The 3M Traffic Safety Innovation Award is based on the Safe System approach. The Safe System approach aims for a more forgiving road system that takes human fallibility and vulnerability into account. Under a Safe System we design the whole transport system to protect people from death and serious injury.
The Transportation Group aims to advance the knowledge base and practice of the transportation profession in New Zealand. The Tertiary Study Grant is for $10,000 forĀ a member of the Transportation Group to undertake tertiary study to advance the knowledge base and practice of transportation in New Zealand.