Rotorua is hosting the New Zealand road safety industry’s annual
‘Trafinz’ conference this week ( september 3 to 7) – with ‘safety and
efficiency – the challenges of delivering both’ the theme.
Trafinz
vice-president, John Gottler says the conference committee has laid
down a challenge to all delegates this year to address the complex
issues within the country’s transport system on a local and national
basis.
“Our delegates will be challenged on how they can
deliver on both safety and efficiency, including travel efficiency,
travel reliability and productivity, to enable us to compete globally as
a nation and to achieve safe sustainable transportation outcomes,”
Gottler says.
“The ‘Safer Journeys’
strategy identifies transportation issues that are of concern, which
effectively become the priorities for road safety and efficiency in New
Zealand. We will have a conversation on these at this conference,” he
says.
“There will also be presentations and engagement on the
direction of road policing in New Zealand, car technology and the future
of vehicles, motorcycle safety, walking, cycling, high productivity
vehicles and public transport.”
Gottler says the NZ Traffic
Institute has promoted road safety and sustainable transportation for
over 65 years, with the vision that no-one should die or be seriously
injured while using New Zealand’s transport system.
Guest
speakers include the associate minister of transport, Michael Woodhouse;
Swedish Transport Administration specialist in traffic safety Dr Anders
Lie; assistant commissioner of the NZ Police, Dave Cliff; transport and
road safety researcher, Prof Raphael Grzebieta; and from the Centre for
Accident Research and Road Safety Queensland, Dr Judy Fleiter.
“This
conference will challenge and drive innovation for key transport
dilemmas through engagement with the very best national and
international experts in the industry, says Gottler.
“It is an
opportunity for the industry to provide people with the tools and
abilities to create excellence in transportation outcomes.”
