boothy.com If Epping Rd (Syd) wasn't slow enough already

[smellytofu]

http://northern-district-times.where...hed-by-10km-h/

Limit will be slashed by 10km/h

THE speed limit along a 5.4km stretch of Epping Rd will be slashed by 10km/h to 70km/h, although no date for the change has been set.

The reduction from 80km/h between Pembroke St, Epping, and Pittwater Rd, North Ryde, comes after a review of speed zones across the state, according to Ryde state Liberal MP Victor Dominello.

“The review determined a change on Epping Rd,” Mr Dominello said.

“The high number of crashes along this length of road, along with the lack of a central barrier, the surrounding land and residences have predicated this change.”

In the audit of speed zones review it was also noted that the recommendation to drop the limit by 10km/h was also based on the “significant pedestrian generators” such as bus stops servicing Epping Boys High School, Macquarie University and Macquarie Centre.

Bus lanes were introduced on both sides of Epping Rd for a large part of the 5.4km in question.

“This is not about whether speed limits will be increased or decreased, this is about ensuring safety of road users is paramount,” Mr Dominello said.

Thanks cunt!

[Tripper]

As if that will make a difference to the travel time, do you even get up to 70km in peak ?

[TonyJZX]

epping rd has been fucked for years

this just caps it off

it used to be ok around the Shell space centre whatever before they made it single lane

try coming into epping around around peak hour

i would divert into eastwood to avoid the bottleneck

[Tardinator]

Cunts. Drive that stretch quite often out of peak so it's just going to make it slower. I still can't believe the bullshit they pulled near the space station.

[smellytofu]

Actually when there is any sort of jam at Epping as you pass Vimiera Rd, it's better to head towards Eastwood at Balaclava Rd and back north along Blaxland Rd.

[Karnage]

Oh noes this ads 54 seconds to the trip!

[Captiva Fan]

Oh noes this ads 54 seconds to the trip!

At peak hour it makes no difference; however the gumbyment's stats will show less congestion as a result, because travel speeds will be closer to the allowable limit.
What's more important is the decreased road safety caused by forcing drivers to travel at a speed which is artificially low, the resulting confusion effectively increasing the amount of difference between the vehicles going the slowest & the vehicles going the fastest. And of course add to that the negative social effect of using your police force &/or fines to enforce that artificially low limit.

Thanks cunt!

Actually, we live next door to where Dominello grew up ... anyone got a DeLorean? If we can get it to 88 down our street, we can run the little bastard down as a 10yo ...

[smellytofu]

On a positive, at least there aren't any fixed speed cameras on that road despite the low limit on the 1 lane parts but I'm sure some wanker will slap a combo camera around there. Just a few spots where the "highway" kids hang out like hiding behind on a driveway & cycleway on the corner of Moore St and Epping Rd.

[1814]

its still effectively faster than the m2 shamoz

[Babalouie]

As if that will make a difference to the travel time, do you even get up to 70km in peak ?

QFT. 70km/h is still 69km/h faster than what I get to do at 6pm and 8am.

[Karnage]

At peak hour it makes no difference; however the gumbyment's stats will show less congestion as a result, because travel speeds will be closer to the allowable limit.
What's more important is the decreased road safety caused by forcing drivers to travel at a speed which is artificially low, the resulting confusion effectively increasing the amount of difference between the vehicles going the slowest & the vehicles going the fastest. And of course add to that the negative social effect of using your police force &/or fines to enforce that artificially low limit.

Are you saying that the gumbyment measures congestion by the speed traffic is moving as a factor of the posted speed limit?



So technically if every road had a speed limit of 1km/h then there would be no road congestion statistically?

[rolin7]

Speaking of epping road, I saw some spastic in a prado trying to reverse back up the hill as he missed the lane cove tunnel on ramp just past delhi road. Had a b double behind him coming down the hill when he was reversing, lucky he is isn't a cum stain on epping road.

To top it off, had the gall to put him arm out the window and abuse the semi driver.