Councillor Nees in respect to road safety reports that there has been a lot of conversation and indeed resolutions confirming strategic and collaborative intent, further she reports that options are being investigated and reported on.
I was until recently a member on all three regional Road Safety Action committees for six years attending all meetings; I have yet to meet councillor Nees. Is this what is referred to a regional leadership? From where I sit Mr Horans article is on the money.
The Regional Council has been failing in respect to managing and leading Road Safety outcomes, both in respect to funding and staff allocation. Further Mr Horan is absolutely correct that the NZTA as well has significantly depleted funding for road user education, restructuring the agency away from regional involvement in user behaviour education, no longer providing advisors and regional expertise / leadership for this vital aspect of road safety.
Build and engineer for safer roads, improve the safety ratings for vehicles and employ more engineers at the end of the day it always comes back to the attitude, the knowledge and the skills of the driver, user behaviour, or as Mr Horan writes commonsense and awareness.
Great to hear councillor that you are at least having the conversations.

Michael O'Neill, Tauranga.