Default speed limits – Moffitts Farm

For a pedestrian sharing a default 100km/h speed limit rural road any driver error can lead to death or serious injury. Photo: Patrick Francis

Road Safety - People and Wildlife Rural road user equity and safety

October 28, 2025 admin

Government ignores pedestrians and cyclists in country road default speed limit probe

As peri-urban and regional town populations grow the increasing number of pedestrians and cyclists sharing default 100km/h roads outside built-up areas face serious injury and death unless Safe System Speeds are adopted by Federal, State and Territory transport departments.

Rural and regional road infrastructure quality will not reduce wildlife vehicle collisions without appropriate legal and equitable speed limits through hotspots. Photo: Patrick Francis.

Road Safety - People and Wildlife Wildlife vehicle collisions

April 22, 2025 admin

Wildlife road kills versus Vision Zero 2050: Recommendations for reducing wildlife vehicle collisions

Figure: The jurisdiction black hole for wildlife vehicle collision between Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2024 – 2030 and the Safe