Should we be forced to slow down on regional roads?
Drivers in regional Australia may have missed a federal government call for submissions on their proposed Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) on reducing the default speed limit outside of built-up areas.
Options focus on reducing road accidents in order to meet the national road trauma reduction target of halving road deaths by 2030 by reducing speed limits.
Over the last decade, 65% of Australia's road fatalities have occurred outside of major cities.
Of road deaths outside of major cities, 85 . . .
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