Further guidance on assessment

Introduction

Further to the standard assessment criteria, Approved Organisations and the Transport Agency should consider the following factors to support the assessment of road safety promotion activities.

Communities at risk register

The Transport Agency has aligned its investment assessment framework for the Road safety promotion activity class with 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 areas of concern.  However, we know that some communities are over-represented in national statistics for other risk areas.

The ‘Communities at Risk The Communities at Risk Register developed by the NZTA to identify communities that are over-represented in terms of road safety risk. The register ranks communities by local authority Any territorial authority or regional council within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2002. area based on the Safer journeys areas of concern (i.e. restraints, speed). ' register, based on information in the national Crash Analysis System Database, enables the Transport Agency to

• prioritise funding to those communities that feature highly within a national risk area; and
• address issues that are not identified as an area of high concern in 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, but are still a significant local risk issue, by helping local authorities identify and prioritise resources towards the specific areas of concern.

The register is updated prior to the start of the 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 funding cycle. Briefing notes issued annually to each Approved Organisation will further define localised risks.

The latest Communities at Risk Register can be found on the Transport Agency website.

Road safety action planning Road Safety Action Planning is a process for local engagement, planning and implementing road safety interventions by road safety partners based on evidence, knowledge and experience from a wide range of participants. Effective action planning requires a collaborative approach from participating partners to provide focus, commitment and urgency in order to address and mitigate road safety risks, particularly within the Safer Systems environment by coordinating interventions within all four pillars. Action planning works most effectively when informed by regional leadership and monitoring.

The Road Safety Action Planning process is an essential element for planning activities funded through the 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 , particularly within road safety promotion.  Effective action planning requires a collaborative approach from key partners to provide direction, commitment and urgency to address and mitigate road safety risks.

Action planning works most effectively when led and owned by regional leadership, with alignment to national safety strategies.

Activities delivering on key priority areas for the region, cluster A group of territorial authorities that have come together for the purpose of planning and delivering community programmes and/or road policing activities across their combined area. or approved organisation, as informed by evidence, should reflect a number of the Safe System pillars and integrate investment from all parties utilising advertising, education, enforcement and infrastructure.  It is essential that investment proposals to the road safety promotion activity class reflect this broad, Safe System approach.

Funding assessment

Information on the assessment and Transport Agency prioritisation can be found in the Transport Agency’s Investment Assessment Framework .