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I have been doing research on fatal crashes in NSW since my wife's sister was killed in a crash in 1995. I think the government exaggerates speed as a cause of crashes. I doubt the 40% figure is correct. You could argue that the Shoemaker crash was caused by the vehicle being on the wrong side of the road not speed. One of the biggest killers in NSW is head on collisions where the vehicles are not overtaking. In fact most deaths are caused by failure to stay in the lane. In the NT traffic volumes are low and hence the risk of head on crashes is also low. I think 130kph is reasonable on a low traffic volume straight two lane road.
Last edited by glenc; 03-01-2007 at 06:37 AM.
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