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VicRoads spokesman Nial Finegan said there were no plans to cut speed limits to 30km/h, but any proposals would be considered.
"It is VicRoads practice to put in place 40km/h speed limits in areas of high pedestrian numbers such as strip shopping centres and school speed zones," he said.
" Speed limits of less than 40 km/h are quite unusual."
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This is where I don't understand the council's thinking with a 30 kph speed limit.
The argument for 40 kph was that most vehicles in good condition could stop withing a body length in an emergency situation.
Pedestrian fatalities are usually caused by speed where the victim's legs are swept out and a head strike occurs on the bonnet,
you don't get that at 40 kph or less as most drivers have already reduced speed even further.
This is a case of a council not working with speed limits already there, if there's a problem with motorists and
do something that will make a difference like putting in designated cycle lanes.