[RedBuffaloMedicineWombmyn]

I AM also going to say if there were enough police it may also be designed to build speeding fines revenue... for the pollies to pay some of the debts accrued in every state - especially victoria

 

[Gordo Wilson]

A total cop-out by the federal government, which only remembers that voters exist outside the major cities when an election is about to happen.
Leave the speed limits alone. FIX THE ROADS INSTEAD!

 

[Gazman]

fix the effing roads. Can those stupid (outdated) subs and fix the effing roads!

 

[BruceC]

Been happening for years.
4& 5 lame freeways in and out on Melbourne have been 80kmh for years. About 10kms heading in from the South East and at least 15-20 kms heading out to the airport and all our tunnels are 80 kmh reduced to 60 in peak hour. “They” say the slower speed make the traffic flow better. What utter bullshit!

 

[GoodEnough]

Of course it will save lives. if you oppose this, please nominate the people you want o see killed on the roads.

 

[Veggiepatch]

Of course it will save lives. if you oppose this, please nominate the people you want o see killed on the roads.

My list is too long....

 

[GoodEnough]

A total cop-out by the federal government, which only remembers that voters exist outside the major cities when an election is about to happen.
Leave the speed limits alone. FIX THE ROADS INSTEAD!

If you want better roads, we need to return to our pre-1990s arrangements where roads were build by world class engineers employed by the government. These days they are built by the cheapest tenderer, and break up in six moths!

 

[GoodEnough]

I AM also going to say if there were enough police it may also be designed to build speeding fines revenue... for the pollies to pay some of the debts accrued in every state - especially victoria

Change your news sources.

 

[GoodEnough]

fix the effing roads. Can those stupid (outdated) subs and fix the effing roads!

If you want better roads, we need to return to our pre-1990s arrangements where roads were build by world class engineers and specialists employed by the government. These days they are built by the cheapest tenderer, and break up in six months!

 

[Keswickian]

I am more in favour of selecting a speed limit appropriate to the particular road condition and maintaining a higher speed on good quality roads.
In my own experience, I find that my senses and attention are sharper at a higher speed on good quality roads. Moseying along at 80 kph on a good quality road is quite soporific on a long drive with a tendancy to lose concentration and possibly nod off and drift off the road.

 

[GBCam]

Reducing the speed limits on sealed rural roads will only increase drive times leading to increased driver fatigue in many cases, which is a more dangerous scenario. An increase in visible policing and proper maintenance of the road surfaces would be better solutions in most cases. Certainly unsealed roads should have lower maximum speeds as most travellers are not used to driving on these surfaces.

 

[Keswickian]

Unsealed roads at higher speeds also have an increased risk of skidding, and require greater stopping distances, therefore greater separation between vehicles. Also, rutting/corrugation of the road increases by vehicles travelling faster thereby increasing the skid hazard and the cost of maintenance.

 

[ness191]

Fix the roads PROPERLY not the quick fix that takes months to finish and then needs redoing 10 minutes later and costs millions to do, get the trains up and running again to get the huge trucks off the roads. 80km is a ridiculous idea for country roads, a long journey would be even longer making fatigue a huge factor.

 

[Veggiepatch]

Been happening for years.
4& 5 lame freeways in and out on Melbourne have been 80kmh for years. About 10kms heading in from the South East and at least 15-20 kms heading out to the airport and all our tunnels are 80 kmh reduced to 60 in peak hour. “They” say the slower speed make the traffic flow better. What utter bullshit!

But Eastlink and the Monash Freeway are 100 to 110 kmh speed limited.

There aren't any other south eastern expressways that I recall.

 

[Veggiepatch]

Just make every road in Australia 30 kmh speed limited.

That should please the "experts".

 

[relljube]

What is the point of introducing this ridiculous rule if the states have the prerogative to amend it to their preferred speed? What a bloody waste of money again by this inept government who wouldn't know if their asses were on fire.

 

[BruceC]

But Eastlink and the Monash Freeway are 100 to 110 kmh speed limited.

There aren't any other south eastern expressways that I recall.

Please show which parts of Eastlink and the Monash are 110 kmh.
i have driven on both daily for years and there is not one part of either that is 110 kmh

 

[BruceC]

Of course it will save lives. if you oppose this, please nominate the people you want o see killed on the roads.

Do with that ridiculous comment why don't we reduce the speed to 10kmh.
Then no-one will die.

 

[seniortrev]

Fix the rural roads, which hasn't had any updates or modifications for twenty odd years or more, most rural roads have turned into goat tracks, not fit to drive on, this is why there is accidents on rural roads because we are dodging pot holes, this includes some highways as well, it is a fu... disgrace, we who live in the country should not be paying regristration's fees, because we have expenses every day by replacing tyres, front ends due to the conditions of country roads and some highway's. So NO to lowering speed limits, FIX THE F.... COUNTRY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, so we can all be safe...?