Unlimited speed to end in NT
Nov 3rd 2006, 11:29 am
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Unlimited speed to end in NT
Watchout if you're going outback in Northern Territory next year. They are going to stop the unlimited speed limit on highways there. However some arterials to have 130kmph limit.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=155055
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=155055
Nov 3rd 2006, 12:02 pm
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Re: Unlimited speed to end in NT
Reading this excerpt from the link -
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A road safety taskforce ...... found 48 per cent of fatal crashes in NT were alcohol-related, and a study of eleven Darwin intersections during one month last year showed that 2,613 cars ran red lights in a single day.
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- it doesn't sound like imposing a speed limit is actually going to solve the problem.
Maybe educating drivers to stop drinking and running red lights would be more effective!
Buzzy
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A road safety taskforce ...... found 48 per cent of fatal crashes in NT were alcohol-related, and a study of eleven Darwin intersections during one month last year showed that 2,613 cars ran red lights in a single day.
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- it doesn't sound like imposing a speed limit is actually going to solve the problem.
Maybe educating drivers to stop drinking and running red lights would be more effective!
Buzzy
