(National Party media release)
Figures released to National show that the Government has spent almost $5 million promoting its Road to Zero campaign which has failed to meet four out of five targets in the last financial year, National’s Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says.
“The Government has been taking Kiwis for a joyride, spending $4.86 million telling us about its Road to Zero campaign, but not doing anything to deliver on the targets within the strategy.
“This is an appalling waste of taxpayers’ money and is actually doing nothing to make our roads safer.
“Instead of focusing on getting things done, the Government is spraying millions of dollars on flashy ad campaigns to paper over its failings and hoping Kiwis don’t notice.
“The Government is also pushing ahead with trying to slow people down instead of fixing our roads.
“Kiwis want better roads, not slower roads – and certainly not millions wasted on advertising which does nothing for our roads at all.”
How many pot-holes could have been fixed for $5 million? —Eds
Slower speeds mean higher speeding fines, THAT is probably the REAL reason for reducing speed limits. Like the old, well worn saying, “GUNS don’t kill people, PEOPLE kill people,” just as “SPEED doesn’t kill people, ROTTEN DRIVERS (PEOPLE) kill people. When will they ever learn?
Although maybe fewer people will want to risk a Stuffed tyre.
How about $5million towards a new campaign ‘Potholes to Zero’? The state of our roads is appalling, and nobody takes responsibility (surprise, surprise). Try claiming for tyre/vehicle damage. This is one reason for the lower speed limits I reckon. $5mill would presumably make a decent dent in the number of potholes – if they could get some bitumen from somewhere, since Marsden Point was shut down. Their planning horizon appears to be Friday fortnight.
Another example of wasteful expenditure.