should speed limits be raised or is tht silly
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should speed limits be raised
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On freeways yes. 130kph limit. Higher penalties for exceeding it than current to keep people within the limit
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Yeah i think on newer made highways that are safe they could raise the limit to 130.....i drove to Darwin and its 130 all the way out there and it was fine and there roads aren't that great yet drive to perth from adelaide and its 110 all the way and its better roads!
but yeah i wouldn't raise the limit in the country areas say between adelaide-melb because the roads are terrible!
but yeah i wouldn't raise the limit in the country areas say between adelaide-melb because the roads are terrible!
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Yeah i think on newer made highways that are safe they could raise the limit to 130.....i drove to Darwin and its 130 all the way out there and it was fine and there roads aren't that great yet drive to perth from adelaide and its 110 all the way and its better roads!
but yeah i wouldn't raise the limit in the country areas say between adelaide-melb because the roads are terrible!
but yeah i wouldn't raise the limit in the country areas say between adelaide-melb because the roads are terrible!
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I had to laugh at the Politician who said we could raise the limits, but he didn't think it was in line with community expectations. Talk about out of touch!
Drove on the Autobahn earlier this year - 200Km/h no problem in a basic Golf. But I preferred to stay around 160 when there was traffic around, because that was the max of the cruise control.
130 in France, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and their roads are just as bad/good as ours. Remember - it is a LIMIT, not a minimum. If you are in a crap car, or the road is crap, or it's raining, dark, foggy... drive to the conditions.
Drove on the Autobahn earlier this year - 200Km/h no problem in a basic Golf. But I preferred to stay around 160 when there was traffic around, because that was the max of the cruise control.
130 in France, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and their roads are just as bad/good as ours. Remember - it is a LIMIT, not a minimum. If you are in a crap car, or the road is crap, or it's raining, dark, foggy... drive to the conditions.
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Bring it on, we need at least one road in Adelaide with a 130km/h or higher speed limit, would love to see the Northern Expressway speed limit increased to 130km/h, we have such an excellent road here with grade seperation and excellent surface and we get limited to 110km/h, how boring!
If the speed limit was increased people may actually get their 'fix' on a public road built for speed without doing it illeagally on public roads and they want to reduce the speed limits from 110km/h on roads like the Northern Expressway, Port Wakefield Rd, Gawler Bypass / Sturt Hwy and the South Eastern Freeway!
If the speed limit was increased people may actually get their 'fix' on a public road built for speed without doing it illeagally on public roads and they want to reduce the speed limits from 110km/h on roads like the Northern Expressway, Port Wakefield Rd, Gawler Bypass / Sturt Hwy and the South Eastern Freeway!
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Speed itself isn't unsafe, its the differential in speed that causes mayhem. You've got the majority of people at 110, some clown darting around everyone at 130 and learners doing 80. And as soon as said arsehole comes flying up the back of someone legally overtaking in the outside lane, he jumps for lanes across and rounds everyone up on the inside.
If the slowpokes just kept left it would solve everything. Normal drivers need never even enter the right lane because they can just stay in the middle lane, and the right lane is free for those that feel the law doesn't apply to them. Bring on more policing and stricter penalties for keeping people to the left.
I think 130 is the go for the right roads, any faster and you'll start to chew serious fuel.
If the slowpokes just kept left it would solve everything. Normal drivers need never even enter the right lane because they can just stay in the middle lane, and the right lane is free for those that feel the law doesn't apply to them. Bring on more policing and stricter penalties for keeping people to the left.
I think 130 is the go for the right roads, any faster and you'll start to chew serious fuel.
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debonaire wrote:Speed itself isnt unsafe, its the differential in speed that causes mayhem. Youve got the majority of people at 110, some clown darting around everyone at 130 and learners doing 80. And as soon as said arsehole comes flying up the back of someone legally overtaking in the outside lane, he jumps for lanes across and rounds everyone up on the inside. If the slowpokes just kept left it would solve everything. Normal drivers need never even enter the right lane because they can just stay in the middle lane, and the right lane is free for those that feel the law doesnt apply to them. Bring on more policing and stricter penalties for keeping people to the left. I think 130 is the go for the right roads, any faster and youll start to chew serious fuel.
So agree with you there, if people would simply just stay in the left lane unless they are actually overtaking, this is the most frustrating thing on the roads today! Why do people have to drive dead alongside each other at the same speed so people can't overtake safely and they wonder why people get frustrated!
I would love to see police continuosly driving up and down roads with 2 or more lanes in each direction and fine people for doing it, they would make a killing down here in SA as you see it on a daily basis!
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debonaire wrote:Speed itself isnt unsafe, its the differential in speed that causes mayhem. Youve got the majority of people at 110, some clown darting around everyone at 130 and learners doing 80. And as soon as said arsehole comes flying up the back of someone legally overtaking in the outside lane, he jumps for lanes across and rounds everyone up on the inside. If the slowpokes just kept left it would solve everything. Normal drivers need never even enter the right lane because they can just stay in the middle lane, and the right lane is free for those that feel the law doesnt apply to them. Bring on more policing and stricter penalties for keeping people to the left. I think 130 is the go for the right roads, any faster and youll start to chew serious fuel.
yeah, agreed, put cops rather get the guy zipping through traffic then the guy sitting 30kms below the speed limit, or the person in the right, coz if u use the left to overtake they can make more money from it
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