New Zealand Police
Road Policing Programme 2006/07
July 2006
Road Policing Support
New Zealand Police
Foreword
As Commissioner of Police, it is my pleasure to present the New Zealand Police Road Policing Programme for 2006/07.
This is the first year that Police has prepared a Road Policing Programme that outlines road policing activities to be undertaken during this year. Previously, these activities were presented in the Safety Administration Programme (SAP) which has now been integrated with the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP).
The activities set out in the programme show how Police will support the work of our road safety partners in reducing road trauma in order to build safer communities. The preparation of the Road Policing Programme has provided the opportunity for Police to review how these road policing activities are measured. This has resulted in the performance measures section of this programme including detailed outcome and outputs measures at the district level.
During the development of this programme, Police has reflected on its contribution to the Road Safety to 2010 strategy goals of no more than 300 deaths and no more than 4,500 hospitalisations in the 12 months ending 31 December 2010. It is pleasing that steady progress is being made towards these targets, with a forecasted road toll of 360 for the 2005/06 fi scal year, compared to 446 in 2003/04 and 451 in 2004/05.
Risk targeted and general deterrence enforcement strategies have contributed to this signifi cant reduction and have been particularly successful in influencing road user behaviour. In terms of speed control, for example, the percentage of drivers exceeding 110km/h has dropped steadily over the last fi ve years from an average of 16 percent in 1999-2001 to 5 percent in 2005.
Whilst this reduction in speed is celebrated, I am disappointed that the area of drink-driving has not shared a similar level of success over the same period, with the proportion of fatal crashes with driver alcohol as a contributing factor rising from an average of 25 percent in 1999-2001 to 29 percent in 2005.
It is gratifying, in light of our increased road policing effort, that public support remains high with 48 percent wanting Police effort to catch people breaking road safety laws maintained at current levels and 38 percent wanting it increased further1. It is very clear that our efforts to reduce road trauma are publicly supported.
Recent initiatives such as “Anytime Anywhere” speed camera deployment and the “Speed Kills Kids” campaign have contributed positively to influencing driving behaviour. As we move towards 2010, Police will remain committed to introducing further initiatives aimed at reducing the number of collisions which lead to death or injury on our roads. These initiatives will be reflected in the new Road Policing Strategy 2007-2010, currently under development.
Howard Broad
Commissioner of Police
Contents
Part 1 - INTRODUCTION
1. Road Safety to 2010 strategy
1.1 Strategic themes
1.2 Priorities for Action
1.3 Road safety outcomes
1.4 Road safety goals and targets
1.5 User-group outcomes
1.6 Intermediate outcomes
1.7 Overall and intermediate road safety outcomes from 2002 to 2005
Part 2 - ROAD POLICING ACTIVITIES
1. Road Policing Strategy 2001–2006
2. Road policing activities
2.1 Police output class: Road Safety Programme
2.2 Planning and delivery of road policing resources
2.3 Police activities
2.4 Additional funding approved for 2006/07
3. Road policing management and strategic capability
4. Road policing enforcement structure
4.1 Specialist groups
4.2 Road policing by the General Duties Branch
4.3 Other road policing and road safety groups
5. Risk targeted road policing
5.1 The National Land Transport Programme (NLTP)
5.2 Road safety action plans and network safety coordination on state highways
5.3 Other work
5.4 National and local strategic enforcement campaigns
6. Performance measurement
7. Current developments
7.1 Review of Road Policing Strategy 2001-2006
7.2 Resources framework
7.3 Enhanced heavy vehicle inspection capability
7.4 Management and strategic capability
7.5 The Police Professional Driving Programme
7.6 Drug testing drivers
7.7 Alco-Link
7.8 Road policing training and documentation review
7.9 School Road Safety Education Strategy
Part 3 - PERFORMANCE MEASURES
1. Performance Measures
2. Strategic road policing
Speed Control (including traffi c camera operations)
Drinking and/or drugged driver control
Restraint device control
Visible road safety and general enforcement
Commercial vehicle investigation (CVI) and road user charges (RUC) enforcement
3. Community engagement on road safety
Police community services
School road safety education
4. Road policing incident and emergency management
Crash attendance and investigation
Traffi c management services
5. Road policing resolutions
Sanctions, prosecutions and court orders
6. Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit Service Delivery Charter
Part 4 - POLICE DISTRICT AND LOCAL AUTHORITY RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
1. Preface
2. Police full time equivalents
2.1 Presentation of police resources
2.2 Consideration of approved organisations’ recommendations
2.3 Flexibility to target to risk
2.4 Additional police resources
National summary of police resources
Police resources by police district
Police resources by local authority
Part 5 - GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1. Glossary of terms
2. Road Policing Standards Guide
3. Road Trauma Promoting Offences
4. Road Safety Calendar 2006/07
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