Being roadsmart for school - best choices for our children
Published: 2006A brochure for parents about safely getting to school.
Continuous cycle counting trial
Published: Jan 2009This document contains information about a trial of two types of inductive loop cycle counting equipment.
Cycle counting in New Zealand
Published: Feb 2008The report is a summary of a literature review of traffic-counting technology able to detect and monitor cycle traffic on a continuous basis and an internet-based survey of road controlling authorities (RCAs) and regional councils about their experience and interest in counting cycle traffic, either manually or automatically.
Cycle network and route planning guide
Published: Jan 2005This guide aims to promote a consistent approach to planning the provision for cycling in New Zealand.
Cycles: Road rules and equipment (Factsheet 1)
Published: May 2007This factsheet is for cyclists who share the roads with motor vehicles. If you are a cyclist, then for your own safety, and the safety of other road users, you must follow the road rules for cycle riders, and you must have the right equipment.
Cyclist skills training guide
Published: Mar 2010These guidelines address cyclist training skills to prepare trainees to cycle confidently on the road. The guidelines have been developed to cater for a range of trainees and suit both school and adult training environments. The guidelines are based on a number of outcomes to ensure that demonstrated ability is achieved at each grade.
Cyclist skills training newsletters
Published: Apr 2009A series of newsletters to update progress on the development of cyclist skills training in New Zealand.
Factsheet index (Factsheet 60)
Published: 2010The NZ Transport Agency's (NZTA) factsheets provide information on transport safety, standards and processes.
All our factsheets are available on this web site and can be printed directly from the site.
Many of our factsheets are also available from the NZTA's agents and regional offices in a...
Feet first every week - A whānau and caregivers guide
Published: Feb 2009The whānau and caregivers guide on Feet First Walk to School Every Week is a booklet that encourages students, whānau and caregivers to make the journey to school on foot for at least once a week, every week.
The booklet discusses the benefits for parents and children of walking to school and
looks at practical ways they can make it happen.
Students are...
Floodlighting pedestrian crossings
Published: Oct 1999This report details the results of the survey of floodlighting pedestrian crossings. Companion reports detail the results of the other two safety areas.
Neighbourhood accessibility plans (NAP): guidelines for coordinators
Published: Feb 2009To provide local authority project coordinators with guidance on how to carry out best practice neighbourhood accessibility plan projects.
Neighbourhood accessibility plans (NAP): resources to support the guidelines for coordinators
Published: Mar 2009These templates, tools, examples and informative documents support the NAP guidelines for coordinators.
Neighbourhood accessibility plans (NAP): summary posters
Published: 2007Summary posters to show what was done in a NAP project in Nelson, Papatoetoe and South Dunedin.
Neighbourhood accessibility plans (NAP): terms of reference template
Published: 06 May 2009Terms of reference template for any NAP with an investigation phase greater than $250,000.
New Zealand pedestrian profile
Published: Nov 2000This Profile aims to make visible the extent and importance of pedestrian activity and injury in New Zealand. Its focus is on walking as a transport mode, and it aims to provide an accessible overview to those who plan our communities and manage our roads.
New Zealand supplement to Austroads Guide to Traffic Engineering Practice: Part 14: Bicycles
Published: Sep 2008Companion document to Austroads Guide to Traffic Engineering Practice (GTEP) Part 14 Bicycles (edition June 2008) for New Zealand designers of cycle facilities. The last update was September 2008.
New Zealand walking and cycling strategy stocktake
Published: Oct 2008A study of the walking and cycling strategies held by local and regional councils.
Pedestrian planning and design guide
Published: Dec 2007The Pedestrian Planning and Design Guide is New Zealand's comprehensive official guide to planning and design for walking. It sets out ways to improve New Zealand’s walking environment.
Safety information for cyclists
Published: Oct 2005Information to ensure you'll have a safer and more comfortable ride if your cycle is working properly and has the right equipment. It's also important to make sure you're wearing the right gear, including a standards-approved cycle helmet that fits properly.
Share the Road campaign guidance
Published: 2006This publication contains a list of existing share the road resources and projects and outlines new ideas to promote good practice share the road projects. It is envisaged that this resource will be a reference document to help practitioners motivate and encourage community groups and project teams to plan good practice promotional projects to address issues identified for action in their...
