Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2008-10-14 Daily Xml

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ROAD SAFETY

The Hon. A. BRESSINGTON (15:19): Can the minister provide some explanation of how it is decided whether a street will be classified as 50 or 60 km/h, given that in Elizabeth there are two streets running adjacently, one of which is 60 km/h and the other 50 km/h, and there is no difference in those streets at all? How is it determined which street will have a 50 km/h speed limit and which will be 60 km/h?

The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO (Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister for Gambling, Minister Assisting the Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (15:20): As we have heard, the 50 km/h speed limit for urban and built-up areas was brought in in 2003. The difference in the speed limit may be determined by whether it is a council road or whether it is an arterial road and the amount of traffic on those roads. However, if the honourable member wants to give me the names of the roads, I will have the matter further investigated.