NLTP - National Land Transport Programme

2007/08 National Land Transport Programme

The Authority’s Land Transport Programme (ALTP): The road policing programme for 2007/08

The Authority’s Land Transport Programme for 2007/08 has been prepared by Land Transport NZ and approved by the Minister of Transport in accordance with the Land Transport Management Act. It provides funding for the New Zealand Police only and is now named the road policing programme (RPP). A package of new initiatives focusing on road safety for the 2007/08 year targets specific driver behaviours and specific locations which are demonstrating high social cost caused by crashes in comparison with the policing resources available in those areas. The initiatives are aligned with the Road Safety to 2010 Strategy, in particular drink-driving and speed enforcement. The initiatives also provide a strong focus on trauma promoting offences and provide for an investment in technology to increase officer productivity and safety. The government’s road safety goals for New Zealand are to reduce the number of road deaths to no more than 300 per year and hospitalisations to no more than 4,500 per year by 2010. Road deaths in 2006 totalled 391 and hospitalisations totalled 7,470. Total funding for the RPP is $259.15 million for 2007/08. Further detail, including activity descriptions and funding levels is contained in the road policing programme section of this NLTP and the full RPP can be viewed at http://www.police.govt.nz/resources.

 

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