Kia ora Charles,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Transport, I acknowledge your Official
Information Act request of 11 February 2023 seeking:

 

“Having recently been driving overseas again, I have found it increasingly
frustrating driving in New Zealand where people “pick a lane and stick to
it” as opposed to driving properly and keeping left. It causes other
drivers to undertake and go through blind spots, as well as raise the
blood pressure of anyone who gets stuck behind one of these drivers.

Please can you tell me why this is not policed? And why we don’t see more
campaigns for better driving? Something akin to the motorcycle safety or
safer boating campaigns. I’ve seen the campaigns about getting to zero,
but there isn’t much in there about simple easy driving practices.”

 

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Ngâ mihi nui,

 

Ministerial Services

 

Te Manatû Waka Ministry of Transport

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Finley <[FOI #21799 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 11 February 2023 8:49 am
To: OCU <[MOT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Keep left unless passing

 

Dear Ministry of Transport,

 

Having recently been driving overseas again, I have found it increasingly
frustrating driving in New Zealand where people “pick a lane and stick to
it” as opposed to driving properly and keeping left. It causes other
drivers to undertake and go through blind spots, as well as raise the
blood pressure of anyone who gets stuck behind one of these drivers.

 

Please can you tell me why this is not policed? And why we don’t see more
campaigns for better driving? Something akin to the motorcycle safety or
safer boating campaigns. I’ve seen the campaigns about getting to zero,
but there isn’t much in there about simple easy driving practices.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Charles Finley

 

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Kia ora Charles,

On behalf of the Ministry of Transport, thank you for your email below.

Your queries come under the responsibilities of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and the New Zealand Police. As such, we have forwarded your correspondence on to Waka Kotahi and the NZ Police, who will respond in due course.

Ngâ mihi nui,

Official Correspondence
Te Kâhui Tangata | Corporate Services
Te Manatû Waka | Ministry of Transport  
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-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Finley <[FOI #21799 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 11 February 2023 8:49 am
To: OCU <[MOT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Keep left unless passing

Dear Ministry of Transport,

Having recently been driving overseas again, I have found it increasingly frustrating driving in New Zealand where people “pick a lane and stick to it” as opposed to driving properly and keeping left. It causes other drivers to undertake and go through blind spots, as well as raise the blood pressure of anyone who gets stuck behind one of these drivers.

Please can you tell me why this is not policed? And why we don’t see more campaigns for better driving? Something akin to the motorcycle safety or safer boating campaigns. I’ve seen the campaigns about getting to zero, but there isn’t much in there about simple easy driving practices.

Yours faithfully,

Charles Finley

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Kia ora Charles

 

Thank you for below request which has been partially transferred from Te
Manatû Waka, Ministry of Transport.

 

Why we don’t see more campaigns for better driving? Something akin to the
motorcycle safety or safer boating campaigns. I’ve seen the campaigns
about getting to zero, but there isn’t much in there about simple easy
driving practices.

 

Funding for public information campaigns comes from the National Land
Transport Fund (NLTF) and as such must align with the priorities set out
in the Government Policy Statement (GPS). As a result, Waka Kotahi public
information campaigns are currently aligned to Road to Zero, Aotearoa New
Zealand’s road safety strategy, satisfying the ‘Safety’ priority of the
GPS.

 

Waka Kotahi focuses its education and marketing work on driving long-term,
sustained social change and behaviour change and does this by building
awareness and understanding across a range of issues of topics and growing
capability of specific at risk audiences.

 

Waka Kotahi’s national road safety promotion programme is an evidence
based programme drawing on data about what is causing the most deaths and
serious injuries on the land transport system and insight into which
behaviours could be changed through education, marketing, and
communications work. This data and insight combined determines how
investment in public information and education initiatives is priorities.

 

We produce content on a range of topics, to reinforce and remind people
about how to drive safely and comply with the road rules. This includes
content focussed on reminding people to keep left, which shows them what
good practice looks like and we then promote this content through our
social media channels all year round. Our ‘keep left’ content has been
viewed millions of times.

 

If you have further questions, please contact us at
[1][email address].

 

Ngâ mihi

Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

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-----Original Message-----

From: Charles Finley <[6][FOI #21799 email]>

Sent: Saturday, 11 February 2023 8:49 am

To: OCU <[7][MOT request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Keep left unless passing

 

Dear Ministry of Transport,

 

Having recently been driving overseas again, I have found it increasingly
frustrating driving in New Zealand where people “pick a lane and stick to
it” as opposed to driving properly and keeping left. It causes other
drivers to undertake and go through blind spots, as well as raise the
blood pressure of anyone who gets stuck behind one of these drivers.

 

Please can you tell me why this is not policed? And why we don’t see more
campaigns for better driving? Something akin to the motorcycle safety or
safer boating campaigns. I’ve seen the campaigns about getting to zero,
but there isn’t much in there about simple easy driving practices.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Charles Finley

 

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Good Morning Charles

 

Please find attached Police’s response to your recent correspondence to
the Minister of Transport.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Kimberley Krijger [1](she/her)

Advisor – Business Strategy
National Road Policing Centre

Strategy & Relationships | National Road Policing Centre | New Zealand
Police

 

 

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