Eastern Bay of Plenty Road Safety partners with a number of agencies and organisations for speed campaigns.

Speed is the single biggest road safety issue in New Zealand – drivers travelling too fast for the conditions. Speed affects all crashes. It can be a factor in causing them, and it has a direct effect on the damage done in a crash. It is clear from the crash statistics that many people underestimate how changing conditions, such as wet weather, can increase road risk.

Many drivers aren’t aware that they can be travelling at the speed limit and still be driving unsafely. The speed limit is the maximum legal speed that you can travel at on a road in perfect conditions.

However, road conditions are rarely perfect. Look out for changes in traffic, road and weather conditions, and reduce your speed accordingly.