Strategic fit for road policing activities

Introduction

This section sets out the guidance on assessing strategic fit for activities within the road policing programme.

The road policing programme incorporates:

• work category A type of activity – not confined to a particular activity class, e.g. new roads (work category 323) appears in:
  
  * activity class 12 – local road improvements
  * activity class 13 – state highways improvements 711: Road Policing

Default strategic fit

By default, the strategic fit rating for components of a road policing programme is low.

Requirements for medium rating

A road policing programme may be given a medium strategic fit rating if it comprises activities for reducing the crash risk involving deaths and serious injuries through:

• national or local programmes in a Safer Journeys area of medium concern The medium priorities that need to be addressed but relative to the high priorities require less change in policy or practice to improve safety in Safer Journeys action plan A action plan to develop and implement initiatives over a specified period for Safer Journeys The government's strategy to guide improvements in road safety over the period 2010–2020. http://www.transport.govt.nz/saferjourneys/Pages/default.aspx . http://www.transport.govt.nz/saferjourneys/Pages/default.aspx . These include: - Improving the safety of the light vehicle fleet - Safe walking and cycling - Improving the safety of heavy vehicles - Reducing the impact of fatigue - Addressing distraction - Reducing the impact of high risk drivers
• local programmes for a community at medium risk
• national programmes that support delivery of a local programmes for a community at medium risk

Requirements for high rating

A high strategic fit rating must only be given to a road policing programme if it comprises activities for:

• Reducing the crash risk involving deaths and serious injuries through:
  • national or local programmes in a Safer Journeys area of high concern The high priority areas identified in Safer Journeys action plan A action plan to develop and implement initiatives over a specified period for Safer Journeys The government's strategy to guide improvements in road safety over the period 2010–2020. http://www.transport.govt.nz/saferjourneys/Pages/default.aspx . http://www.transport.govt.nz/saferjourneys/Pages/default.aspx where the greatest improvements could be made over the period covered by the Safer Journeys The government's strategy to guide improvements in road safety over the period 2010–2020. http://www.transport.govt.nz/saferjourneys/Pages/default.aspx strategy. These include: - Reducing alcohol/drug impaired driving - Increasing the safety of young drivers - Safe roads and roadsides - Safe speeds - Increasing the safety of motorcycling
  • local programmes for a community at high risk
  • national programmes that support delivery of a local programmes for a community at high risk.

AND

• Protection of land transport revenue