Road Policing

Question 1

What is the the vision of road to zero

Answer 1

A New Zealand where no one is killed or seriously injured in road crashes

Question 2

How will road to zero be achieved

Answer 2

Building a road transport system that protects everyone from trauma. It represents a commitment to embed road safety principles and harm reduction in transport design regulation planning operation and funding

Question 3

What is the immediate target for road to zero

Answer 3

40% reduction over the next decade

Question 4

What does the road to zero action plan include

Answer 4

It contains 15 action plans

Question 5

What are the guiding principles for road to zero

Answer 5

1. We promote good choices but plan for mistakes
2. We design for human vulnerability
3. We strengthen all parts of the road transport system
4. We have a shared responsibility for improving road safety
5. Our actions are grounded in evidence and evaluated
6. Our road safety actions support health wellbeing and liveable places
7. We make safety a critical decision making priority

Question 6

What does the road to zero vision require

Answer 6

1. Improving the quality of our roads
2. Encouraging people to drive safer vehicles
3. Incentivising people to follow traffic laws
4. Creating a transport culture that values and protects life

Question 7

What are the five focus areas for road to zero

Answer 7

1. Infrastructure improvements and speed management
2. Vehicle safety
3. Work related road safety
4. Road user choices
5. System management

Question 8

What are the 15 action plans

Answer 8

2. Invest more in safety treatments and infrastructure improvements
3. Introduce a new approach to tackling unsafe speeds
4. Review infrastructure standards and guidelines
5. Enhance safety and accessibility of footpaths bike lanes and cycleways
7. Raise safety standards for vehicles entering the fleet
8. Increase understanding of vehicle safety
9. Implement mandatory anti-lock braking systems for motor cycles

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8. Support best practice for work related travel
9. Strengthen the regulation of commercial transport services
11. Prioritise road policing
12. Enhance drug driver testing
13. Increase access to driver licensing and training
14. Support motorcycle safety
15. Review road safety penalties

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15. Strengthen system leadership support and coordination

Question 9

For each of the five focus areas what are the 3 specific intervention indicators that are relevant to the initial actions

Answer 9

1. Intervention indicators
2. Safety performance indicators
3. Outcome indicators

Question 10

What are the 3 goals for NZ to effect it’s purpose of be safe and feel safe

Answer 10

1. Safe homes
2. Safe roads
3. Safe communities

Question 11

What is the overriding principle when applying TENR

Answer 11

Safety is success

Question 12

When reviewing each fleeing driver event what 5 things will be considered

Answer 12

1. Was it lawful
2. Was it justified considering all of the circumstances
3. Was it appropriate
4. Was it compliant with Police instructions
5. What lessons are to be learnt and applied

Question 13

What are the 10 overall principles of fleeing driver

Answer 13

1. Safety of the of all takes precedence over the apprehension of driver
2. Failing to stop or remain stopped is not a sufficient reason to commence a pursuit
3. An investigation is preferred over the commencement of a pursuit
4. It is only justified when the threat posed by the vehicle outweighs the risk of harm created by the pursuit
5. Police will consider the likely impact of any response particularly when there is youth or children involved
6. All staff are responsible for ensuring the pursuit is managed as safely as possible
7. A decision not to pursue will be supported
8. All fleeing drivers will be investigated to identify offender
9. Events will be reviewed in a timely manner to identify and effectively manage health and safety risks training issues systemic issues or lessons learnt
10. Staff maybe criminally liable if their manner of driving contravenes legislation

Question 14

What TENR things must you consider before signalling a driver to stop

Answer 14

1. The initial threat posed by occupants
2. The necessity to immediately apprehend the driver
3. The risk of harm to any person

Question 15

As a field supervisor what is your responsibilities when overseeing a pursuit

Answer 15

1. Maintain supervisory oversight
2. Provide support to staff and pursuit controller avoiding direct involvement in the pursuit where possible
3. Continuously perform own TENR to assess whether pursuit continued to be justified
4. Direct abandonment if their TENR assessment identifies the risk of harm outweighs the initial threat

Question 16

What is the field supervisors responsibilities after a fleeing driver event

Answer 16

1. Hot debriefs with ECC and staff to identify areas for improvement
2. Ensures Fleeing driver notification and NIA records are completed before end of shift
3. If staff is unable to complete notification or they have been involved in a pursuit resulting in serious injury or death a supervisor should complete on their behalf
4. Review the fleeing driver notification to ensure compliance with policy and legislation within 5 days of the report being submitted for review
5. Ensures health and safety reporting has been completed
6. Ensures an investigation has been commenced to identify the offender

Question 17

Approaching road safety form a whole of Police perspective what do we recognise

Answer 17

1. Some road safety risks have their genesis in other areas
2. Road safety is achieved through more than enforcement alone and requires a strong focus on prevention activities to ensure we achieve our goals alongside our road safety partners
3. Success in reducing trauma on NZ roads relies heavily on understanding and deploying to risk and a genuine whole of police approach

Question 18

What does the road safety partnership program focus on

Answer 18

The high risk behaviours of restraints impairment distraction and speed

75% invested to these areas

Question 19

How is the strategy set out for restraints

Answer 19

1. Everyone to wear seatbelts at all times

2. Staff will focus on road users complying

Question 20

How is the strategy set out for impairment

Answer 20

1. Impairment related crashes prevented entirely

2. Increase deterrence to minimise impact of death

Question 21

How is the strategy set for distractions

Answer 21

1. All drivers focus on task of driving and to expect the unexpected
2. Staff will focus on road users not driving while distracted

Question 22

How is the strategy set for speed

Answer 22

1. Reduce crash severity through reduction of mean speed

2. Staff will conduct speed enforcement focused in n identified risk

Question 23

What is the CCI for road safety

Answer 23

1. Repeat registration reports
2. Road safety partnership
3. Tasking and coordination
4. Tools
5. Local stakeholder partnership

Question 24

How will performance for road safety be measured

Answer 24

Will be aligned with longer term outcomes like reducing road deaths
It will be measured through SAS visual analytical and national road safety dashboard
Will expand on existing partnerships to evaluate outcomes against prevention based programs

Question 25

When can AOS or STG undertake a tactic in a fleeing driver situation

Answer 25

1. Trained in its use
2. It is undertaken in accordance with AOS or STG SOPs
3. Authorised by the commander