Melbourne councillors to vote on 30km/h speed limit

Councillors from the City of Yarra in Melbourne will vote tonight on whether to reduce the speed limit of some high-traffic, pedestrian-dense streets to 30km/h in an attempt to improve road safety. Yarra councillor Jackie Fristacky said areas arou

Speed limit audit to ask NSW drivers their opinion on speed zones

As part of the NSW Government's plan to revise confusing speed zones on short strips of road, a speed limit audit will take place next month to ask motorists what they think the speed limits should be. The audit will include the top 100 most a

Speed limits: Up in Texas, down on Germany’s autobahns

Germany’s speed limit-exempt autobahn system faces a new challenge in the form of a recently elected Green party which plans to cap speeds to reduce vehicle emissions. A collation of the Greens and the Social Democrats took power in the German s

Speed Limit Margins Reduced

South Australia police are set to reduce the margin for error in their speed camera equipment to around 5km (previously believed to be 8kms). SA Police Commissioner Mal Hyde last week stated that official margins would be reduced. For the majo

Northern Territory Indtroduces Speed Limits

Its over. The dream of speed free roads are soon to be forgotten anywhere in Australia. For so long the Northern Territory was seen as final and last place where motoring enthusiasts could have some fun. However, the sad news is in, the Northern Te