New Zealand pedestrian profile

An overview of pedestrian activity and injury in New Zealand.

Walking is our most fundamental transport activity. Since the dawn of mankind, the ability to walk has helped to define us as human. Even now a child's first steps are eagerly anticipated and celebrated as one of life's important milestones.

Yet once our first steps are taken, walking quickly becomes taken for granted. Few of us are aware of the extent of our daily pedestrian activity. Even fewer would define ourselves as ‘pedestrians’.

This Profile aims to make visible the extent and importance of pedestrian activity and injury in New Zealand. Its focus is on walking as a transport mode, and it aims to provide an accessible overview to those who plan our communities, manage our roads, or are concerned about the safety of our transport environment.

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Last updated: 17 June 2008