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29 Nov

2018

Accident statistics – raw data vs. adjusted data

The NZ Working Safer Vision sets accident statistics goals for reduction of fatal and serious work injuries. But raw data from the Worksafe website shows no significant improvement in the simple number of deaths. 2013: 57, 2014 44, 2015: 45, 2016: 50, 2017: 50. This is because.. …the accident statistics get adjusted The calculation of baseline …

13 Apr

2018

Road safety and “Zero Harm”

Simon Lawrence Managing Risk, Road Safety, Zero harm No Comments

Hey, Road Safety Summit team in Wellington. I see the Minister wants “A new road safety strategy and the steps we need to get there.” She needs “A clear idea of the outcomes we want”. She has also been using THAT word “transformational”. The one the Boss uses. So I’m here to help! “Audacious!” The “audacious” …

13 Mar

2015

Confiscating car keys from foreign tourists – parochial puffery

Simon Lawrence Blogs, Grumpy, Road Safety, Un-categorised No Comments

“Locals reaching their grubby little hands into hire cars driven by tourists and taking their car keys has been a recent trend in New Zealand”. What’s been happening to car keys? As if it’s not enough for New Zealanders to collectively have one of the worst road fatality rates in the world, we now have a way to redirect our …

26 Apr

2009

Road safety – time to get serious

Simon Lawrence Blogs, Fixes, Grumpy, Managing Risk, Road Safety No Comments

Time for New Zealand drivers to get serious about road safety. I have the solutions, so don’t panic. It should have been clear to anyone with half a brain and it should have been done 40 years ago. No one had the vision or political will. They still don’t, so it’s up to me to rant and rave. First, let’s go back in time. To November 26th 1979 …

26 Apr

2009

Top Gear – will it survive the grey people?

Simon Lawrence Blogs, Grumpy, Nanny State, Road Safety No Comments

Last week, Richard Hammond, otherwise known affectionately as “Hamster” by his co-presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May, crashed a jet car while performing a speed run for the top rating BBC programme “Top Gear”. There was a collective sucking in of breath from the safety vultures. It seems Richard will survive. All Top Gear …

Category Archives: Road Safety

Accident statistics – raw data vs. adjusted data

Road safety and “Zero Harm”

Confiscating car keys from foreign tourists – parochial puffery

Road safety – time to get serious

Top Gear – will it survive the grey people?