Safe stopping distance demonstrations

Safe stopping distance demonstrations are held every two years around the district.

The demonstrations are a road safety campaign to show how long it takes for a car to stop when travelling at different speeds.

A trained driver shows the distance it takes to stop at various speeds. The key messages are:

• Speed is a contributing factor in 20% of all fatal and serious injury crashes on New Zealand roads.
• Each year, around 80 people are killed and 400 are seriously injured in speed-related crashes in New Zealand.
• At speed, there is less opportunity for a driver to react to a mistake and recover.
• We usually get to learn from our mistakes; but not when driving - the road is an exception. Even the smallest of mistakes on the road can cost us our life, or someone else's.

Want to arrange a demonstration?

For further information on these demonstrations contact the Road Safety Coordinator.