Comments on: Speed Limits – NSW state-wide limit set for 90km/h

By: Casey

Casey — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:59:13 +0000

Oh I’m sure they will still manage to develop ridiculous taxes and laws if we went back to horse and cart. They would charge us for leaving horse poo on the road. And the RTA isn’t able to look after the roads as it is so expect a few broken legs!

By: http://windscreenreplacements.com.au

http://windscreenreplacements.com.au — Tue, 25 May 2010 00:46:14 +0000

Interesting debate. I’d prefer a high speed limit, no one wants to take an extra 30 mins for a trip because of a 90km speed limit

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:37:51 +0000

“engineering deficiencies being another major killer” right on!!! Cars continue to develop and become safer with better tires, suspension, brakes ABS ISC etc… yet the RTA keep reducing speed limits ???? Are they simpletons or what?

This is a systemic problem that these arrogant public servants are never answerable to any electorate and can never get fired for ANY reason! So long as the simple minded RAT idiots blame ‘speed’ for every single death (and not the appalling state of the roads that can go 3 or 4 decades without even a resurfacing…) then we’ll soon be forces (by 1,000s of self funded speed cameras) to drive around at 40 kph.

As it stands right now Sydney metro roads are UNUSABLE during school safety zone hours because it takes twice as long to travel the same distance due to major highways across the city must reduce to 40 kph for going on 1.5 hours just in case some random kid runs across a 6 lane highway. In fact you rarely see a school kid during these hours, sometimes you can’t even see the school itself from the restricted zone.

In my experience most kids have more respect for crossing the road than most adults and are less of a risk as pedestrians.

The totally unrestrained NANNY NATION if full effect!

By: svd

svd — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:18:57 +0000

Facts are:
Number of vehicles increasing on our roads.
Type of vehicle is capable of travelling much further and at greater speed than when the original speed limits were set.
Original speed limits were set when we didn’t have crash testing so we did not know the effect of a crash at speed as there was no one left alive to tell us anyway.
A crash at 80kmh into a solid object is barely survivable. Extensive injuries cost more long term than if the person was killed outright.
A sideways crash at 40 kph is not survivable.
All high speed roads need to be divided roads with a separation of probably 300-400 metres or more so that a vehicle has time to wash off speed (remember the accident recently where a Magna crossed from a lane in one direction then throgh the bush and came out in front of a truck going the other way on the opposite direction road. It was a mangled mess.
Years ago people went approx 1 to 2 hours drive from home for a holiday on a long weekend which if living in Sydney took them to the central coast. Today with better roads and cars they travel to Forster or Taree or even Pt Maquarie and have fatigue related accidents. Also the argument that cars have accident on corners and are not doing the speed limit is not very strong as not all corners support the speed limit and it is up to the driver to judge the speed of the corner. Many corners which can be miss judged have an advisory speed limit sign which is set to the lowest common denominator such as a high van.
So faced with a rising road toll and medical costs for treating long term injured people, not enough workers to create divided roads nor enough money to construct them instantly, what should be done. Well reducing the risk is one thing we can all do and that is not ignore the laws of physics and drive at sensible speeds, have refreshment breaks and not try to drive too far at any one time. Fly if you need to go a long distance and you dont have much time then hire a car at the destination if you need to get around there. Stay Alive.

By: Ross Lang

Ross Lang — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:52:20 +0000

A major step in the right direction particularly if it applies to undivided single lane roads with speed limit of 100kph and or above where annually more than one third of all of this states fatalities occur. Today we are sharing these roads with far more motorists than when these speeds were first implemented. It can be argued that even then this speed limit was unrealistic in providing a safe environment on roads where the opposing traffic including of course heavy vehicular traffic is in most cases two to three metres apart at best with no physical protective barrier. The majority of countries in the western world are now lowering or in the process of lowering these particular speed limits with corresponding reduction in the road toll and an acceptance by the motoring public.

By: Tin

Tin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:29:09 +0000

Perhaps major media don’t give a crap about “regional” issues.
But look to the local papers along the Newell, and there’s many articles about it.

By: NMN

NMN — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:05:42 +0000

Ridiculous!
I was thinking they would rise the speed limit on freeways to 130km/h due to Fatigue it’s going down to 90km/s.
This is a joke!

By: steve

steve — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:20:34 +0000

if you believe they are doing it for safety reasons
then I Quote “YOU ARE A BLOODY IDIOT” (credits to QLD TV adds for this quote)
Revenue and Job justification are 2 words that spring to mind.
basic law of physics “moving objects will collide” was valid for the horse and cart days and still valid now, so only logical solution
is from vid_ghost ” ban cars off the roads all together to save lives!”
or maybe “ban idiots from government”

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:50:35 +0000

They need to fix the roads & give proper driver training.

If they keep going, we may as well go back to the horse & cart days

By: The Oracle

The Oracle — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:24:04 +0000

Hello Sam,
I don’t really go much for conspiracy theories, if that what you are refering to. Also, I have nothing negative to say about the NRMA either, except it should never have been de-mutualised, but that’s another topic altogether. The road service the NRMA provide is still quite good and the insurance is competitive.

What I was saying is that I haven’t seen any reports in any other media and I would like someone to provide some references or links to help me out. Until then, I am inclined to think that it is just a beat up. The response where certainly predicable and I mainly agree with them too.