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Cycling safety group pushes for lower speed limits

Author
Rosie Gordon,
Publish Date
Fri, 16 Jun 2017, 5:19AM
The group wants urban limits changed from 50 to as low as 30 kilometers per hour. (Photo \ Getty Images)
The group wants urban limits changed from 50 to as low as 30 kilometers per hour. (Photo \ Getty Images)

Cycling safety group pushes for lower speed limits

Author
Rosie Gordon,
Publish Date
Fri, 16 Jun 2017, 5:19AM

Current speed limits have left cyclists fearing for their safety.

The Cycling Action Network is calling for blanket cuts to speed limits on urban and rural roads.

As NZTA speed submissions close, the group wants urban limits changed from 50 to as low as 30 kilometers per hour.

Spokesperson Patrick Morgan said this is because people are dying on our road - and many of them are cyclists.

"Mixing with fast traffic can be quite scary, so it puts a lot of people off cycling," Morgan explained.

"Faster urban speeds increases the chance and the severity of crashes."

He said lowering speed limits has reduced crash statistics overseas.

"We lose more than 300 people a year through road trauma. We need to be doing things that protect people, rather than putting their safety at risk.

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