Tasmania - Drivers on notice about new speed limits
Tasmanian motorists will soon have to even more attentive, with the rolling out of new variable speed limit signs.
Work will start today on installing the new technology for the first time in Tasmania.
Under the $3 million project, 40 electronic variable speed limit signs will be installed attached to CCTV cameras.
The speed limit may change during peak traffic conditions and poor weather.
The work will take in a nine-kilometre section of the highway in Hobart between Liverpool Street, the Tasman Bridge and the Cambridge Road interchange.
Vince Taskunas from the RACT says it is hoped to reduce the number of crashes on the state's roads.
"It is a popular passenger highway and we have seen traffic management issues on that part of the road network."
The system is expected to be operating by May next year.
PoliceSpeedCameras.info Comments - This is commendable action by the Tasmanian authorities. If used correctly, the speed limit should be increased when there are next to no cars on the road. (But I can't see that happening - except in Europe )
Western Australia's Main Roads & Police Minister could take this on board and also enforce the "keep left" law on freeway, ( or introduce individual lane speed limit) That would do away with 90 % of driver frustration. WA has spent huge amounts of money on pointless electronic freeway over-head signs that are of no benefit to anyone. Perhaps we could spend the money on variable speed limit signs like Tasmania instead?