Road User Safety Monitor

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Published: 18 December 2025 | Category: Research & reports , Statistics & surveys | Audiences: Local & regional government, Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors

A survey report showing public attitudes to road safety issues and behaviours to help decision makers understand public feedback. (It builds on the previously published Public Attitudes to Road Safety surveys.)

Public attitudes to road safety Q1 jan mar 2024

Publication details

Author: NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Published: 18 December 2025

The Road User Safety Monitor tracks safety behaviours and how New Zealanders view and respond to road safety matters and initiatives.

There is a continuous dataset from January 2024, building on surveys conducted in 2022.

A continuous online survey with an annual sample of n = 6,660 allows for:

Robust comparisons for trends year on year, between regions and demographic groups.

Sample boosters to analyse impact of specific efforts and programmes.

Seasonal changes to be reflected in the data.
Timely monitoring including responses to policy changes, enforcement efforts and public messaging campaigns.

The survey details the results of responses provided by New Zealanders to a broad range of questions focused on specific road safety topics, including safety related behaviours, leading awareness, expectations and responses to policy and interventions around enforcement, speed, vehicle safety, impaired driving, distraction, driver fatigue and safety cameras.

The Road User Safety Monitor builds on Public Attitude to Road Safety surveys undertaken periodically since 1974 and annually since 1994, with the then Land Transport Safety Authority continuing the survey till 2004. From 2005 to 2016, the Ministry of Transport carried out the survey before being picked up by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi.