New Speed zones announced in Vic

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:28 pm

Speed limit changes announced

May 1, 2006 - 4:53PM

Fewer speed zones but more speed signposts will be phased in on Victorian roads to make driving easier and safer.

The changes are designed to help motorists recognise what speed zone they are in. Advance signs will be put up ahead of 40 kph school speed zones and strip shopping centres, alerting drivers they are approaching a slower speed zone.

Repeater signs will also be erected within the lower speed zones, reminding motorists of the lower speed limit. As well, advance signs will be introduced outside country townships warning of the upcoming speed limit. They will replace the "buffer zones" of intermediate speeds currently used.

For example, 80 kph speed limits outside a township will be replaced by warning signs as motorists prepare to slow down from a 100 kph zone to the 60 kph township limit.

Country communities will be consulted on ways to minimise the number of speed limit changes, especially around 40 kph school zones.

source....The Age newspaper
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not sure if this will help improve things

but I hope it fixes the approach to Warburton (on the way to the Spurs)
it has 17 different speed ones in 8 kms

cheers

kypez · Post by **kypez** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:44 pm

step in the right direction, i guess...

ozx6r · Post by **ozx6r** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:38 pm

hopefully qld follows

I am 1 for missing a speed sign and then later wandering what the speed is further down the road

more signs would help 4 sure

me n e way

Redback · Post by **Redback** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:42 pm

i went to Casino last year. the limit in the space of about 4 kays changed 6 or 7 times ranging from 100 down to 50 saw a patrol car and had to do 50 incase i had missed the sign, bloody stupid system.

Lainie · Post by **Lainie** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:46 pm

It's good, not that I ever speed just ask Leo

mick_dundee · Post by **mick_dundee** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:08 pm

What Lainie says is true, I never saw the speedo reach 140 at all

And yer, my street where I live has 3 sped limits alone.

mrmina · Post by **mrmina** » Tue May 02, 2006 9:34 am

one thing i dont like is school zones.

it has a 40km/h speed limit during school days. I dont have any kids, how am i suppose to know when a school day is

diesel · Post by **diesel** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:03 am

in my parent's area, the school zones are permantent 40 zones. 24hrs a day, 365 days a year. Now where's the last place ur gonna find kids outside of school hours or on holidays?

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Tue May 02, 2006 11:08 am

I liked the system in canberra. Basically the 40 signs were lockable, so they could lock them open, with the 40 sign visible on the top plate and the hours of operation on the bottom plate, looked similar to the signs we see now days,except there was a padlock so they cold lock it open/shut

The caretaker for the school would lock it open in the morning, and lock it closed after school hours. the sign is open = you slow your arse down, closed = continue as normal.

Here i get so frigging confused as i dont know when school starts or ends, i just hear from friends, take a guess from the extra shit traffic, or see the occasional notice on the big dynamic signs from time to time.