Getting There - On Foot, By Cycle - Focus Four
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A strategy to advance walking and cycling in New Zealand transport
February 2005
Improving safety and security
Safety can be defined as 'reasonable freedom from danger, personal physical risk, and risk of property damage. Improving safety requires us to address the risks pedestrians and cyclists face from traffic and from the transport infrastructure, as well as their concerns about crime.
Taking a risk- or danger-reduction approach can enable safety outcomes to be improved while also improving safety perceptions and access for cyclists and pedestrians.
Improving safety is integral to encouraging new users, but also to addressing the needs of current users, especially those who are most vulnerable in the road environment or who are most reliant on walking and cycling for day-to-day transport.
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