A proposal to reduce the speed limits on South Australian dirt roads has come under fire.
The Transport Department is considering whether to reduce the limit from 100 kilometres per hour to 80 on some roads.
However, Ceduna Mayor Allan Suter says road conditions vary, so a one-size-fits-all approach would be ridiculous.
“They’ll have us back to horse and cart the way things are going at the moment,” he told the ABC. “There should be more emphasis on proper road maintenance and more emphasis on proper driver training.”
He said it was currently too easy for new motorists to get licences.
“If people were more skilled in their driving it wouldn’t be necessary to keep lowering the speed limit,” he said. “It’s getting to the ridiculous stage.”
