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Northland state highway speed review could affect two-thirds of network 9 May, 2021 06:00 PM 8 minutes to read Don Wilson, who owns OnRoad Transport, a livestock transport company, said reduced speed limits would add significantly to trip times. Photo / Supplied Don Wilson, who owns OnRoad Transport, a livestock transport company, said reduced speed limits would add significantly to trip times. Photo / Supplied The National Road Carriers Association is calling for an urgent review of the state highway network as consultation begins to reassess speed limits on nearly two-thirds of Northland s state highways. Speed limits on 626km – 64 per cent - of the 978km of roading the Government s transport agency maintains across the region could be slashed as part of sweeping nationwide changes to reduce the road death toll. ....
A group of residents in the small town of Bombay are calling on authorities to address the number of car crashes on Mill Rd before another person is killed. ....
We’re working to deliver a safe system which acknowledges that even responsible people can make mistakes on our roads, and that these mistakes should not cost us our lives,” he said. Nine state highways in Northland and two state highways in Auckland are being reviewed after being identified as roads where safer speed limits could make a difference in preventing deaths and serious injuries. The highways being reviewed have been identified as roads where lower speeds could help save lives. “Even when speed isn’t the direct cause of a crash, it is the single biggest factor that determines whether a person is killed, seriously injured or walks away from a crash unharmed,” Mutton said. ....