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Originally Posted by Starman73
Hello All,
On the subject of speed, its a known fact that in the NT when they didn't have speed limits on the majority of roads they had less accidents. Also the roads there aren't as good for the speeds people drive, but the accident rate and road toll are far less, meaning that the roads aren't the problem, its the idiots on them.
Paul
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This was mentioned in another thread and I looked up more info but I forget whether I posted it. Basically, what you say is true but incomplete. The NT is small enough that a small number of accidents can significantly change the overall statistics. In first couple of years after the speed limit was introduced there was a spike in accidents on remote roads. Roads where speed, or at least the speed limit, is not an issue. On the major roads where the limit has been applied the accident rate has remained constant. I think there is good reason for that. The 130kmh limit hasn't changed the way most people drive but it does (perhaps) allow the coppers to weed out the true idiots.