October 2018
Welcome to spring and the SASTA newsbytes for October, we apologies in the delay in receiving this edition but hope you are able to check out our update on campaigns from around the country, upcoming events and information relevant to our members.
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Feet First
From Pamela McConchie, Senior Education Advisor, Schools at the NZ Transport Agency.
I am researching the wonderful road safety education programmes being run in our primary schools, and I would appreciate your feedback! Are you using the Feet First programme, or something similar which records transport modes to and from school?
Could you please contact me at pamela.mcconchie@nzta.govt.nz or (04) 894 6199.
Thank you!
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World-first ratings system for motorcycle clothing launched
ACC today announced the launch of a world-first rating system for motorcycle clothing known as MotoCAP.
“The Motorcycle Clothing Assessment Programme (MotoCAP) is the first of its kind, and will give the motorcycle community more information when they are making choices about the clothing they wear when riding,” says Motorcycle Programme Manager, David Keilty.
Key Points:
- MotoCAP will give clothing two separate star ratings – one for protection and one for comfort
- MotoCAP has involved stakeholders from across Australia and New Zealand working together to develop the system, the first in the world of its kind.
“Motorcycle and scooter riders have very little protection other than their helmet and their clothing when involved in a crash,” advises Keilty, who steers the Ride Forever programme, an ACC initiative aimed at reducing motorcycle crashes and injuries.
“This is why we at Ride Forever joined together with road safety agencies around Australia and Deakin University to develop the system and test the gear.”
Mr Keilty said the protection star rating considers performance in abrasion resistance, seam strength and impact protection, while the comfort rating is based on how comfortable the clothing is in New Zealand and Australian climatic conditions.
Last year in New Zealand 45 motorcyclists lost their life on the road and 7,372 motorcyclists received treatment and support from ACC. The total cost of motorcycle-related claims was more than $94 million.
According to Mr Keilty, the development of MotoCAP means riders will now have more information about their choice of protective gear, including being able to balance the sometimes conflicting needs of personal protection and comfort.
For more information on MotoCAP ratings and the scheme visit: www.motocap.com.au
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Same Diff Advertising
A reminder from the NZTA Education and Advertising team that all your marketing activity for Seatbelts campaign - Same Diff needed to be removed by 10 th October. After this date NZTA do not have any usage rights for the photography and you may be at risk of incurring a charge for keeping it up.
NZTA are currently working on a new Seatbelts campaign to replace the Same Diff campaign that will be out in market later this year.
Please get in touch with Nikki if you have any further queries about national advertising.
Nicola Gates/ Senior Advertising Advisor
Customer Experience and Behaviour
DDI 64 4 894 5240 / M 64 021 919 263
E Nicola.Gates@nzta.govt.nz / |
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Transport Outlook Dashboards - Road and public transport
The Ministry of Transport continues to release a new series of dashboards on their website. The dashboards replace the existing Transport Indicator Framework and also provide an update to the Transport Outlook: Current State publication which was released in July 2017.
When finalised the dashboards will detail a series statistics covering eight topics: household travel, road transport, public transport, cycling and walking, domestic freight (road and rail), air passenger and freight, maritime and ports, and environment and health.
The Ministry has released the Road Transport and Public Transport Dashboards:
Topics in the road transport dashboard include amongst other things: the volume of vehicle travel (vehicle kilometres travelled), the vehicle fleet and its characteristics, road infrastructure quantity and quality, road financing and expenditure, and road safety.
The statistics covered by the public transport dashboard include for example: public transport boardings, public transport funding, and consumers price indices for public transport.
The Ministry will advise as each new set of Dashboards are released. As noted, the Transport Dashboard is still under development. Beyond adding more topics, improvements to the user navigation and user-analytical functionality are also in the works. However, The Ministry always welcomes your feedback on the Transport Dashboard.
If you have any questions, please email MoTAnalytics@transport.govt.nz
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SASTA AGM
This year's AGM will be held at the Trafinz conference on the 13th of November at 1pm, Shed 6, Queens Wharf, Wellington.
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Professional Development
Trafinz Conference
The theme of the 2018 Trafinz Conference is Prioritising for People. Find out more at the Trafinz Conference website.
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Sustainability Trust
Sustainability Trust are running the third of their Zero Carbon Wellington series with a focus on the changing face of energy and transport.
Towards Clean Energy Thursday 25th of October, 3.30-6.30pm, NZ Post House, Wellington.
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NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities Seminar
The NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities run a series of free lunchtime seminars in Wellington, you can find links to previous workshops below:
For further information, or to subscribe or unsubscribe, please contact Libby Grant
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Cedric Rogers award
The Cedric Rogers Award is in memory of Cedric Rogers, former chairperson of the Road Safety Coordinators Association of Aotearoa (now SASTA). The award acknowledges Cedric’s achievements, as well as recognising others who share his passion, commitment and leadership towards building a safe and sustainable road system that is increasingly free of death and serious injury.
This annual award is presented to a SASTA member who has shown individual achievement in their ‘safe system’ approach to road safety and / or sustainable transport work. The winner is judged for leadership, innovation, achievement and commitment to their work. This year's award will be presented at the TRAFINZ conference dinner on November the 13th.
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Executive Meetings
The Executive has monthly teleconferences and meets once a year for a face to face meeting in Wellington. Our face-to-face meeting was on February on the 21st and 22nd. Minutes from our previous meetings can be found by logging on our website.
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SASTA Newsletter
The Summer SASTA newsletter was distributed in May, thanks to all our contributors. Our next edition will be out in December.
Please click the following link for the most recent SASTA newsletter, including stories from members around the country, conference updates and more. Thank you to those who contributed, we’re proud to support your work and spread the word about your achievements. Keep those stories coming to your regional representative.
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Are you signed up to Snap Shot?
Make sure you receive Snap Shot the NZTA education and advertising newsletter. Contact Emily Weston, Advertising and Communication Coordinator Emily.weston@nzta.govt.nz to subscribe.
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Joining SASTA
Do you have colleges who would like to join SASTA, to be part of our group, share information and support each other in our mission to make our roads safer? Click on the link below to join.
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