tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758309684121714688.post5474802632075034239..comments2023-08-29T15:08:05.775+09:30Comments on Jennie Boisvert - Councillor for Clarence Park Ward: Speed Data WorryingJenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16458824810686127102noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758309684121714688.post-5322407772738961752012-04-11T17:06:16.966+09:302012-04-11T17:06:16.966+09:30The fact that speed limits are being constantly e...The fact that speed limits are being constantly exceeded suggests that motorists are voting with their pedals re speed restrictions in the Unley Council area. It seems that every traffic problem is ‘solved’ by reducing speed limits somewhere. When turning onto East Ave from Cross Roads there is often not a car to be seen in East Ave during non peak times and yet the speed limit changes from 60kph to 50 kph. East Ave is a major thoroughfare and it is hard to see why the different speed limit exists there. At peak times it is slow moving anyway. Similarly, Victoria Street, Goodwood is a major cross road , yet here the speed limit goes down to 40 kph. I can understand that the Unley Council wants to force traffic onto the major roads, but South Road and Goodwood Roads during peak hour cannot cope with that volume of traffic already. I suggest that the Unley Council should follow the example of some overseas urban areas where they have removed signs and restrictions and found that the traffic flows more freely. Byron Road with its 5 slowpoints and at least 25 extra signs has created a problem where none existed before. Think creatively rather than putting the brakes on all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com