A road safety charity believes a u-turn on a policy that's seen lower speed limits on some roads, will cost lives. The government plans to stop what it calls blanket speed limit reductions. The Labour government introduced 80km/h speed limits on some highways, and lowered the limit to 30 kays an hour around schools and some suburban streets. Transport Minister Simeon Brown says he wants a system that gets people where they want to go faster and he told Checkpoint he plans to introduce variable speed limits around schools that only apply during drop-off times. Caroline Perry from Brake NZ joins Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6342930999112
Personally, I’m glad Transmission Gully and the Kapiti Expressway are going to 110, it’s one of the safest roads in the country, despite the fact that the speed limit is ignored wholesale.
We know it will cost lives. They know it will cost lives. But their justification is basically “we campaigned on it and you voted for us”.
Kinda fair enough, we get the government we deserve.
Problem is that the half that deserve it get to inflict the same on the other half too.
Personally, I’m glad Transmission Gully and the Kapiti Expressway are going to 110, it’s one of the safest roads in the country, despite the fact that the speed limit is ignored wholesale.