29 Jul 2022

Road to Zero progress report shows several failings - National

From Morning Report, 6:43 am on 29 July 2022

The National Party says a progress report published on the Government's Road to Zero road safety strategy shows several failings.

The Annual Monitoring Report, sent out by the Ministry of Transport, admits road deaths remain "unacceptably high".

There were 320 deaths on the roads last year, and 2323 people were seriously injured.

The report showed the national vehicle fleet is less safe than it was four years ago, and police are conducting just half the breath tests they were expected to.

National Party transport spokesperson Simeon Brown spoke to Corin Dann.