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Default speed limit
In a built-up area – 50 km/h
everywhere except the Northern Territory;
in the Northern Territory – 60
km/h.
Outside built-up areas – 100 km/h
everywhere except Western Australia and the Northern Territory;
in Western Australia - 110 km/h;
in the Northern Territory - no
speed limit.
Drive
within 5 km/h below the signposted or default speed limit, and do not drive
slower than 20 km/h below the signposted or default speed limit, unless in
adverse conditions.
Check
speedometer having left a motorway or freeway, and every time you meet a
“Speed Limit” sign, a “Speed Camera” sign or go downhill.
School zone
Default speed limit everywhere
except South Australia is 40 km/h
between 8:00-09:30 AM and 2:30-4:00
PM on schooldays
(in South Australia – 25 km/h 24
hours 7 days a week);
and also within 50 metres (1.5
light pole spans) before and after a school bus only when its yellow lights
are flashing (at any time of the day).
The school zone ends where you pass
either an “End School Zone” sign or another “Speed Limit” sign.
Passing
a bus, displaying 40 km/h “Speed Limit” sign, only when its yellow lights are
flashing (at any time of the day): default speed limit is 40 km/h within 50
metres (1.5 light pole spans) before and after the bus.
Roadwork (synonym: worksite): Default speed limit is 40 km/h
everywhere except South Australia
(in
South Australia – 25 km/h).
Shared zone: Default speed is 10 km/h; give way to pedestrians and
cyclists unconditionally.
Road hump (synonyms: speed hump, speed bump, sleeping policeman)
and a hump pedestrian crossing: default speed is 25 km/h in a road or 5 km/h
in a shared zone.
Maintain following distance of 3 seconds, or 1 light pole
span.
Increase following distance:
1. if being tailgated or
following a tailgater;
2. following a learner car;
3. following a vehicle
being driven in an erratic way;
4. following a truck or
bus;
5. when you are tired or
sleepy;
6. in poor visibility
(night time, fog, the sun in your eyes, heavy rain etc.);
7. on a wet road.
Slow down:
Prior
to reducing speed, check the centre mirror for a tailgater.
1. When you see a “Reduce
Speed” sign;
2. in poor visibility
(night time, fog, the sun in your eyes, heavy rain etc.);
3. on a wet, icy or gravel
road;
4. before slippery patches;
5. before turns and road
bends;
6. before the crest of a
rise in a road, as in any narrowed view;
7. approaching a pedestrian
crossing;
8. approaching a
horse-rider;
9. passing a stationary or
stopping vehicle with emergency flashers on, a broken-down vehicle or
crash scene (unless on a freeway or motorway).
10. Also be prepared to slow
down after a warning sign.
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