Safety Issues

Rural

Most of South Canterbury’s fatal and/or serious crashes happened on local rural roads where the speed limit is higher. There are many hazards on our rural roads.
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Speed

Speed is the largest contributing factor to fatal and serious crashes on South Canterbury roads.

Intersections

There were 838 reported intersection crashes over the last 5 years (2005-2010), of which 4 resulted in death and 56 people got seriously injured. 307 received minor injuries.

Restraints

Seat belts are there to keep a person safe. In many fatal crashes, un-restrained occupants died because they were flung out of their vehicles.

Fatigue

When driver sobriety, speed & road engineering is not a factor in a crash, it’s most likely fatigue related.

Alcohol

Alcohol and vehicles are a deadly mix. Each year many families lose loved ones, or people are mutilated for life because an impaired driver decided to drive.

Motorcycles

Motorcycle crashes have increased in the last few years in South Canterbury.