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This website will give you information about general road safety tips, local issues for South Canterbury or links to websites that may assist you in finding information you may need. Enjoy!

The Timaru, Waimate and Mackenzie District Councils have jointly formed South Canterbury Road Safety (SCRS) to coordinate and promote road safety initiatives in South Canterbury. A Road Safety Coordinator (RSC) has been appointed to perform these tasks.

An essential part of this role is to work with the community to empower them with knowledge about road safety. The main objective is to reduce incidents of road trauma through education. The RSC works close with other road safety partners like the Police, ACC, and NZTA to achieve these goals.

Road Safety Statistics

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Most fatal and serious crashes happened on our local rural roads.

Current issues in all three districts are:

  • loss of control on straight roads
  • Loss of control on bends

Fatigue related crashes in all areas and intersection crashes in Timaru urban area are of great concern.

News

Lights for motorbikes

When riding a motor cycle in NZ the lights must be switched on at all times. 

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New laws from 1 Nov 2009

Ban on operating a cell phone when driving

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