OC210945
14 December 2021
Tim Adriaansen
c/o
FYI.org.nz
Dear Tim
I refer to your request dated 23 November 2021, pursuant to the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act), seeking a copy of a consultant report that was referred to on page 19 of
Waka Kotahi's December 2018 Cycling Safety Action Plan.
The consultant report referred to is an NZIER report to the Ministry of Transport from
October 2018 and is titled “Vehicle technologies and standards: A preliminary assessment
for prioritisation”. It is publicly available on the Ministry of Transport website:
https://www.transport.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Report/NZIER-Vehicle-report.pdf. Accordingly, I decline your request for information under section 18(d) of the Act, on the
grounds that the report you have requested is publicly available.
You may be aware that the Government committed in 2020 to raise the safety performance
of vehicles entering the New Zealand fleet, as part of the
Road to Zero Action Plan 2020–
2023. Work investigating whether we should require further modern safety technologies in
cars entering the fleet is progressing and is at a scoping stage.
Given these developments, I note that the NZIER report is a preliminary assessment of
specific safety features of vehicles. The report does not necessarily reflect our current work
or the latest available evidence. In particular, I note the Government has already acted to
mandate anti-lock braking systems for all new-to-fleet motorcycles effective 1 November
2021. You can read more about this change here:
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/media-
releases/abs-rule-change-will-make-motorcycling-safer/. You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint to the Ombudsman
about the withholding and refusal of information, who can be contacted at
[email address]. The Ministry publishes our Official Information Act responses, and the information contained
in our reply to you will be published on the Ministry website. Before publishing we will
remove any personal or identifiable information.
I trust this information is of assistance.
Yours sincerely
Robert Anderson
Manager Mobility and Safety
Ministry of Transport
