❓ Question on Notice regarding the benefits of implementing a 50km/h speed limit on local roads in WA, highlighting potential cost savings for local councils and improved road safety. The Minister's answer emphasizes the initiative's focus on saving lives and its widespread community support.
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LOCAL ROADS, 50 KILOMETRE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT
I read with interest that one local council could save up to $500 000 a year in costs after the implementation of the 50 kilometre per hour speed limit on local roads. Can the minister outline the initiative’s benefits to the community? Mrs ROBERTS
I read with interest that one local council could save up to $500 000 a year in costs after the implementation of the 50 kilometre per hour speed limit on local roads. Can the minister outline the initiative’s benefits to the community? Mrs ROBERTS
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I thank the member for the question and for some notice of it. I also commend the member for Girrawheen on her strong interest in all road safety matters. An article in the Southern Gazette recently reported that an engineering report of the City of Belmont indicated that it would save $500 000 in the course of the year because of the introduction of the 50 kilometre per hour speed limit. This morning I announced the introduction of the 50 kilometre per hour speed limit on local streets all over the State, commencing on 1 December. This initiative has met with overwhelming support from the community, especially from local councils. The member is quite right: local councils will make enormous savings through fewer road crashes on local roads. This initiative is not about saving money; it is about saving lives. The launch of the initiative today is testimony to the fact that the Government does not pay lip-service to road safety; it is achieving it. More than 50 Western Australian lives will be saved over the next 10 years following the introduction of this new road safety initiative on local roads. These are the roads where the majority of Western Australians live, the streets where older people go to the corner shop, and where children play in their front gardens. These are the streets where one-third of all fatal and other serious road injury crashes occur. There are many benefits to the community. It is a great initiative, because not only will the costs of road trauma be reduced but also many lives will be saved.
Mrs ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for the question and for some notice of it. I also commend the member for Girrawheen on her strong interest in all road safety matters. An article in the Southern Gazette recently reported that an engineering report of the City of Belmont indicated that it would save $500 000 in the course of the year because of the introduction of the 50 kilometre per hour speed limit. This morning I announced the introduction of the 50 kilometre per hour speed limit on local streets all over the State, commencing on 1 December. This initiative has met with overwhelming support from the community, especially from local councils. The member is quite right: local councils will make enormous savings through fewer road crashes on local roads. This initiative is not about saving money; it is about saving lives. The launch of the initiative today is testimony to the fact that the Government does not pay lip-service to road safety; it is achieving it. More than 50 Western Australian lives will be saved over the next 10 years following the introduction of this new road safety initiative on local roads. These are the roads where the majority of Western Australians live, the streets where older people go to the corner shop, and where children play in their front gardens. These are the streets where one-third of all fatal and other serious road injury crashes occur. There are many benefits to the community. It is a great initiative, because not only will the costs of road trauma be reduced but also many lives will be saved.
I thank the member for the question and for some notice of it. I also commend the member for Girrawheen on her strong interest in all road safety matters. An article in the Southern Gazette recently reported that an engineering report of the City of Belmont indicated that it would save $500 000 in the course of the year because of the introduction of the 50 kilometre per hour speed limit. This morning I announced the introduction of the 50 kilometre per hour speed limit on local streets all over the State, commencing on 1 December. This initiative has met with overwhelming support from the community, especially from local councils. The member is quite right: local councils will make enormous savings through fewer road crashes on local roads. This initiative is not about saving money; it is about saving lives. The launch of the initiative today is testimony to the fact that the Government does not pay lip-service to road safety; it is achieving it. More than 50 Western Australian lives will be saved over the next 10 years following the introduction of this new road safety initiative on local roads. These are the roads where the majority of Western Australians live, the streets where older people go to the corner shop, and where children play in their front gardens. These are the streets where one-third of all fatal and other serious road injury crashes occur. There are many benefits to the community. It is a great initiative, because not only will the costs of road trauma be reduced but also many lives will be saved.
Mrs ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for the question and for some notice of it. I also commend the member for Girrawheen on her strong interest in all road safety matters. An article in the Southern Gazette recently reported that an engineering report of the City of Belmont indicated that it would save $500 000 in the course of the year because of the introduction of the 50 kilometre per hour speed limit. This morning I announced the introduction of the 50 kilometre per hour speed limit on local streets all over the State, commencing on 1 December. This initiative has met with overwhelming support from the community, especially from local councils. The member is quite right: local councils will make enormous savings through fewer road crashes on local roads. This initiative is not about saving money; it is about saving lives. The launch of the initiative today is testimony to the fact that the Government does not pay lip-service to road safety; it is achieving it. More than 50 Western Australian lives will be saved over the next 10 years following the introduction of this new road safety initiative on local roads. These are the roads where the majority of Western Australians live, the streets where older people go to the corner shop, and where children play in their front gardens. These are the streets where one-third of all fatal and other serious road injury crashes occur. There are many benefits to the community. It is a great initiative, because not only will the costs of road trauma be reduced but also many lives will be saved.
I thank the member for the question and for some notice of it. I also commend the member for Girrawheen on her strong interest in all road safety matters. An article in the Southern Gazette recently reported that an engineering report of the City of Belmont indicated that it would save $500 000 in the course of the year because of the introduction of the 50 kilometre per hour speed limit. This morning I announced the introduction of the 50 kilometre per hour speed limit on local streets all over the State, commencing on 1 December. This initiative has met with overwhelming support from the community, especially from local councils. The member is quite right: local councils will make enormous savings through fewer road crashes on local roads. This initiative is not about saving money; it is about saving lives. The launch of the initiative today is testimony to the fact that the Government does not pay lip-service to road safety; it is achieving it. More than 50 Western Australian lives will be saved over the next 10 years following the introduction of this new road safety initiative on local roads. These are the roads where the majority of Western Australians live, the streets where older people go to the corner shop, and where children play in their front gardens. These are the streets where one-third of all fatal and other serious road injury crashes occur. There are many benefits to the community. It is a great initiative, because not only will the costs of road trauma be reduced but also many lives will be saved.
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