17 Sep 2024

Experts warn against speed limit increases

From Morning Report, 8:52 am on 17 September 2024

The government has been warned its plan to raise speed limits will injure and kill more motorists on New Zealand roads. A group of nearly 100 academics, road safety experts and health professionals have endorsed an open letter to the Transport Minister and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon - challenging the claim that higher speed limits will boost the economy. Chief executive of the Global Road Safety Partnership, Dave Cliff, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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