Costs of Speed Limitation

Zhivan Alach made this Official Information request to Ministry of Transport

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From: Zhivan Alach

Dear Ministry of Transport,

I would like any information relating to the following:

1. Has the Ministry ever produced, commissioned, or received any report citing the costs of limiting the speed of vehicles?
2. If the answer to 1. is "no", is the Ministry currently producing, commissioning, or in the process of receiving any report citing the costs of limiting the speed of vehicles?
3. Can the Ministry provide any executive (highest committee within MoT) reports or minutes relating to the Ministry's decision to focus on speed at the expense of other safety options e.g. intersections, indicators, "keep left unless overtaking" etc.

Yours faithfully,

Dr Zhivan J. Alach, PhD (Auckland)

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From: Chelsea Keown
Ministry of Transport

 

File Number: OIA 1876

 

Dear Dr. Zhivan J. Alach, PhD

 

This letter is to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
dated 7 May 2012 for the following information:

 

    1. Has the Ministry ever produced, commissioned, or received any

     report citing the costs of limiting the speed of vehicles?

     2. If the answer to 1. is "no", is the Ministry currently

     producing, commissioning, or in the process of receiving any report

     citing the costs of limiting the speed of vehicles?

     3. Can the Ministry provide any executive (highest committee within

     MoT) reports or minutes relating to the Ministry's decision to

     focus on speed at the expense of other safety options e.g.

     intersections, indicators, "keep left unless overtaking" etc.

 

 

We will consider your request and respond appropriately as set out in the
Official Information Act 1982.

 

 

Thank you

Chelsea Keown

Acting Official Correspondence Coordinator

Ministry of Transport – Te Manatū Waka

T: +64 4 439 9306 | F: +64 4 439 9001 | E: [1] [email address]

 

 [2]www.transport.govt.nz

 

 

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From: Scott Taylor
Ministry of Transport

Dear Dr Zhizan J. Alach

 

Before your Official Information Act (OIA) request is able to be
processed, I am hoping you could clarify some of your requests.

 

You ask whether the Ministry has ever produced, commissioned, or received
any reports citing the costs of limiting the speed of vehicles. Are you
referring to technology that is designed to limit the speed that a car is
able to travel? Or, alternatively do you mean the costs associated with
lowering speed limits on roads etc.

 

Also, you inquire about executive reports or minutes relating to the
Ministry’s decision to focus on speed at the expense of other safety
options. Could you clarify the starting year that you would like to
request these reports from?

 

Sincerely,

 

Scott Taylor

Ministry of Transport

 

 

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MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

Wellington (Head Office) | 89 The Terrace | PO Box 3175 | Wellington 6140
| NEW ZEALAND | Tel: +64 4 439 9000 | Fax: +64 4 439 9001
Auckland | NZ Government Auckland Policy Office | 45 Queen Street | PO Box
106238 | Auckland City | Auckland 1143 | NEW ZEALAND | Tel: +64 9 9854827
| Fax: +64 9 9854849
Christchurch | 7 Winston Avenue, Papanui | Christchurch 8140 | NEW ZEALAND
| Tel: +64 3 366 9304 | Fax: +64 3 366 9317

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From: Zhivan Alach

Dear Scott Taylor,

Apologies for my earlier email's lack of clarity.

By limiting speed I meant evaluation of restricting or relaxing speed limits (and thus altering average travelling speeds), and the costs and benefits of doing so.

So, a report that showed the economic cost of restricting motorway speed to 90kmh rather than 100kmh would be the sort of thing I am after.

For the minutes, the period 2010-2012 would be fine. I am assuming that MoT like most major departments has a monthly senior management team meeting and anything relevant considered at those meetings would be the sort of thing I am after.

Yours sincerely,

Zhivan Alach

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Dear Dr. Zhivan J. Alach,

 

Attached is the response to your Official Information Act request – Costs
of Speed Limitation.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Scott Taylor
Adviser

Ministry of Transport/ Te Manatû Waka

T: +64 4 439 9253 (DDI) | M: +64 22 078 6468 | [1]www.transport.govt.nz

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MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

Wellington (Head Office) | 89 The Terrace | PO Box 3175 | Wellington 6140
| NEW ZEALAND | Tel: +64 4 439 9000 | Fax: +64 4 439 9001
Auckland | NZ Government Auckland Policy Office | 45 Queen Street | PO Box
106238 | Auckland City | Auckland 1143 | NEW ZEALAND | Tel: +64 9 9854827
| Fax: +64 9 9854849
Christchurch | 7 Winston Avenue, Papanui | Christchurch 8140 | NEW ZEALAND
| Tel: +64 3 366 9304 | Fax: +64 3 366 9317

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