Safer Journeys for people who cycle: Cycling Safety Panel Final Report & Recommendations
Where presented / published:
Available on NZTA website, published Dec 2014
The 2013 Coronial Inquiry into cycling safety (Matenga 2013) investigated 13 recent cycling fatalities and concluded that work needed to be done to investigate ways in which cycling on New Zealand roads could be made safer. As a result of the Coroner’s recommendation, the NZ Transport Agency established a Cycling Safety Panel, which is composed of 10 experts in the fields of cycling, transport and human behaviour. The members of the Panel included Axel Downard-Wilke and (then University of Canterbury lecturer) Glen Koorey.
Based on considerable background data and numerous public submissions, this report:
• provides an overview of the current situation of cycling safety in New Zealand
• compares the New Zealand situation to international best practice
• applies the Safe System approach to cycling safety issues
• presents the Panel’s 35 recommendations (including 15 high-priority ones) to improve the safety of cycling in New Zealand
Many of these recommendations have since been implemented.
