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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: ppopeye on July 03, 2017, 08:01:41 PM

Title: New road rules in Vic.
Post by: ppopeye on July 03, 2017, 08:01:41 PM

Maybe just that Victorians cant drive.

Title: Re: New road rules in Vic.
Post by: Brock on July 03, 2017, 08:12:42 PM

What was the speed rule???

Title: Re: New road rules in Vic.
Post by: on July 03, 2017, 08:31:01 PM

Quote from: Brock on July 03, 2017, 08:12:42 PM

What was the speed rule???

Speed limits drop to 40km/h when passing emergency vehicles with lights flashing.  We've had it in South Australia for over a year, but the limit is 25km/h

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/rearend-collision-one-day-after-new-40kmh-speed-rule-introduced-20170703-gx3jnr.html (http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/rearend-collision-one-day-after-new-40kmh-speed-rule-introduced-20170703-gx3jnr.html)

Title: Re: New road rules in Vic.
Post by: Brock on July 03, 2017, 08:37:50 PM

Sounds like a rule that is fraught with possible disaster.

Title: Re: New road rules in Vic.
Post by: Bodø Glimt on July 03, 2017, 08:57:32 PM

We've had it in South Australia for over a year now.  I haven't heard of any accidents that have arisen from it (but that could be just me).

Title: Re: New road rules in Vic.
Post by: Shillas on July 03, 2017, 09:08:34 PM

As a regular freeway user, going from 110 to 25 with little notice is dangerous, you have to hope everyone else also slows. The police have stated  that they "take a practical  approach" realising that slowing that much in a short distance is dangerous. Haven't heard of anyone being pinged on the freeway, but may be different in built up areas of 50 or 60 kph.