Developing a safe driving policy

Safe driving saves money as well as lives

Even a small crash can cost you money. Every dent, prang, speeding ticket or collision in a company vehicle will affect your company financially.

It makes sense to make safe driving part of your company policy. Having a safe driving policy can save your organisation money (it's been proven by other New Zealand companies), as well as saving lives and reducing injuries.

No matter what size or type of company or organisation you are, even small safe driving initiatives can count.

It's easy to do - Land Transport NZ, ACC and the Department of Labour have produced a booklet to help organisations write and implement safe driving policies.

• Your safe driving policy  (or download the PDF version, 522 KB)

What a safe driving policy means

It’s all about having systems and policies in place in your business that mean you:

• choose vehicles with a high safety rating
• provide driver education
• deal with driver tiredness and distraction
• reduce speeding and promote use of safety belts and other features
• provide incentives to ensure safe driving.

Ultimately, it’s about protecting your staff and your bottom line.

Where you can find out more

For further information on safe driving, see Your safe driving policy - Appendix C, which contains information about Land Transport New Zealand, Department of Labour, Govt³ Fleet Review Project, AA Driver Training and GreenFleet.

For more information about safe driving policies, call the nearest regional office of the NZ Transport Agency and ask to speak to a regional education advisor.

Last updated: 6 September 2007