a high priority for Safer Journeys and many of the issues for these roads are around the provision of a safe road environment. This includes appropriate geometric design, good delineation, adequate surface skid resistance and a roadside free of unforgiving hazards. Between 6 and in West Coast Region, there were 6 fatal and injury on rural roads (that is roads with a speed limit of km/h or more). This represents 7 percent of all fatal and injury in the region. number of Road factor type Fatal and serious injury crash trends Fatal 7 Serious 6 9 A significant problem on rural roads are roadside hazards which contribute to the overall crash outcome by increasing injury severity but can in themselves be a contributory factor in a crash. For example occupants in an errant vehicle striking a large tree close to the road edge are likely to sustain worse than if the tree was not present. CAS records road conditions and road faults at the time of the crash if they are reported by the attending officer and these are detailed below. Types of Road factors in injury 6 to Number of times reported Slippery road* Road surface in poor condition 1 Road obstructed Visibility limited 1 Signs or signals (needed or faulty) 7 Markings (needed or faulty) 1 Street lighting 1 * note that NZTA does not assume that a road that is wet is necessarily slippery. This factor is only added to CAS if the attending Police Officer specifically mentions a slippery road. Crash characteristics 6 to Rearend/obstruction Pedestrian vs vehicle Overtaking Loss of control on bend Loss of control on straight Poor observation Failed to stop/give way Speed too fast Alcohol/drugs Fatal & serious Further information about injury rural road in the West Coast Region 6 to : Local roads In there were 9 deaths, serious and 9 minor Most common crash type was loss of control at bends (67 ) percent at intersections 6 percent wet road percent night time 6 percentage of included a contributory road related crash factor Most common at fault driver age group, to years ( percent of at fault drivers) State highways In there were 1 deaths, 1 serious and minor Most common crash type loss of control at a bend ( ) 6 percent at intersections percent wet road 9 percent night time 7 percentage of included a contributory road related crash factor Most common at fault driver age group, to years (1 percent of at fault drivers) All injury 6 69

16 16 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to August 11 Regional distraction-related injury

17 August 11 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to Distraction 17 Reducing the impact of distraction on is an area of medium concern for road safety. It has long been recognised that distraction is under-reported in New Zealand. In West Coast Region, there were 6 distraction related injury, as detailed in the table below. In recent years the huge growth in the use of cell phones in particular has been of considerable concern. Nationally reported cell phone a peaked in. With the change in legislation at the end of 9 there has been a drop in minor injury involving this device but not in reported fatal and serious. In West Coast Region cell phone use does not figure highly in distraction. Fatal and serious injury crash trends CAS is able to report 1 different distraction contributory factors and these are listed below for injury in the West Coast Region. Contributory distraction factor 6 to Attention diverted by: Number of times reported by NZ Police Passengers Scenery or persons outside vehicle Other traffic 1 Animal or insect inside vehicle 1 Trying to find a destination or house number number of 1 6 Advertising or signs Emotionally upset or road rage Object or device inside car (excluding the three below) Cell phone Navigation devices CB radio and non cell comms devices Year Fatal 1 1 Serious Cell phone related to Injury All NZ Fatal and serious all NZ Injury in West Coast Region Fatal and Serious West Coast Region Driver dazzled Further information about distraction related injury in the West Coast Region 6 to : Local roads In 16 there were no deaths, 9 serious, 16 minor 19 percent at intersections 6 percent rural 1 percent night time Most common crash type was loss of control or head-on on bend Worst day of week Saturday Worst three hour time period 9 pm to midnight State highways In 7 there were deaths, 17 serious, minor percent at intersections 1 percent rural percent night time Most common crash type was loss of control or head-on on bend Worst day of week Tuesday Worst three hour time period midday to pm

18 1 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to August 11 Buller District fatal and serious

19 August 11 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to Buller District overview 19 road trauma Safer Journeys areas of high concern Casualties Buller District Young drivers Death Serious injury 16 Minor injury 7 Alcohol and drugs Rural roads Urban intersections Speed too fast Motorcyclists Total casualties All NZ % % % 6% % Buller District of injury 6- Police reported Buller District Fatal Serious injury 1 Minor injury Total injury 6 Non-injury 7 MoT calculation social cost of all Local roads State highways Total $7.M $1.M $1.M NOTE: The estimated social cost includes loss of life or quality of life, loss of output due to, medical and rehabilitation costs, legal and court costs and property damage. Injury crash trends number of Fatal Serious Minor

20 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to August 11 Buller District local roads Between 6 and in Buller District, there were injury on local roads. The table below shows the number of resulting from these by rural or urban areas. Rural is defined as an area with a speed limit of km/h or more. Casualties by urban / rural 6 to Local roads Fatalities Serious Minor Total Rural Urban 1 9 Total 77 On local roads in Buller District, percent of fatal and serious were sustained in on roads in rural areas. The chart below shows the types of injury reported by the New Zealand Police. CAS is able to identify 7 different crash movements. It can also group them into similar crash types and these are shown in the chart below. Crash characteristics 6 to Straight : lost control/head-on Rear-end/obstruction Pedestrian vs vehicle Overtaking M iscellaneous Crossing/ turning Bend: lost control/head-on Fatal and serious 6 CAS has almost contributory crash factors available for selection, based on what the NZ Police report in the Traffic Crash reports. However it needs to be noted that these factors are not necessarily an illegal act, simply a contributor. For example if a pedestrian is wearing dark clothing at night it may be recorded as a crash contributor, in the same way that poor street lighting can be tagged. As with the crash movements, CAS is also able to group All injury these, as in the following table. Most have more than one factor attributed to it and as a result the percentages below will not add to. Local road crash characteristics 6 to Crash factor all injury fatal and serious Alcohol Too fast (for the conditions not over the speed limit necessarily) Failed to give way or stop 16 Failed to keep left 7 11 Overtaking Incorrect lane or position 6 Poor handling (for example losing control while 7 braking) Poor observation (not checking 7 properly) Poor judgement (for example misjudging speed of others) Fatigue 6 Disabled / ill Pedestrian factors 11 Vehicle factors 6 Other (misc) 1 16 Road factors 16 Weather 7 11 fatal and serious in similar local bodies Further information about the injury on local roads in the Buller District 6 to : 9 percent on wet roads percent at intersections roadside objects struck Most represented five year age group in at fault drivers in injury, to 19 years 1 percent of involved motorcycles Social cost of $m

21 August 11 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to Buller District state highways 1 Between 6 and in Buller District, there were 9 injury on state highways. The table below shows the number of resulting from these by rural or urban areas. Rural is defined as an area with a speed limit of km/h or more. Casualties by urban / rural 6 to State highways Fatalities Serious Minor Total Rural Urban Total On state highways, almost 9 percent of fatal and serious casualties were from on highways in rural areas. The chart below shows the types of injury reported by the New Zealand Police. CAS is able to identify 7 different crash movements. It can also group them into similar crash types and these are shown in the chart below. Crash characteristics 6 to Straight: lost control/head-on Rear-end/ obst ruct ion Pedestrian vs vehicle Overtaking M iscellaneous Crossing/turning Bend: lost control/head-on Fatal and serious CAS has almost contributory crash factors available for selection, based on what the NZ Police report in the Traffic Crash reports. However it needs to be noted that these factors are not necessarily an illegal act simply a contributor. For example if a pedestrian is wearing dark clothing at night it may be recorded as a crash contributor, in the same way that poor street lighting can be tagged. As with the crash movements, CAS is also able to group All injury these, as in the following table. Most have more than one factor attributed to it and as a result the percentages below will not add to. State highway crash characteristics 6 to Crash factor all injury fatal and serious Alcohol 1 17 Too fast (for the conditions not over the speed limit 9 6 necessarily) Failed to give way or stop Failed to keep left 6 Overtaking 1 Incorrect lane or position Poor handling (for example losing control while 7 6 braking) Poor observation (not checking 17 properly) Poor judgement (for example misjudging speed 19 of others) Fatigue 11 9 Disabled / ill 1 Pedestrian factors Vehicle factors 7 Other (misc) 1 Road factors 7 6 Weather 7 fatal and serious on similar state highways Further information about the 9 injury on state highways in the Buller District 6 to : percent on wet roads 1 percent at intersections 7 roadside objects struck Most represented age group in at fault drivers in injury, to 9 years percent of involved motorcycles Social cost of $69.m

22 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to August 11 Grey District fatal and serious

23 August 11 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to Grey District overview road trauma Safer Journeys areas of high concern Casualties Grey District Young drivers Death Serious injury Minor injury Total casualties Alcohol and drugs Rural roads Urban intersections Speed too fast M otorcyclists % % % % % % 6% All NZ Grey District of injury 6- Police reported Grey District Fatal MoT calculation social cost of all Serious injury 6 Minor injury 16 Local roads State highways $1.9M $1.M Total injury Non-injury 77 Total $7.7M NOTE: The estimated social cost includes loss of life or quality of life, loss of output due to, medical and rehabilitation costs, legal and court costs and property damage. number of Injury crash trends Fatal Serious Minor 1 1 7

24 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to August 11 Grey District local roads Between 6 and in the Grey District, there were injury on local roads. The table below shows the number of resulting from these by rural or urban areas. Rural is defined as an area with a speed limit of km/h or more. Casualties by urban / rural 6 to Local roads Fatalities Serious Minor Total Rural Urban 9 67 Total On local roads in Grey District, all fatalities, and two thirds of serious, but only percent of minor were sustained in on roads in rural areas of the district. The chart below shows the types of injury reported by the New Zealand Police. CAS is able to identify 7 different crash movements, it can also group them into similar crash types and these are shown in the chart below. Straight: lost control/head-on Rearend/obstruction Pedestrian vs vehicle Overtaking Miscellaneous Crossing/turning Bend: lost control/head-on Crash characteristics 6 to Fatal and serious All injury CAS has almost contributory crash factors available for selection, based on what the NZ Police report in the Traffic Crash reports. However it needs to be noted that these factors are not necessarily an illegal act simply a contributor. For example if a pedestrian is wearing dark clothing at night it may be recorded as a crash contributor, in the same way that poor street lighting can be tagged. As with the crash movements, CAS is also able to group these, as in the following table. Most have more than one factor attributed to it and as a result the percentages below will not add to. Local road crash characteristics 6 to Crash factor all injury fatal and serious Alcohol 17 Too fast (for the conditions not over the speed limit necessarily) Failed to give way or stop 1 Failed to keep left Overtaking Incorrect lane or position Poor handling (for example losing control while 7 braking) Poor observation (not checking properly) Poor judgement (for example misjudging speed of others) Fatigue Disabled / ill 1 Pedestrian factors Vehicle factors Other (misc) 19 Road factors 1 Weather fatal and serious in similar local bodies Further information about the injury on local roads in the Grey District 6 to : 6 percent on wet roads percent at intersections 76 roadside objects struck Most represented five year age group in at fault drivers in injury, to 19 years percent of involved motorcycles Social cost of $1.9m

25 August 11 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to Grey District state highways Between 6 and in the Grey District, there were 1 injury on state highways. The table below shows the number of resulting from these by rural or urban areas. Rural is defined as an area with a speed limit of km/h or more. Casualties by urban / rural 6 to State highways Fatalities Serious Minor Total Rural Urban 6 61 Total On state highways in Grey District, all fatalities, and over three quarters of both serious and minor were sustained in on highways in rural areas of the district. The chart below shows the types of injury reported by the New Zealand Police. CAS is able to identify 7 different crash movements, it can also group them into similar crash types and these are shown in the chart below. Crash characteristics 6 to Straight : lost control/head-on Rear-end/obstruction Pedestrian vs vehicle Overtaking M iscellaneous Crossing/t urning Bend: lost control/head-on Fatal and serious 1 CAS has almost contributory crash factors available for selection, based on what the NZ Police report in the Traffic Crash reports. However it needs to be noted that these factors are not necessarily an illegal act simply a contributor. For example if a pedestrian is wearing dark clothing at night it may be recorded as a crash contributor, in the same way that poor street lighting can be tagged. As with the crash movements, CAS is also able to group All injury 6 these, as in the following table. Most have more than one factor attributed to it and as a result the percentages below will not add to. State highway crash characteristics 6 to Crash factor all injury fatal and serious Alcohol Too fast (for the conditions not over the speed limit 1 necessarily) Failed to give way or stop 1 Failed to keep left Overtaking Incorrect lane or position Poor handling (for example losing control while 6 braking) Poor observation (not checking properly) Poor judgement (for example misjudging speed 1 19 of others) Fatigue Disabled / ill Pedestrian factors Vehicle factors Other (misc) Road factors 17 7 Weather fatal and serious on similar state highways Further information about the 1 injury on state highways in the Grey District 6 to : 9 percent on wet roads percent at intersections 76 roadside objects struck Most represented five year age group in at fault drivers in injury, to 19 years 1 percent of involved motorcycles Social cost of $1.m

26 6 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to August 11 Westland District fatal and serious

27 August 11 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to Westland District overview 7 road trauma Safer Journeys areas of high concern Casualties Westland District Young drivers Death 1 Serious injury Minor injury Total casualties 6 Alcohol and drugs Rural roads Urban intersections Speed too fast Motorcyclists % % % 6% % % Police reported Westland District All NZ Westland District of injury 6- Fatal 1 MoT calculation social cost of all Serious injury 16 Minor injury 9 Total injury 6 Non-injury Local roads $ 9.9m State highways $.6m Total $.m NOTE: The estimated social cost includes loss of life or quality of life, loss of output due to, medical and rehabilitation costs, legal and court costs and property damage. number of Injury crash trends Fatal Serious Minor

28 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to August 11 Westland District local roads Between 6 and in the Westland District, there were 6 injury on local roads. The table below shows the number of resulting from these by rural or urban areas. Rural is defined as an area with a speed limit of km/h or more. Casualties by urban / rural 6 to Local roads Fatalities Serious Minor Total Rural 11 Urban 19 Total On local roads in Grey District, all deaths, almost 7 percent of serious were from on roads in rural areas. The chart below shows the types of injury reported by the New Zealand Police. CAS is able to identify 7 different crash movements. It can also group them into similar crash types and these are shown in the chart below. Crash characteristics 6 to Straight: lost control/head-on Rear-end/obstruction Pedestrian vs vehicle Overtaking M iscellaneous Crossing/turning Bend: lost control/head-on Fatal and serious 1 CAS has almost contributory crash factors available for selection, based on what the NZ Police report in the Traffic Crash reports. However it needs to be noted that these factors are not necessarily an illegal act simply a contributor. For example if a pedestrian is wearing dark clothing at night it may be recorded as a crash contributor, in the same way that poor street lighting can be tagged. 11 All injury 6 As with the crash movements, CAS is also able to group these, as in the following table. Most have more than one factor attributed to it and as a result the percentages below will not add to. Local road crash characteristics 6 to Crash factor all injury fatal and serious Alcohol 7 Too fast (for the conditions not over the speed limit necessarily) Failed to give way or stop 17 1 Failed to keep left 7 1 Overtaking Incorrect lane or position 11 7 Poor handling (for example losing control while 7 7 braking) Poor observation (not checking 7 properly) Poor judgement (for example misjudging speed of others) Fatigue Disabled / ill Pedestrian factors Vehicle factors 7 7 Other (misc) 7 Road factors 17 Weather fatal and serious in similar local bodies Further information about the 6 injury on local roads in the Westland District 6 to : 1 percent on wet roads percent at intersections roadside objects struck Most represented five year age group in at fault drivers in injury, to years percent of involved motorcycles Social cost of $9.9m

29 August 11 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to Westland District state highways 9 Between 6 and in the Westland District, there were 17 injury on state highways. The table below shows the number of resulting from these by rural or urban areas. Rural is defined as an area with a speed limit of km/h or more. Casualties by urban / rural 6 to State highways Fatalities Serious Minor Total Rural 6 17 Urban Total Over percent of deaths, almost 9 percent of serious and 9 percent on minor were sustained in on highways in rural areas. The chart below shows the types of injury reported by the New Zealand Police. CAS is able to identify 7 different crash movements. It can also group them into similar crash types and these are shown in the chart below. Crash characteristics 6 to Straight: lost control/head-on Rear-end/obstruction Pedestrian vs vehicle Overtaking M iscellaneous Crossing/t urning Bend: lost control/head-on Fatal and serious 1 9 CAS has almost contributory crash factors available for selection, based on what the NZ Police report in the Traffic Crash reports. However it needs to be noted that these factors are not necessarily an illegal act simply a contributor. For example if a pedestrian is wearing dark clothing at night it may be recorded as a crash contributor, in the same way that poor street lighting can be tagged All injury As with the crash movements, CAS is also able to group these, as in the following table. Most have more than one factor attributed to it and as a result the percentages below will not add to. State highway crash characteristics 6 to Crash factor all injury fatal and serious Alcohol 1 19 Too fast (for the conditions not over the speed limit necessarily) Failed to give way or stop 7 Failed to keep left Overtaking 1 Incorrect lane or position 7 Poor handling (for example losing control while 6 9 braking) Poor observation (not checking 6 properly) Poor judgement (for example misjudging speed of 1 16 others) Fatigue Disabled / ill 1 Pedestrian factors Vehicle factors Other (misc) 1 7 Road factors Weather Percentag e fatal and serious on similar state highways Further information about the 17 injury on state highways in the Westland District 6 to : percent on wet roads percent at intersections 19 roadside objects struck Most represented five year age group in at fault drivers in injury, to years 19 percent of involved motorcycles Social cost of 7. m

30 briefing notes crash analysis West Coast Region 6 to August 11 Contacts NZ Transport Agency Christchurch Regional Office Blenheim Road PO Box 16 Christchurch Tel Fax New Zealand Police Road Policing Manager Tasman Police District Private Bag 9 WX7 Tel 6 Further information This report has been prepared by the Crash Analysis team at NZ Transport Agency. The intent of this report is to highlight road safety issues and assist in identifying possible ways to reduce the number of road deaths and. It has been prepared using data from the NZTA and Ministry of Transport s Crash Analysis System (CAS) database. The Briefing Notes present information derived from pertinent statistics to be used for decision support. More detailed information may be obtained from either the local council (local roads), regional council or NZ Transport Agency. NZ Transport Agency encourages local bodies, regional councils and NZ Police to study the briefing notes reports. There will be road safety issues beyond those covered in this Road Safety Issues Report and we encourage our partners to use their access to the Crash Analysis System to identify and examine these further. Useful web-links