Safer Speeds Trial for Tasman
Source: Tasmania. Minister for Infrastructure. Media Release.
"The Tasman municipality is the second local government region in Tasmania to introduce a Safer Speeds Trial as a road safety measure. The Tasman Safer Speeds Trial (TSST) was launched by the Minister for Infrastructure, Graeme Sturges, when the first Tasman Community Road Safety Partnership was also formalised. He said research had shown that lowering speed limits not only reduced the severity of injuries in crashes, but also gave drivers more opportunity to avoid a crash in the first place. “There are many positive benefits for a municipality such as Tasman – lower speeds are more tourist-friendly, there is less impact on the environment with reduced fuel consumption/carbon emission and improved survival rates for native animals like the Tasmanian Devil,” Mr Sturges said."