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Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 536
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There are some roads around here that have had some (fatigue related) fatal accidents, so what does the RTA do, they lower the speed limit from 100kph down to 80kph.
Now thats all well and good (in theory) when its late night or early morning, when the traffic is low and you can actually do the speed limit (or more), and someone who is fatigued nods off at the wheel. The reduced speed limit in these situations are bound to be a positive factor for a head on or a collision with a tree etc. But, during normal hours, when the traffic is heavy and you have your usual inept drivers plodding down the road at 10kph under the speed limit (now doing only 70kph). With no overtaking lanes and little overtaking oportunities, is it really the safest option? :togo: |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Lilydale, Melbourne
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Gilgandra NSW
Posts: 153
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I'm the senior volunteer (Group Captain) for the NSW Rural Fire Service for the area that covers the Newell Highway near Gilgandra from Eumungerie to Tooraweenah. Since the introduction of the 100 kph limit the number of callouts for brigades to MVAs on the Newell under my command has doubled. All of these have occured between the hours of 10pm and 7am and bar one have been single light vehicle. The only one involving a truck was a sideswipe that occured after car driver swerved to avoid a rabbit. Please feel free to draw your own conclusions
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Western Riverina
Posts: 116
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My conclusions cannot be typed into a family rated forum.
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