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Pushback over proposal to lower speed limits on Australia’s country roads to between 70 and 90km/h

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Federal infrastructure department analysis recommends reducing default speed limits on regional roads from 100km/h

A proposal to reduce default speed limits on regional roads from 100km/h to between 70 and 90km/h is facing backlash, with some Labor MPs joining Nationals in criticising the policy.

The federal infrastructure department has undertaken consultation on a “regulatory impact analysis”, released in September, as part of the National Road Safety Action Plan. That analysis was open to public submissions, which closed on 10 November. It is up to individual states and territories to implement their own road rules.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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