INTERSECTION SPEEDS - SLOWER IS QUICKER MARLBOROUCH ROAD SAFETY Here's what some of our cyclists say through the Council Crash/Near Miss reporting data base about intersection incidents. Robyn Blackburn Road Safety Co-ordinator "Driver didn't even look before entering the roundabout heading west along Alfred Street and I had to slam on my breaks and come to a skidding halt as I was already in the roundabout". "Car pulled out from Give Way at Stephenson Street while I was riding my bike up Scott street. I yelled at them, and they stopped". DIVE WAY . "An SUV pulled straight in front of me. I struck his rear door and hit the tarmac! He admitted he was at fault and said the immortal words "I didn't see you!" Our intersections can be dangerous. There are things we can do to make them safer. One of the most important things is to slow down at intersections particularly when you have to stop or give way to other traffic. Of course, it is not just cyclists who are crashing at intersections. Death and serious injury Crash Analysis System data over the past 10 years tells us that 73 of all 217 death and serious injury crashes were at intersections. Let's get that down to ZERO. New Zealand's road safety strategy requires all of us to play a part in keeping our people safe on the road. All of us. It might sound impossible, but Aotearoa has a plan to get there. It's called Road to Zero TEARAX TE ORA ROAD TO ZERO INTERSECTION SPEEDS - SLOWER IS QUICKER MARLBOROUCH ROAD SAFETY Here's what some of our cyclists say through the Council Crash / Near Miss reporting data base about intersection incidents . Robyn Blackburn Road Safety Co - ordinator " Driver didn't even look before entering the roundabout heading west along Alfred Street and I had to slam on my breaks and come to a skidding halt as I was already in the roundabout " . " Car pulled out from Give Way at Stephenson Street while I was riding my bike up Scott street . I yelled at them , and they stopped " . DIVE WAY . " An SUV pulled straight in front of me . I struck his rear door and hit the tarmac ! He admitted he was at fault and said the immortal words " I didn't see you ! " Our intersections can be dangerous . There are things we can do to make them safer . One of the most important things is to slow down at intersections particularly when you have to stop or give way to other traffic . Of course , it is not just cyclists who are crashing at intersections . Death and serious injury Crash Analysis System data over the past 10 years tells us that 73 of all 217 death and serious injury crashes were at intersections . Let's get that down to ZERO . New Zealand's road safety strategy requires all of us to play a part in keeping our people safe on the road . All of us . It might sound impossible , but Aotearoa has a plan to get there . It's called Road to Zero TEARAX TE ORA ROAD TO ZERO