Recommendations

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The Committee recommends that:

VicRoads undertake research as soon as possible into the effect on accident rates of the revision of speed limits.
Funding should be provided for fundamental research into the effect of speed on crash causation.
There be further education of road users on the reasons for speed zoning.
The road safety experience of the current 110 km/h roads be determined before extending this speed limit to any other roads.
As a matter of speed management principle speed limits on local streets should be lower than on traffic-carrying arterial roads.
Victoria await the outcome of the Austroads urban speed management study and subsequent discussions at the Australian Transport Council before taking any action to change urban speed limits.

SDC Recommendatrions 15-21

15. For country roads, Victoria Police adopt a low-density long-term enforcement program as outlined by Leggett.

16. The Transport Accident Commission fund an evaluation of low- density long-term police presence in reducing speeding and crash rates on urban roads as proposed in the 1987 pilot study.

17. In order to achieve proper control of police participation for research purposes, the Transport Accident Commission fund the additional police hours required for the evaluation.

18. That Victoria Police apply a 10 per cent tolerance (which must include the allowance for technical error of + 3 km/h) on posted speed limits when using speed cameras.

19. That the Minister for Police and Emergency Services commission a feasibility study of the practicality of the use of unattended speed cameras.

20. That the Transport Accident Commission fund a comprehensive and independent evaluation of the effectiveness of speed cameras.

21. Present signing techniques be continued.