Speed restrictions on learner and probationary drivers are in the spotlight as a NSW parliamentary inquiry examines how limits impact safety on regional roads.
Driving instructors and the trucking industry want speed limits for learner drivers in New South Wales to be lifted or increased, citing safety concerns on regional roads.The association representing driving instructors wants speed restrictions for learner drivers abolishedTransport for NSW says there is no evidence removing learner limits will improve safety
"In every other state on the eastern seaboard the learner drivers can drive at close to the speed limit."Queensland, Victoria and the ACT do not have similar speed restrictions for their learner drivers but the Northern Territory limits learners to 80kph and South Australian novices are capped at 100kph.Stressful situations
The driving instructor of more than 15 years believed brand new drivers should not be out on the highway. President of the National Road Freighters Association Rod Hannifey said the rules created delays and caused extra fatigue for truck drivers. "They don't have to travel at the limit, but it gives them more options to flow with the traffic and learn with less duress."
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