According to the Land Transport Road User Rules 2004, intersections are described as:
…2 or more intersecting or meeting road-ways…
- Intersections can be controlled (by stop- or give way signs or traffic lights) or uncontrolled (at a car park of a shopping mall or urban or rural roads where there are no signs).
- Remember that the give-way rules apply at those uncontrolled intersections.
- Motorists failing to give way feature high in South Canterbury and National LTNZ statistic for crashes in the years from 2004 to 2009.
- In Timaru, failing to give way at intersections was the second most common factor contributing to injury crashes.
- In South Canterbury, failing to give way at intersections were third on the list of most common contributing crash factors.
Intersections - it's your call – take another look!
Reseach has shown that many crashes are not reported - up to 40%!
At 2008 VOSL (value of statistical life) rates it means that apart from the emotional and financial effect it had on people in our community, it also cost the tax payer over $90million in social costs.
Click here to see a map of where these crashes occured
The main main factor is that drivers did not give way or stop at these intersections. Nearly half (45%) of intersection crashes involved crossing or turning movements.
Poor observation (55%) and Failed to giveway or stop (47%) are the major contributing factors.
What are the major contributing factors?
Like with most crashes there are usually more than one factors that contributed to a crash. There are however factors that stand out as being the main causes.
We like to think it's always the other person - not us - but click here to see that it may be people of your age that is involved.
