It’s time for country people to unite against a ‘nanny-state proposal’ by the Federal Government to lower speed limits on open roads by adding their signature to a new petition, according to the Member for Barwon, Roy Butler.
Last week, Mr Butler directed a question to the Minister for Roads and Regional Transport, Jenny Aitchison, in NSW Parliament.
He asked if her government would consider the views of country people before considering the Federal proposal to lower the default speed limit on open roads from 100 kilometres per hour to 80km/h.
“This proposal would have an unacceptable impact on the daily lives of country people,” said Mr Butler in a media statement.
“A lower speed limit means longer trips and less time in the day for family, community and work.
“It would increase the isolation that many country people experience, which has its own negative health impacts,” said Mr Butler.
Mr Butler’s statement said Minister Aitchison’s replied, “The government does not support blanket speed zone reviews across NSW”, but that “speed zones should be appropriate to the conditions of the road and speed is one element” in road safety.
“Now is the time for people to sign my petition and show the Minister that lower speed limits are not the right solution for country roads,” said Mr Butler.
He is asking people to add their signatures to his petition, which states that “country people deserve respect for our ability to drive to local conditions, and we reject this nanny-state proposal to remove our freedoms”.
https://www.roybutler.com.au/open_road_speed_limits
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