新西兰经过六个月的试点,正在关闭其公路电话热线,结果好坏参半,对148 545美元的费用提出了批评。 New Zealand is closing its road-cone hotline after a six-month pilot, citing mixed results and criticism over its $148,545 cost.

新西兰将在为期六个月的试点之后提前结束其 " 公路锥 " 热线,官员说,它成功地收集了公众反馈,并查明许多理事会没有遵循最新的基于风险的安全准则,导致过度使用锥体。 New Zealand is ending its road-cone hotline early after a six-month pilot, with officials saying it successfully gathered public feedback and identified that many councils were not following updated risk-based safety guidelines, leading to excessive cone use. 尽管86%的现场视察发现遵守了标准,但政府强调所有理事会必须在2027年7月之前通过新标准,以获得资金。 While 86% of site inspections found compliance, the government emphasized the need for all councils to adopt the new standards by July 2027 to receive funding. 批评者,包括工党在内,将148 545美元的倡议称为浪费金钱,指出大多数投诉涉及符合要求的锥体使用,该方案几乎没有产生什么可衡量的影响。 Critics, including the Labour Party, labeled the $148,545 initiative a waste of money, noting most complaints involved compliant cone use and the program delivered little measurable impact. 电话热线将于2025年12月19日关闭。 The hotline will close on December 19, 2025.