 Speed and speeding
Reducing speed is fundamental to safer road use. Australian Transport Safety Bureau research shows that a small reduction in speed has a major impact on the occurrence of crashes and the severity of injuries. An increase in average vehicle speed from 100km/h to 110km/h can be expected to increase serious injury crashes by about 33% and fatal crashes by about 46%. This table shows the impact of the introduction of a 110 km/h speed limit on the Lasseter Highway from the Stuart Highway to Yulara in December 2001.
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