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    Open Road Speed Limits? Time for a change?

    Road fatalities for Australia, per billion km travelled 1976 35.5 1982 25.6 1988 18.8 1995 12.1 2003 8.0 2011 5.8 Road deaths per billion km travelled are 1/7th of what they were 37 years ago. Is this because speed limits have decreased dramatically ion the last 37...
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    Open Road Speed Limits? Time for a change?

    My point was that we are constantly told that speed kills. If that's the case, then we should take some of the city speed cameras and put them on country roads. (Where the vast majority of deaths occur.) But this would cut revenue (in this state).
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    Open Road Speed Limits? Time for a change?

    I'm all for increasing the limit on stretches of road where it is safe to do so. Inattention and fatigue are more common causes of accidents on country roads, not solely speed. However it's hard to fine someone for inattention, and state governments are hooked on speed camera revenue, so...
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