Road Safety
UnitedFuture believes that a number of simple measures can make a big impact on the unacceptably high road toll in New Zealand. We aim to institute a licensing regime that will help young drivers gain more experience, while also making sure that dangerous drivers face tough penalties in line with the irresponsibility of their actions.
UnitedFuture’s position is to:
- legislate for compulsory third party insurance
- raise the age by which someone may obtain a learner drivers licence from 15 to 16
- institute a compulsory practical defensive driving course into the driver licensing system.
- allow police to test drivers for drug use in the same way that they presently test for alcohol use
- toughen penalties for driving while disqualified or without a licence, alcohol or drug-impaired driving, and driving at excessive speeds
- implement driver education in schools.
- promote the use of technology to generate a rapid response to accident investigations and to help minimise congestion.
- hold an inquiry to evaluate the effectiveness of the decision to integrate police and traffic enforcement, with a view to deciding whether the traffic police should comprise a separate division.
- support the labelling of cars for sale to denote their safety ratings.