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artifically low levels eh...???? GottaBspotless hits nail smack bang on head and drives it home ! I can concur with a couple copper mates as well. they say the same thing. People at the coal face so to speak. Im done.

Who has said that reducing the current speed limits saves lives? I voted to leave as is and reckon that increasing the limits increases deaths. I dont recall anyone saying to reduce the current limits. Oh....I see Mark B, retracted the post.

Oh dear me.

Well said Hi Eq couldnt agree more. Logical sensible reasoning.

I dont say it's unsafe in good conditions. It's the fog and rain and heavier traffic is when it's dangerous. I have driven that track extensively too and reckon it's about right now Either way, you like it faster and I like it the way it is but Im not going to descend into slanging...

Could have fooled me, Ideo is arguing for increase on a known black spot and slagging the speed limit as revenue raising with no consideration to safety. I have also said I agree on the good roads but with more driver training etc. I still dont think everyone needs to go faster, but that's...

Maybe because it's all downhill southbound? I feel much safer at 90 southbound and can see how just 10klms over at 100 is ok going upthe hill. Might be legal but I have been passing traffic in the middle lane and had seeding drivers swoop from out of nowhere along the inside between the...

So, lets have faster speeds and therefore more deaths as a result and blindly ignore the cause of death as it's far more important to go faster. I too, cannot for the life of me understand how someone can say that speed is not related to the death toll...???:confused: Sure, if a road is well...

And so should the teaching of how to invest for ones future.

Gotta agree with HiEquity here. Those who have experience with a major crash, very very close call or a family or friend dying on the roads would all agree that extra speed is not a good prospect moving forward. Those that haven't, we'll, it'll never happen to them will it?:rolleyes: Someone...

Exactly. So raising the limits is off limits.

What are you talking about to be exact? 150klms/hr is a ridiculous speed to be doing in Australian conditions ATM. Stop being silly. I've driven the length and breadth of this country, so I fully understand the roads and how fast they can safely be traversed. Safely for all and sundry.

Yes agree bayview, good post. Anyone been on the F3 in fog...? Feared for life many a morning commuting to the Nth Shore from Central Coast with drivers passing in thick fog. Simply madness.:mad:

My only question is and has been all along why the hurry...? Im comfortable with the current limits and dont wish to share the roads with crazy speeding drivers with little or nil experience at higher speeds. Doubt Im the only one as the poll shows. Rather the laid back than the rush...

Ok that's Europe, this is Australya mate. Why the hurry for the sake of a few minutes but far far more risk...?

Currently, in above scenario you are obeying the law and the person doing 150 is NOT ! Like Ideo said, once passed, back to the left please. But your eg does raise issues with making the speed limits faster as more lanes will be needed to cater for everyone, espcially the hatted ones :D

Totally agree, the right lane thing is a must do to get right before any speed changes. Imagine the hatted volvo driver poking along in the right lane at 80klms in a 130klm zone...:eek: On the side....has anyone noticed an increase in the following of drivers swerving all over the road and...

Are you saying Im engaging in passive road rage, or the speeder? Im certainly just doing the limits allowed by law and not engaging in anything but trying to get from A to B safely. Just the obher day I had to get right off the road as an oncoming speester was overtaking on double lines...

In the 30 odd years of travelling the same route multiple times a year it still takes around 3.5hrs whether Im cruising on 95 or in a hurry and doing overs. Rushing has only amounted to being caught back up at a set of lights by the person you passed an hour ago. Of course, motorways and...

130 on the New England Hwy....are you serious? What factors at play make sense? Im incredibly curious. Disclaimer: I have travelled the NE Hwy for 30 odd years between Tamworth and Newcastle on a regular basis.