Workshop 1- Improving the safety profile of the light vehicle fleet

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Workshop 1- Improving the safety profile of the
light vehicle fleet

• 8 September 2011

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Facts and figures

• Number of passenger vehicles in the
  fleet 2,805,869
• Average age of the light vehicle fleet 13.99
  years
• Age band lt 2 years 151,154 3.78
• Age band 2 to 5 years 363,139 9.09
• Age band 5 to 10 years 754,446 18.88
• Age band 10 to 20 years 1,867,501 46.75
• Age band gt 20 years 858,754 21.5

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Un-warranted vehicles Vs age
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Crashworthiness of the NZ Fleet
Crashworthiness is the risk of the vehicle
occupant being killed or seriously injured in a
crash
The occupant of the average 1995/1996 vehicle has
around a 6-7 chance of being killed or seriously
injured
The occupant of the average 2007/2008 vehicle has
around a 2-3 chance of being killed or seriously
injured
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ANCAP ratings and ESC- New cars
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Individual group activity- 30 minutes max

• Each group to generate 2 ideas
• Use worksheets to record ideas
• Ideas should be able to influence a number of
  goals
• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Opportunities
• Threats
• Each group will present ideas to rest of group

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Reduce avge age of fleet Improve regulatory compliance Increase of 5 star vehicles Increase of vehicles with ESP Increase of vehicles with SCA
Govt fleet purchase policy requires 5 star, ESC, SCA v v v v v