On 11/12/11 08:35, Sam Couter wrote:
In the ACT 50km/h is the default if there are no signs.
I know that's what the road signs say as you enter the ACT. It's also repeated on official ACT government web sites. But it's an over-simplification. The ACT version of the Australian Road Rules tells the real story. The default 50 km/h limit applies only in built-up areas. The default speed limit elsewhere in the ACT is 100 km/h. A built-up area is defined as: "built-up area, in relation to a length of road, means an area in which either of the following is present for a distance of at least 500 metres or, if the length of road is shorter than 500 metres, for the whole road: "(a) buildings, not over 100 metres apart, on land next to the road; "(b) street lights not over 100 metres apart." See http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/ni/2010-113/current/pdf/2010-113.pdf rule 25 and dictionary of terms. John _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
