Revheads in retreat as Chapel Street speed limit slashed to 30km/h

Stonnington councillors have voted unanimously to trial lower speed limits, but that won’t mean the end of “chap laps”.

The Age

Looks like Lygon St speed limit has been reduced to 40km/h. This is important since the surrounding area will all be 30km/h once the Merri-bek 30km/h Brunswick trial starts.

#melbourne #brunswick #ThanksFor30

https://www.reddit.com/r/melbourne/comments/1le61by/psa_lygon_street_at_carlton_north_linking/

Busted: 5 myths about 30km/h speed limits in Australia

The push for 30km/h speed limits is not about revenue-raising or anti-cars. Even a seemingly small decrease from 40km/h to 30km/h makes a huge difference to the safety and liveability of local streets.

The Conversation

"The chances of a pedestrian not surviving a crash with a light vehicle is approximately 10 per cent at 30kph. This increases to around 80 per cent at 50kph," - Marcelo Vidales, the head of Road Safety Victoria

The default speed limit in Victoria is the speed limit with an 80% chance of killing a pedestrian.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-15/yarra-council-30kph-speed-limit-fitzroy-collingwood/103104332

#melbourne #thanksfor30 #RoadSafety #bicycles

Two Melbourne suburbs set to get 30kph speed limit in expansion of local trial

Yarra council has voted to introduce 30km/h speed limits for almost every street in the inner-Melbourne suburbs of Fitzroy and Collingwood.

ABC News
Two Melbourne suburbs set to get 30kph speed limit in expansion of local trial

Yarra council has voted to introduce 30km/h speed limits for almost every street in the inner-Melbourne suburbs of Fitzroy and Collingwood.

ABC News

We should be doing this in Melbourne.
Default speed limit in Melbourne should be 30km/hr unless otherwise signed. The effect on journey times will be unnoticeable.
Ask your car what your average speed is. It's already going to be around 30km/hr unless you regularly travel long distances on rural roads.

#ThanksFor30 #Melbourne #30kmhSpeedLimit

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/wales-20mph-speed-limit-working-27779212

20mph limit is working and journey times just 45 seconds longer, analysis shows

The results have been called 'astonishing and far greater than would have been predicted'

WalesOnline