Posted Speed Limits: When is the maximum posted limit not the recommended?

Towards Zero 2016//2020 Victoria’s Road Safety Strategy sets a long term vision of zero deaths and serious injuries on our roads and a target of less than 200 deaths by 2020. Research tells us that country road users are three times more likely to be killed and 40 % more likely to be seriously injured than drivers in metropolitan Melbourne (Victoria Police, 2014). That 3 out of 4 country fatalities involve older model cars speaks volumes about modern-day “safer cars”. Accordingly, our aim is to reduce road trauma and create safer roads by working closely with our road safety partners and the community to embed the Safe Systems approach; Safer roads, Safer speeds, Safer road users and Safer vehicles.

• Record URL:
  http://acrs.org.au/publications/journals/current-and-back-issues/
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/18329497
• Authors:
  • Fryer, D
• Publication Date: 2017

Media Info

• Pagination: 59-60
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Australasian College of Road Safety
  • ISSN: 1832-9497

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Safety; Speed limits; Vehicle safety; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (roads)
• Geographic Terms: Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Driver behaviour; Speed limit; Vehicle safety
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01638138
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 19 2017 10:57AM