Abstract
In October 1983 the deregulation of the road freight industry in New Zealand began with the removal of a 150 km restriction on road carriage in competition with rail and the replacement of a quantitative road transport licensing system with a qualitative system. The effects of this change on freight movements and road safety are analysed. Although rail instituted measures aimed at increasing efficiency while reducing its freight rates and increasing its responsiveness to customers’ needs, the road freight activity increased after deregulation. The study concludes that after the deregulation the trucks’ share of accidents has increased except in the case of urban fatal accidents where it shows an opposite trend.
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