Intersection safety

Bad calls can be deadly. Do the right thing at intersections.

 Intersection crashes are a major road safety problem in the Nelson region. Police crash reports show that over two thirds of intersection crashes in Nelson Bays were caused by drivers either failing to give way, failing to stop or poor observation. Nelson City Council, Tasman District Council, and the New Zealand Transport Agency - bring you the following information on intersection crashes, black spots, roundabout use, and general road safety. And remember to always be aware of cyclists moving through intersections and roundabouts.

Intersection brochure

Find out much more detail on the roundabouts and other road safety information in the Council's annual intersection safety publication. Open the Intersection Safety publication. (2.8MB PDF) Note: This has been updated for the April 2012 give way rule changes.

Statistics about our region

In 2008 alone there were 266 crashes at intersections in Nelson and Tasman.

Data from the New Zealand Transport Agency for the Nelson region between 2004 and 2008 shows that in Nelson city

  • 1024 injury and non injury crashes (51% of all crashes) occurred at intersections and driveways. 
  • 300 injury crashes (54% of all injury crashes)  happened at intersections and driveways.
  • Intersection and driveway crashes during this timeframe across the region resulted in 9 deaths, 65  serious injuries and 257 minor injuries.