Safer Journeys - NZ's road safety strategy to 2020 & MCycling

**Squiggles** · 25th September 2009, 22:41

From http://www.transport.govt.nz/SAFERJOURNEYS/

Originally Posted by Ministry of Transport website

We are preparing a road safety strategy called Safer Journeys to take us through to 2020, and we want to hear what you think about our ideas to improve road safety in New Zealand.

We have launched a discussion document that presents New Zealand's key road safety challenges and outlines 60 possible initiatives to address them. It is not the intention to introduce this many initiatives, but we want to have a public discussion which gathers together all possible interventions and considers which are the most important to adopt.

This is why we want to hear your ideas. We want to have a debate about which ones we should focus on.

Originally Posted by Conquiztador

Here the ones that relate to Motorcycling in that "Safer Journeys" research that they refer to (and here the link for those who are interested in sending them their own opinion: http://www.transport.govt.nz/saferjo.../overview.aspx )

- Improve rider training and licensing regime for new motorcycle riders

- Introduce a specific programme of treatments for motorcycle black spots

- Require all new motorcycles to have anti-lock brake systems by 2015

- Introduce a differential ACC levy based on engine size (ie bikes over 600cc pay a higher ACC levy than smaller bikes)

- License moped riders and require warrant of fitness tests for mopeds

- Promote high visibility and protective clothing for motorcyclists

There are others there that clearly would affect bikers too (like speed limits, compulsory 3rd party insurance etc.) but these are the specific bike related ones.

So does not look like this is targeted at bikers.

There is also a discussion forum here http://forum.transport.govt.nz/index.php with a section specifically for Motorcycling. (Note: The material contributed through this discussion forum will not be treated as a formal submission on the Safer Journeys discussion document.)

Submissions close 2nd October. Despite the "They didnt do anything last time round" calls some will make, ya gotta be in it to win it.