Recent survey results
This page is updated half-yearly with a selection of results from recent surveys of AA Members.
This page will next be updated in early 2021.
| What direction do you think transport policy is heading in New Zealand? | |||||
| Completely right | Somewhat right | Neutral or mixed | Somewhat wrong | Completely wrong | No idea |
| 4% | 30% | 26% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
From Election Calls Member survey, March 2020.
1826 responses.
| What transport areas are important for the Government to invest in? | |
| Improving existing roads | 94% |
| Improving public transport | 84% |
| Road policing | 79% |
| Building major new roads | 77% |
| Improving walking and cycling | 60% |
From Election Calls Member survey, March 2020.
1826 responses.
| What would you like the next Government to do to the overall level of fuel tax? | |
| Hold fuel taxes at current level but increase transport spending from other sources (like income tax or special levies) | 38% |
| Hold fuel taxes at current level and maintain current transport spending | 33% |
| Increase fuel taxes and spend more on transport | 14% |
| Reduce fuel taxes and spend less on transport | 11% |
| Don't know | 4% |
From Election Calls Member survey, March 2020.
1826 responses.
| What environmental actions do AA Members support? | |
| Better disposal of tires | 90% |
| Improving public transport in cities | 84% |
| Finding uses for old EV batteries | 83% |
| Increase public transport in regions | 75% |
| Light rail in major cities | 72% |
| Develop zero-carbon fuels | 61% |
| More cycling + walking infrastructure | 52% |
| Reduce costs of EVs by adding charges to traditional cars | 36% |
From Election Calls Member survey, March 2020.
1826 responses.
| What do you think of the idea of increasing the number of passing lanes on New Zealand highways? | ||||
| Very supportive | Somewhat supportive | Neutral | Somewhat unsupportive | Very unsupportive |
| 46% | 33% | 15% | 4% | 2% |
From Election Calls Member survey, March 2020.
1826 responses.
| What do you think of the idea of increasing the number of Police officers out on the roads? | ||||
| Very supportive | Somewhat supportive | Neutral | Somewhat unsupportive | Very unsupportive |
| 36% | 31% | 19% | 8% | 5% |
From Election Calls Member survey, March 2020.
1826 responses.
| Where do you stand on introducing saliva-based roadside drug testing? | |
| Support | Oppose |
| 95% | 5% |
From AA rolling survey, February 2020.
909 responses
| Where do you stand on more red light cameras to enforce traffic lights? | |
| Support | Oppose |
| 85% | 15% |
From AA rolling survey, February 2020.
909 responses
| Where do you stand on tolls on existing roads? | |
| Support | Oppose |
| 24% | 76% |
From AA rolling survey, February 2020.
909 responses
| What are AA Members' greatest driving annoyances? | |
| Red light running | 1st |
| Tail-gating | 2nd |
| Drivers in the slow lane speeding up at passing lanes | 3rd |
| Drivers using a cellphone | 4th |
From AA rolling survey series, 2013-2020.
909 responses
| Proportion of AA Members who rate the roads in their area very poor or sub-standard | |
| Northland | 72% |
| Manawatu | 43% |
| Canterbury/West Coast | 43% |
| Taranaki | 38% |
| Bay of Plenty | 36% |
| Southland | 35% |
| North Otago | 34% |
| Wairarapa | 31% |
| Marlborough | 30% |
| South Canterbury | 30% |
| Auckland | 29% |
| Otago | 28% |
| Whanganui | 28% |
| Nelson | 27% |
| Waikato | 25% |
| Hawke's Bay | 22% |
| Wellington | 17% |
From AA District Concerns survey, Feb 2020.
4054 responses.
| Proportion of AA Members who rate the roads in their area good or excellent | |
| Hawke's Bay | 39% |
| Wellington | 35% |
| Waikato | 35% |
| Auckland | 32% |
| Southland | 29% |
| Whanganui | 27% |
| Nelson | 23% |
| Otago | 23% |
| Canterbury/West Coast | 22% |
| South Canterbury | 22% |
| Bay of Plenty | 20% |
| Taranaki | 20% |
| Wairarapa | 18% |
| Manawatu | 17% |
| North Otago | 16% |
| Marlborough | 14% |
| Northland | 8% |
From AA District Concerns survey, Feb 2020.
4054 responses.
| Three greatest road maintenance concerns for AA Members | |
| Wasted money through repeat work | 67% |
| Road surface quality (potholes) | 67% |
| Damage by heavy trucks | 45% |
From AA District Concerns survey, Feb 2020.
4054 responses.
| Are current speed limits unsafe? | |||
| Yes, most are | Yes, some are | Perhaps a few are | No |
| 5% | 17% | 20% | 57% |
From speed survey, Dec 2019.
2267 responses.
| How would you feel if speed limits were dropped to 80km/h on the 1,000 kilometres of the highway network that has the highest crash risk and currently has 100km/h limits? | ||||
| Relieved | Comfortable | Irked | Frustrated | Rebelious |
| 10% | 22% | 18% | 27% | 23% |
From speed survey, Dec 2019.
2267 responses.
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How would you feel if speed limits were dropped to 40km/h on local urban streets that are currently 50km/h areas? |
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| Relieved | Comfortable | Irked | Frustrated | Rebelious |
| 5% | 18% | 21% | 25% | 30% |
From speed survey, Dec 2019.
2267 responses.
| What position do you think the AA should adopt on speed limit reductions from 100km/h to 80km/h on highways without a median barrier or which have intersections on them? | ||||
| Should support | Generally support unless unreasonably slow | Should consider on a case-by-case basis | Should generally oppose unless unreasonably fast | Should oppose |
| 11% | 16% | 37% | 24% | 13% |
From speed survey, Dec 2019.
2267 responses.
| What position do you think the AA should adopt on speed limit reductions from 50km/h to 40km/h on urban roads? | ||||
| Should support | Generally support unless unreasonably slow | Should consider on a case-by-case basis | Should generally oppose unless unreasonably fast | Should oppose |
| 10% | 14% | 35% | 23% | 18% |
From speed survey, Dec 2019.
2267 responses.
Note: This is a snapshot of a range of recent survey results and does not show all survey questions and answers.