If speed limits concern you...........
The Government has opened consultation on how speed limits are going to be set in future. The legislation around this is called the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits Rule 2024
Feedback is sought on
- Proposal 1 require cost benefit analysis for speed limit changes
- Proposal 2 strengthen consultation requirements
- Proposal 3 require variable speed limits outside school gates
- Proposal 4 introduce a Ministerial Speed Objective
- Proposal 5 changes to speed limits classifications
- Proposal 6 - update the Directors criteria for assessing speed management plans for certification
- Proposal 7 reverse recent speed limit reductions
Other matters are also discussed.
The consultation is open to individuals, organisations or groups, and I encourage you to express your view on how speed limits will be set in the future.
There are two options for making a submission
- Download the consultation document, fill it out, return it to the email address on the website.
- Make your submission online, via the website.
The consultation can be found here
https://consult.transport.govt.nz/.....g-of-speed.../
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