Melbourne Academic proposes Some Country Roads be cut to 80km/hr!!!!!!!!!!

[MAD]

Originally Posted by mickcoz

I believe posted speed limits are all about the speed you could do if the conditions are really good and your car is in reasonably good condition and you aren't tired or whatever. If those conditions aren't met then you should be modifying your speed downwards.

If limits were set by the 85th percentile to be bordering on uncomfortable, this would happen naturally without intervention.

[xxx000]

http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/saferroads...ts-are-set.pdf

[jpblue1000]

Originally Posted by mickcoz

While I hate the idea of some academic suggesting most country roads should have their speed limits should lowered to 80 km/hr I can see the point of lower speed limits in high accident areas or near schools or other areas that kids or lots of people might gather because some people especially in crowds or playing games just forget that there's danger near roads so its easier to lower the speed limit.

While I agree with most of your post I have to point out the report called for some country roads not all country roads. Similarly the news story in the original post also uses the term 'Some' rather than 'all'. Im betting those some country roads are those you mention could do with it.

JP

[MAD]

Originally Posted by xxx000

http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/saferroads...ts-are-set.pdf

Thanks, but still just seems like more guff from the propaganda machine.

You only need to drive between three suburbs and see marked differences between road quality and speed limit, and wonder, do they even know what's going on.

[ryeman]

There are some horrendously dangerous roads in areas that should have been restricted but aren't it seems to me because some councils are too scared to act and admit that their roads aren't maintained to safe standards.

[KiwiKilda]

I thought the subject of this thread was about bureaucrats lowering reasonable speed limits, not morons blatantly disregarding the road rules resulting in deaths.

Correct but he is worse than a moron and raising or lowering or a speed limit
will not stop this

The reality with the case in dandenong road is he was on
methamphetamines

he has killed 3 people thus far it was an "80km" speed limit

just saying
that is who and what we share the road with

http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfac...phetamine.html

http://www.narconon.org/drug-informa...e-history.html

Just so you get how bad this stuff is it was developed and used by the military
to keep people alive and k i ll ing with no qualms

Which is what they "meth heads" do - one way or another
with a car or anything else handy