Speed Limits around the City
There are different speed limits around the City. Speed limits are set as the maximum speed for travel in the very best conditions. Bad weather and darkness are factors that mean lower speeds are required.
Driving in the city, with many more pedestrians and cyclists and heavier traffic, lower speeds are also required.
The key question that drivers should ask themselves is “Can I stop in time if something happens suddenly?”
Remember when driving round town keep your speed down:-
- It’s less stressful
- Easier to stop
- You may not have to stop as often – as you go with the flow
- Save petrol and the environment!
Urban Speed Limit – 50km/h
The general urban speed limit throughout New South Wales is 50km/h. Unless other speed limits are indicated the general urban speed limit applies.
Drivers need to be aware that there are a number of areas in the City which have speed limits lower than the urban speed limit.
High Pedestrian Areas – 30km/h and 40km/h
30km/h
On Druitt Street a speed limit of 30km/h has been introduced to reduce pedestrian crashes.
The roads in the Royal Botanic Gardens have a speed limit of 30km/h, these are:-
- Hospital Road
- Art Gallery Road; and
- Mrs Macquaries Road.
40km/h
As part of the local area traffic management schemes and high pedestrian areas 40km/h speed limits have been introduced on certain roads across the city where there are high levels of pedestrian activity.
Shared Zones – 10km/h
10km/h speed limits apply in lanes where there is little vehicle movement and high pedestrian movement – drivers MUST GIVEWAY to pedestrians in Shared Zones.
School Zones – 40km/h
40km/h speed limits apply in areas around schools, between 8am and 9:30am, and between 2:30pm and 4pm.
Watch out for school children and think for them – they make mistakes.
School Buses – 40km/h
There is a 40km/h speed limit for all traffic travelling in the same direction as the bus, whether the bus is stationary or moving. The 40km/h speed limit must be observed when the rear ‘wig-wag’ lights on the bus are flashing. Flashing headlights on these buses also alert oncoming motorists that children are close.
Speed Limits
RTA
Website: Watch crash camera 40 km/h vs 50 km/h video
Last Updated: Wednesday 6 July, 2011
