Deaths on our roads stem primarily from loss of control crashes on our roads. According to Waka Kotahi NZTA, when fitted along the centre and sides of a road, flexible roadside safety barriers and guardrails can:

• Reduce the number of people killed by up to 90%

• Reduce the number of motorcycle deaths and injuries by up to 50%

• Flexi barriers flex on impact to absorb impact, slow down the vehicle, and keep them upright

• The flexi barriers and guardrails are narrow, and work best on corners and long straights, without sacrificing road width for farm vehicles, cyclists or pull over areas

• Barriers along the centre of the road can help stop head-on crashes, which can have the highest mortality and serious injury rates.

For more information, see:
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Flexible-road-safety-barriers-flyer.pdf