Call for safer speed limits near rural schools 16 Feb, 2021 11:45 PM 2 minutes to read Lee Stream School principal Rachelle Moors watches motorists travel on the open road outside her school. Photo / Shawn McAvinue Lee Stream School principal Rachelle Moors watches motorists travel on the open road outside her school. Photo / Shawn McAvinue Otago Daily Times By: Shawn McAvinue Speed limits near rural schools need to be lower than a Government proposal, Rural Women New Zealand says. Ministry of Transport mobility and safety manager Helen White said the Government was working on implementing a new Setting of Speed Limits Rule, which would require all road controlling authorities to transition to safer speed limits around schools by 2030.