Safer Journeys

Safer Journeys is the government's strategy to guide improvements in road safety over the period 2010–2020. The strategy's vision is a safe road system increasingly free of death and serious injury and introduces the Safe System approach to New Zealand.

The strategy is how New Zealand will contribute to the United Nations' Decade of Action for Road Safety.

• Download the Safer Journeys strategy (PDF, 2,332kb)  

Safer Journeys action plan 2011-2012

The Safer Journeys action plan, released by the Minister of Transport at the Decade of Action for Road Safety launch on 11 May 2011, is an important step towards a safer road system for New Zealand.

The action plan builds on the Safer Journeys strategy, and sets out a Safe System approach to road safety with actions over the next two years for safe roads and roadsides, safe speeds, safe vehicles and safe road use.

Improving road safety is something that everyone can contribute to and all New Zealanders are urged to play a part and ensure safety is a priority when it comes to the roads.

• Download the Safer Journeys action plan (PDF, 693kb)  
• Read the Transport Minister's media release on the beehive website 
• Read the National Road Safety Committee's media release (PDF, 55kb) 
• Read the frequently asked questions about the action plan

You can also download useful factsheets on actions we have progressed so far, what we are planning to do, and how we will monitor the progress of our actions.

• What we have done so far (PDF, 182kb)
• What we are planning to do (PDF, 316kb)
• Monitoring our progress (PDF, 295kb)