Speed limits on rural roads

The Kingborough Safer Speed Demonstration was commenced in September 2007. Click here for a memory jogger.

According to an article on the ABC today the government is pondering a recommendation from the Road Safety Advisory Council (RSAC) to permanently reduce speed limits on rural roads.  Click here to find out why the RSAC think its a good idea.

In a media release issued in March 2011 the RACT  says “it supports a reduction of speed limits on gravel rural roads to 80 km/h, but sealed 100 km/h rural roads are an integral part of everyday mobility needs”.

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