Note: 1 New Zealand dollar is equal to 0.72 U.S. dollars and 0.6 euros (as at September 2017).
These costs (expressed in 2016 dollars and adjusted for underreporting)
exclude payments such as taxes or insurance premiums, costs associated with insurance administration, traffic delays due to road crashes, and collateral damage.
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Social cost per road crash in New Zealand 2016 by severity
This statistic displays the average social cost per road crash in New Zealand in 2016, by severity. During this year, the average social cost of a fatal crash in New Zealand was estimated to be **** million New Zealand dollars.
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Ministry of Transport (New Zealand). (June 28, 2017). Average social cost per road crash in New Zealand in 2016, by severity (in 1,000 New Zealand dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/745547/new-zealand-social-cost-of-road-crashes/
Ministry of Transport (New Zealand). "Average social cost per road crash in New Zealand in 2016, by severity (in 1,000 New Zealand dollars)." Chart. June 28, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/745547/new-zealand-social-cost-of-road-crashes/
Ministry of Transport (New Zealand). (2017). Average social cost per road crash in New Zealand in 2016, by severity (in 1,000 New Zealand dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/745547/new-zealand-social-cost-of-road-crashes/
Ministry of Transport (New Zealand). "Average Social Cost per Road Crash in New Zealand in 2016, by Severity (in 1,000 New Zealand Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Jun 2017, /statistics/745547/new-zealand-social-cost-of-road-crashes/
Ministry of Transport (New Zealand), Average social cost per road crash in New Zealand in 2016, by severity (in 1,000 New Zealand dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/745547/new-zealand-social-cost-of-road-crashes/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Average social cost per road crash in New Zealand in 2016, by severity (in 1,000 New Zealand dollars) [Graph], Ministry of Transport (New Zealand), June 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/745547/new-zealand-social-cost-of-road-crashes/
