Nelson City Council

The Council's road safety co-ordinator's primary responsibility is to co-ordinate the efforts of key road safety organisations and community groups throughout the city. Other duties include a strong educational and advocacy role and linking closely to local police enforcement, the Council's parking enforcement and engineering workers. Council does not charge for this service.

Contact

Contact the Road Safety Co-ordinator by email, phone +64 3 546 0390, or mobile 027 678 3384.

Download

Download the new Road Safety in Nelson & Tasman booklet (5.1MB PDF)

Stopping distances demonstration video

The stopping distances demonstrations held recently were a success.

Go here to see the video.

New tools to improve safety for senior road users

A new set of tools aimed at keeping older road users safe on New Zealand roads is available free online and being boosted by local classroom based courses.

The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has launched the Staying Safe online toolkit - a suite of new older driver education resources to help improve road safety for people over 70 years of age.

Nelson City Council Road Safety Adviser Margaret Parfitt says the Staying Safe course content and supporting material will help organisations such as Road Safe Nelson Bays continue to provide road safety refresher workshops for older drivers. Locally, the free Staying Safe workshops are held every six to eight weeks.

During the workshop drivers re-familiarise themselves with traffic rules and safer driving practices as well as increasing knowledge about other transport options available to help keep them mobile for as long as possible. Courses can be tailored to suit various needs – for example they can be held in a retirement village and include focus on mobility scooter training.

In addition to free regular class room based courses she says a dedicated online section designed for use by individual older drivers has also been launched in the same website section - which will provide interactive activities and information to help older drivers improve safety for themselves.

To book a spot on the next course on 21 June phone Peter on +64 3 547 1217.

For more information phone Margaret on +64 3 546 0390.

Community Road Safety Programme

Each year an educational road safety programme is developed to co-ordinate local community efforts. A funding scheme administered by New Zealand Transport Agency called the Community Road Safety Programme provides an annual opportunity for Local Authorities to seek funding assistance for projects that attempt to address identified road safety priorities for the City.

If you have a project that you would like to have considered for funding assistance, please contact the Road Safety Co-ordinator.

For the 2010-2011 year the following programmes and community projects have been put up for funding. Funding will be confirmed late September 2010.

0800 CYCLE-CRASH

A quick four minute call to 0800 CYCLE CRASH is all it takes to help Council gather information to make our roads safer for cycles. The cycle crash hotline trial is ongoing and there will be a new reporting form for the call centre to use which brings it more in line with police reporting forms. NCC uses this information to assist with policy formation and operational/maintenance work. Significant trends are shared at cycle forums and RSAP meetings if major enforcement or engineering actions are required.

Child Restraint education

Survey data has shown a consistently high child restraint usage rate in Nelson City and Tasman District, however the main issue is whether restraint is correctly installed.

The education programme of visiting preschools has been run for the last five years, is highly regarded and continues to be requested by them. This is also being delivered by Plunket staff -- using "Buckle bear" and Booster Rooster as resources. The aims and objectives are to promote correct use of child restraints, with visits throughout the year on request of the preschools/kindergartens. Educator also speaks to antenatal classes at Nelson hospital. We also develop, print and distribute local car seat information resources.

Safe Journey to School

Walking School Buses and Cycle Trains

This project aims to make the journey to and from school safer for primary and intermediate school-age road users, including the Walking School Bus and the Cycle Trains. The project identifies safety issues for children in various School communities and aims to put measures in place to sort out any identified problem. The programme helps students, parents and teachers from the two schools identify their routes to and from school and around their community and any hazards and problems on those routes.

Project funding

If you have a project that you would like to have considered for funding assistance, please contact the Road Safety Co-ordinator, phone/fax +64 3 546 0390, or mobile 027 678 3384.

Other contacts and sources of funding

Road Safety Trust

Road Safety Trust publicly call for applications approximately 2-3 times per year. For further details, contact:

Executive Officer
Road Safety Trust
P O Box 2394
Railway Station
Wellington
Telephone +64 4 494 8716
Fax +64 4 494 8601

Road Safe Nelson Bays

(formally the Nelson District Road Safety Council)

This group has been in operation for a number of years. It aims to provide a community voice for all road users and includes representatives from the police, councils, ACC, motorcyclists, heavy haulage, driving instructors, Transit NZ, Health Promotion and local cyclists.

This group meets monthly and can also assist with small amounts of funding for local road safety projects. For further information about the activities of this group contact the chairperson, Secretary Krista Hobday on +64 3 543 8551.