Tēnā koe Adam
I refer to your request of 10 December 2022 for the following information:
The dates for when speeding camera speed tolerances were reduced. Does this apply to highway patrol officers as enforcement as well.
If the Minister of Police was consulted and when this occurred. What other special interest groups/lobby groups were consulted.
What the rational was for the reduction/elimination of tolerances. (Other than the oversimplification of less spending means less accidents, presumably this could be applied to a 5km speed limit, clearly economic efficiency in terms of wasted time and transportation costs needs to be balanced, all so the principles of fairness and natural justice by which people drive).
What is the actual research on fatalities vs marginal speed limit increases, ig for every 5km increase in the speeding limit there is a 0.00002% per million increase in fatalities up to 130km. Or does such correlations not exist.
How was the 100km speed limit established to begin with on our highways, for example Germany has drive to your ability limits.
The police's rationale for having a speed limit and not allowing any tolerance around that target. That is, does NZ Police now assume and have a realistic expectation that people can drive to a target speed 100% of the time and never marginally exceed this.
Where do the proceeds for speeding tickets go. Are they held by NZ police, the Ministry of Justice or do they get returned to core crown accounts managed by the Treasury.
The targets that officers or local police stations have in terms of issuing tickets.
The total number of spending tickets issued monthly for the last 2 years across the country.
Any internal or ministeral briefings that outline or sign off the decision to reduce the tolerances.
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Ngā mihi
Julián (He/Him)
Ministerial Services Advisor
NZ Police National Headqurters Wellington
Tēnā koe Adam
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below, received by Police on 10 December 2022.
Your reference number is IR-01-22-38431.
Please note, as per section 2 of the OIA, the three weeks between 25 December 2022 and 15 January 2023 do not count as working days. You can expect a response to your request on or before 27 January 2023 unless an extension is needed.
Ngā mihi
Catherine
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters
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From: Adam Irish <[FYI request #21382 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 10 December 2022 12:51 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Speeding Tolerance Levels
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Dear New Zealand Police,
I request under the Official Information Act:
The dates for when speeding camera speed tolerances were reduced. Does this apply to highway patrol officers as enforcement as well.
If the Minister of Police was consulted and when this occurred. What other special interest groups/lobby groups were consulted.
What the rational was for the reduction/elimination of tolerances. (Other than the oversimplification of less spending means less accidents, presumably this could be applied to a 5km speed limit, clearly economic efficiency in terms of wasted time and transportation costs needs to be balanced, all so the principles of fairness and natural justice by which people drive).
What is the actual research on fatalities vs marginal speed limit increases, ig for every 5km increase in the speeding limit there is a 0.00002% per million increase in fatalities up to 130km. Or does such correlations not exist.
How was the 100km speed limit established to begin with on our highways, for example Germany has drive to your ability limits.
The police's rationale for having a speed limit and not allowing any tolerance around that target. That is, does NZ Police now assume and have a realistic expectation that people can drive to a target speed 100% of the time and never marginally exceed this.
Where do the proceeds for speeding tickets go. Are they held by NZ police, the Ministry of Justice or do they get returned to core crown accounts managed by the Treasury.
The targets that officers or local police stations have in terms of issuing tickets.
The total number of spending tickets issued monthly for the last 2 years across the country.
Any internal or ministeral briefings that outline or sign off the decision to reduce the tolerances.
Yours faithfully,
Adam
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