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Opinion: Why it’s time to raise the speed limit in Australia to 130km/h (www.drive.com.au)
submitted 1 year ago by Tau@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone
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cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/1198065

We can and should be allowed to drive faster on our freeways and motorways; but don’t think governments will let it happen overnight.

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[-] taldennz@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 year ago

Here in NZ, we have a sub-handful of places where 110 is allowed, the rest is mostly 100 with more and reduced to 80, 70, 60 or 50 (in places that used to be 100).

To be fair, a great deal of our roadway is not up to safe use at 100 (though I do disagree with where that dividing line is placed).

Unfortunately I think that reducing the limits on unsafe surfaces and roading layout is now seen as a permanent solution. Any mitigation mechanism like that should be coupled with at some publicly visible prioritisation to resolve it.

Alas with our small population and relatively large roading network I doubt it's getting better for us any time soon.

 

Hey you. Over the ditch. I feel your pain and hope you have better luck.

[-] Nath@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

I drove from Auckland to Hastings and back on my last NZ trip. It was surprising how you don't have the same highway infrastructure that Australia has. Once I was south of about Hamilton, the main road was what we'd call a country road.

Still a lovely drive, though. Would do it again.

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