Road with a 50 speed sign

We received a lot of great feedback on our Speed Management Plan, out for consultation in October and November.

The Council is working through the responses and considering changes to the plan, based on your feedback.

In the meantime, here are some of the main questions you asked us.

Who sets speed limits?

Councils set speed limits for local roads. Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency sets speed limits for state highways.

Crashes aren’t always caused by speed

Speed isn’t always the cause, but it is the killer. We want to reduce people being killed or injured by reducing impact speeds and giving people more time to react if something goes wrong.

What about more education for drivers?

We run education programmes, but even good drivers make mistakes.

What about road maintenance, and intersection upgrades?

We have a plan for this. Most of our funding comes from Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport and we have requested more funding.

Why my road?

The guidelines were based on an analysis of our crash data and crash data around the country to look at where reduced speed would save the most lives.

What about using the electronic signs outside schools?

85% of deaths and injuries outside schools happen outside of when these signs currently operate.

You can read more on this at selwyn.govt.nz/roadsafety.

Last modified: 13 Dec 2023 4:23pm