Road Safety Calendar Competition
Entry Forms for next year's competition are available now. Click here to download the entry form.
Last year's calendar is availble for viewing under the links and information section of this page.
Give Way Rule Change
For information on the changes to the give way rule and when this will come into effect click here to be redirected to the New Zealand Transport Authority website.
Current Campaigns...
How's My Driving?
Ashburton District Council Road Safety Coordinator and Port FM Ashburton have just completed a road safety test to see how five drivers from five different age groups do as they resit their learner theory test and go for a drive with driving instructor and assessor Denise Farr.
The reason behind this campaign is to challenge people’s ideas about their own driving.
Respect intersections
Vehicle collisions at intersections are the most common type of crashes in the Ashburton District with 80% of all urban crashes happening at intersections.
The 3 month campaign focuses on encouraging motorists to “Respect Intersections” and try to encourage them to prevent some of the more common and often avoidable incidents. Taking special care at intersections or anywhere on our roads should not be contained to campaign periods – taking care all year round would bring a welcome reduction in the number of serious injuries and, in some cases, loss of lives.
The campaign is about encouraging people to treat intersections with the respect they deserve. It doesn’t cost you anything to have another look before you drive on…but who knows what the cost will be if you don’t'.