Australian Government Scraps Plans for Lower Speed Limits

Australian Government scraps plans for lower speed limits

A proposal to lower speed limits on rural roads Australia-wide has been rejected after community consultation.

ALRTA welcomes Govt's decision to scrap rural speed limit proposal - Trailer Magazine

Image: arliftatoz2205/stock.adobe.com.The Australian Government will abandon its proposal to reduce default speed limits on unsigned rural roads following overwhelming public feedback. The proposal, developed under the National Road Safety Action Plan, received more than 11,000 submissions with strong opposition from rural communities, industry and everyday road users. The Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA) welcomed …

Government axes plans to reduce regional speed limits

A request for community feedback about the proposal resulted in over 11,000 submissions. Image: Scott Donkin/stock.adobe.com Following intense public backlash, the Australian Government’s proposal to reduce default regional speed limits nationally has been canned. Under the proposal, the speed limit on all non-signed roads in rural areas would drop from 100 km/h to 70 km/h. The Department of Infrastructure and Transport sought community feedback…

Australian Government scraps plans for lower speed limits

A proposal to lower speed limits on rural roads Australia-wide has been rejected after community consultation.

Labor hits the brakes on lower speed limit plan

Following significant backlash from communities, the Federal Government has abandoned its proposal to lower speed limits on regional roads to […] Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content. The post Labor hits the brakes on lower speed limit plan appeared first on Central Queensland Today.