Strategic fit for road safety promotion

Introduction

This section sets out the guidance on assessing strategic fit for activities within the road safety promotion activity class, for the 2015-18 NLTP A National Land Transport Programme Interrelated and complementary combination of activities that, when delivered in a coordinated manner, produce synergies – can span more than one work category and more than one activity class, e.g. a programme could include a road improvement and public transport improvement activities. adopted by the NZTA under section 19 of the LTMA, as from time to time amended or varied .

The road safety promotion activity class incorporates:

• Work category 432 – Promotion, education and advertising

Default strategic fit

By default, the strategic fit rating for activities within a road safety promotion programme is low.

Requirements for medium rating

A road safety promotion programme may be given a medium strategic fit rating if each  road user behaviour change activity for reducing the crash risk involving deaths and serious injuries is:

• a national or local programme 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 ; OR
• a local programme for a community at medium risk; OR
• a national programme that supports delivery of a local programme for a community at medium risk.

Requirements for high rating

A high strategic fit rating must only be given to road safety promotion programmes if each road user behaviour change activity for reducing the crash risk involving deaths and serious injuries is:

• a national or local programme 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 ; OR
• a local programme for a community at high risk; OR
• a national programme that support delivery of a local programme for a community at high risk.