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TitleEvaluation of the South Australian default 50km/h speed limit
AuthorsKloeden CN, Woolley JE, McLean AJ
Year2004
TypeReport
AbstractOn 1 March 2003 the default urban speed limit in South Australia was reduced from 60 km/h to 50 km/h. On-road speeds just before the default limit was introduced were compared with speeds a year later. The numbers of casualty crashes and casualties in the year before the default limit was introduced were compared with the corresponding numbers in the first year that the default limit was in effect. On roads where the speed limit was reduced from 60 km/h to 50 km/h, average vehicle speeds decreased by 2.3 km/h and casualties by 24 per cent. On roads where the speed limit remained at 60 km/h, average vehicle speeds decreased by 0.9 km/h and casualties by 7 per cent.
Report NumberCASR005
PublisherCentre for Automotive Safety Research
Publisher CityAdelaide
SponsorDepartment for Transport and Urban Planning (SA)
ISBN1920947043
ISSN1449-2237
Page Count37

Reference
Kloeden CN, Woolley JE, McLean AJ (2004). Evaluation of the South Australian default 50km/h speed limit (CASR005). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research.


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