The City of Vincent is going be trialing 40km/h speed limits on about 200 residential streets. Here's the thing - it won't be enforceable.

Oliver Peterson has been following this topic closely and he spoke with Road Safety Minister Michelle Roberts to get her view.

She explained that reducing the speed from 50km/h to 40km/h doubles the chances of survival in a crash. When Oliver spoke with City of Vincent Mayor Emma Cole a few weeks ago, she said most drivers were already driving slower than 50km/h. So why the unenforceable speed reduction trial?

The Minister said, "this isn't about enforcing something punitive on the whole community. This about bringing the community together. 

"If you can create a better pedestrian environment... where you have a slower travel speed through those residential areas, you may well find this is something that is embraced by the community."

 

The City of Vincent is going be trialing 40km/h speed limits on about 200 residential streets. Here's the thing - it won't be enforceable.
Oliver Peterson has been following this topic closely and he spoke with Road Safety Minister Michelle Roberts to get her view.
She explained that reducing the speed from 50km/h to 40km/h doubles the chances of survival in a crash. When Oliver <a href="https://www.6pr.com.au/podcast/is-40km-h-too-slow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spoke with City of Vincent Mayor Emma Cole</a> a few weeks ago, she said most drivers were already driving slower than 50km/h. So why the unenforceable speed reduction trial?
The Minister said, "this isn't about enforcing something punitive on the whole community. This about bringing the community together.&nbsp;
"If you can create a better pedestrian environment... where you have a slower travel speed through those residential areas, you may well find this is something that is embraced by the community."
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