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A New Zealand guide to the treatment of crash locations

This guide provides procedures for the treatment of traffic crash locations in New Zealand. It outlines practices and policies specific to New Zealand and forms a companion document to Austroads Guide to traffic engineering practice.

Print version: Context [PDF, 129 KB]

2   Context

A CRS fits within the requirements of a number of statutory and strategy documents aimed at safely managing New Zealand’s road network and reducing road trauma. Figure 2.1 below outlines how these documents inter-relate and where a CRS lies.

There are essentially two parallel complementary streams of legislation which work together leading to the development of land transport plans, road safety strategies, SMSs and CRS programmes.

Figure 2.1 Legislative and policy framework

legislative and policy framework

Page updated: 20 July 2005