An official report estimates allowing cycling on footpaths could lead to one death and 17 serious injuries a year but still have a $10 million upside. But opponents say the cost-benefit analysis is flawed and ignores the benefit of people being able to walk around safely. The government is proposing to let bikes, e-bikes and […]
She’s a mountain bike certified coach and her business card, which probably hasn’t had wide distribution yet, also identifies Paula Pietersma as a mountain biking addict. Perhaps she needs to be, because just as Pietersma’s coaching service was starting to wind up — after months of preparation and gaining compliance — Covid-19 lockdown meant she […]
Road crash reports collected by NZ Police have often been used as a basis for guiding various road safety and crash prevention campaigns. A novel collaborative study published in the Journal of Road Safety (May 2020) involving the Midland Trauma System and NZTA suggests that in the case of on-road motorcycle crashes, police reports may […]
Driver fatigue and unsafe vehicles are just two of the concerns police have as travel restrictions ease, allowing people to move freely around the country once again. New Zealand moved to alert level 2 on Thursday, meaning inter-regional travel is once again allowed after close to eight weeks without it. Before hitting the road Waikato […]
Crashes have doubled in the Waikato as more people leave their homes and head back to work under alert level 3. For the week ending April 29, which consisted of just two days under alert level 3, there were 47 crashes and 194 driving complaints, Waikato road policing manager Inspector Jeff Penno said. That was a jump from 20 […]
Whether heading off on a family outing, or just a trip to the shops to top up on supplies, or even for an essential worker’s new way of commuting to work, cycling has been a clear winner of the lockdown. Cycling advocates are encouraging work to be undertaken to ensure this momentum isn’t lost, and […]
This study describes the variation in volumes and types of injuries admitted to a level one trauma centre in New Zealand over two 14-day periods before and during the national level 4 lockdown for COVID-19; and highlight communities at risk of preventable injury that may impact negatively on hospital resources. Overall there was a reduction […]
The lockdown appears to have halved the number of majorly-injured people needing a bed at Waikato Hospital. And it seems drops are being seen around the country as people stay home to stop the spread of Covid-19. If fewer trauma patients come through the hospital, more beds – and in some cases ventilators – would be available […]
Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter today confirmed an underpass for people walking and cycling will be part of the Baypark to Bayfair Link project in Tauranga, following thorough investigations by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. “I’m very pleased to announce that the underpass will be going ahead,” said Julie Anne Genter. “The underpass will […]
The Government will provide extra funding to help councils expand footpaths and roll out temporary cycleways to help people keep 2 metres of physical distance after the Alert Level 4 lockdown, Associate Minister of Transport Julie Anne Genter announced today. “When people begin to return to city centres following the lockdown we want them to […]
Cycling on footpaths could lead to one death a year but have a $10m upside, report says
An official report estimates allowing cycling on footpaths could lead to one death and 17 serious in...
New trauma patient system expected to save lives
A new approach in dealing with trauma patients launched in Hamilton is expected to save about 20 liv...