A 50 KM/H DEFAULT URBAN SPEED LIMIT FOR AUSTRALIA?

The National Road Transport Commission commissioned MUARC to prepare an evaluation report assessing the national impacts (costs and benefits) of reducing urban speed limits as part of a proposal to allow national reconsideration of a 50 km/h default urban speed limit in the Australian Road Rules. This paper reviews available data from each of the separate Australian trials and proposals to reduce speed limits below the national default of 60 km/h on local urban roads. Based on these data, estimates of the national impacts of lower speed limits on urban local roads have been developed in terms of costs and benefits, road safety and community impacts of lower local speed limits. Estimates of the national impacts of extending lower speed limits to urban collector and arterial roads currently controlled by the default urban speed limit are also presented. The paper identifies and assesses options for the way in which lower speed limits are implemented, based on the range of approaches taken in the separate trials and proposals in individual jurisdictions. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E206143.

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  Monash University

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• Authors:
  • HAWORTH, N
  • UNGERS, B
  • Corben, B
  • Vulcan, P
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 6 p.
• Monograph Title: EDUCATING YOUNG DRIVERS: A METHOD FOR AUDITING SCHOOL-BASED RESOURCES
• Serial:
  • ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH, POLICING AND EDUCATION CONFERENCE, 2001, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
  • Publisher: Monash University

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Benefit cost analysis; Classification; Conferences; Crash rates; Evaluation and assessment; Exhaust gases; Residential areas; Roads; Safety; Speed limits; Standardization; Traffic regulations; Travel time; Trip length; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 1612: Accident rate; 2452: Air pollution; 8006: Australia; 8513: Classification; 8525: Conference; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 2442: Emission; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 2755: Highway; 697: Journey time; 307: Residential area; 1665: Safety; 624: Speed limit; 9075: Standardization; 1544: Traffic regulations; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00933139
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-7326-2190-9
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 7 2002 12:00AM