REPRESENTATIVES from the trucking industry have been involved in discussions with transport regulators in an attempt to develop a national framework on speed management.
Roads and traffic authorities, police agencies, local government, insurers and road user groups met in Adelaide to discuss how managing speed on Australia’s roads could improve safety for all road users.
David Simon, from Simon National Carriers, joined Kathy Williams from Bunker Freight Lines and Michael Close from Boral in expressing the views of the trucking industry.
Simon said it was clear the regulators had a desire to see not only heavy vehicle, but overall speed limits reduced.
They see that a reduction in overall speed will deliver better outcomes in term of safety on Australia’s roads.
Simon said representatives from the various road agencies were also keen to hear what the trucking industry has been doing in the areas of speed management.
He added they were very interested in the outcomes of our Speed Summit in 2002, the three strikes policy and 100 kilometres an hour speed limiting.
One of the proposals discussed at the workshop was a significant reduction in national speed limits, with all vehicles restricted to 35 kilometres an hour in urban areas and 70 kilometres an hour in rural zones.
Ideas from the workshop will be collated and presented back to the ATC when they next meet later in the year.
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