marinus la rooij - nz transport agency
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HEAVY VEHICLE SAFETY CHALLENGES IN NEW ZEALAND
Chain of Responsibility & Heavy Vehicle Safety Conference, November 2016
Marinus La Rooӱ, Freight Strategy Manager, NZ Transport Agency
New Zealand at a Glance
An exporting nation with significant freight volumes (especially commodities), on a long ‘stringy’ network.
NZ’s Freight Task is Growing 50-60% Increase in freight volumes by 2042
Freight volume forecast National Freight Demand Study (MoT 2014)
Road Transport Industry • Dominated by owner-drivers • Low barriers to market entry • Highly competitive and cost
sensitive market • Freight owners often twice
removed from haulers…
The Safety Challenge Due to the physical forces involved (with larger size & mass), a mistake (or poor decision) involving a truck (including when trucks are not ‘at fault’) is more likely to result in: - a crash - death & serious injury
Progress Towards a Safe System
New Approaches Needed….
Safer Roads + Roadsides
• Significant investment in strategic freight network (national + regional routes)
• High risk rural roads guide
Building safer roads
Safer Roads + Roadsides
• High productivity =
reduces crash risk
exposure
Get More Freight on Fewer Trucks
Safer Vehicles
Safer Vehicles
Safer Journeys Action Plan
Examine (in 2017) value of mandating: o Electronic Stability Control (ESC) o Side under-run protection o Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) o Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB)
Safer Vehicles • High productivity = mandatory
safety features • Encourage newer vehicles • Certificate of Fitness review Opportunity to look at other safety features across the whole fleet
High Productivity Safety Results Crashes involving combination-heavy vehicles (including
HPMVs)
Safer Speeds
• 10-Below Campaign • Speed Management Guide • Installation of digital speed cameras
Right Speeds for the Conditions
Safer Road Use
NZ Truck Drivers • Aging workforce • Can work up to 70 hours a week • Difficult for younger people to
move through licencing system Opportunity to better incentivise driver education and skills?
Safer Road Use
• Driver Licencing Rule • Roll-over prevention
campaign • Safe & Efficient Driver
Education (SAFE-ED) • Educate other road users
Safer Road Users
Safer Road Use
Influencing Operating Environment • ‘Chain of Responsibility’ - Land
Transport Act 1989 (Sec. 79T and 79U)
• Operator Rating System (ORS) • Freight Owners
Safer Road Use Smarter Enforcement • Closer collaboration with NZ
Police (CVIU) • Use of road-side technology • Weigh/Right
Safer Road Use ‘Compliance as a Service’? Use of technology for real-time monitoring of heavy vehicles, provided by accredited third parties, audited and incentivised….
