Thread: Speed limits

Speed-limits Part 3

Rule 21

Australian Road Rules

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20 Obeying the speed-limit

A driver must not drive at a speed over the speed-limit
applying to the driver for the length of road where the driver is
driving.
Offence provision.

Note 1

The rules about speed-limits are as follows:

•

rule 21 — speed-limit where a speed-limit sign applies

•

rule 22 — speed-limit in a speed-limited area

•

rule 23 — speed-limit in a school zone

•

rule 24 — speed-limit in a shared zone

•

rule 25 — speed-limit elsewhere.

Note 2

Road

includes a road-related area — see rule 11 (2).

Note 3

Length

of road includes a marked lane, a part of a marked lane, or
another part of a length of road — see the definition in the dictionary.

Note 4

Part 20, Division 2 deals with the way in which a traffic sign
applies to a length of road. Part 20, Division 3 deals with the way in which
the traffic sign applies to drivers driving on the length of road.

21 Speed-limit where a speed-limit sign applies

(1) The speed-limit applying to a driver for a length of road to
which a

speed-limit sign applies is the number of kilometres
per hour indicated by the number on the sign.

Note 2 for diagrams A speed-limit sign or end speed-limit sign may have a
different number on the sign — see rule 316 (4).

22 Speed-limit in a speed-limited area

(1) The speed-limit applying to a driver for any length of road in a
speed-limited area is the number of kilometres per hour
indicated by the number on the

area speed-limit sign on a road
into the area, unless another speed-limit applies to the driver
for the length of road under another rule of this Part.

Example of another speed-limit

Although an

area speed-limit sign on a road into a speed-limited area may
indicate a speed-limit of 60 kilometres per hour, a particular length of road
in the area may have a school zone sign indicating a 40 kilometres per hour
speed-limit for that length of road.

Note

Length

of road is defined in the dictionary.

(2) A

speed-limited area is the network of roads in an area with:
(a) an area speed-limit sign on each road into the area,
indicating the same number; and
(b) an end area speed-limit sign on each road out of the area.
(3) In subrule (2) (a) and (b):

road

does not include a road-related area.

Note

Road-related area

is defined in rule 13.

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Rule 23

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Area speed-limit sign End area speed-limit sign

Note 1 for diagrams

There are a number of other permitted versions of
each of these signs — see the diagrams in Schedule 3.

Note 2 for diagrams

An area speed-limit sign or end area speed-limit sign

may have a different number on the sign — see rule 316 (4).

23 Speed-limit in a school zone

(1) The speed-limit applying to a driver for any length of road in a
school zone is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by
the number on the

school zone sign on a road, or the road, into
the zone.

Note 1

Length

of road is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2

A school zone sign may indicate that it applies only at certain times,
on certain days or in certain circumstances — see rules 317 and 318.

Note 3

This subrule applies to road-related areas in the school zone — see
rule 11 (2).

(2) A

school zone is:
(a) if there is a school zone sign and an end school zone sign,
or a speed-limit sign with a different number on the sign,
on a road and there is no intersection on the length of road
between the signs — that length of road; or
(b) if there is a school zone sign on a road that ends in a dead
end and there is no intersection, nor a sign mentioned in
paragraph (a), on the length of road beginning at the sign
and ending at the dead end — that length of road; or
(c) in any other case — the network of roads in an area with:
(i) a school zone sign on each road into the area,
indicating the same number; and

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Rule 24

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(ii) an

end school zone sign, or a speed-limit sign

indicating a different number, on each road out of
the area.

Note

Intersection

is defined in the dictionary.

(3) In subrule (2) (c) (i) and (ii):

road

does not include a road-related area.

Note

Road-related area

is defined in rule 13.

School zone sign End school zone sign

Note 1 for diagrams

There are a number of other permitted versions of
each of these signs — see the diagrams in Schedule 3.

Note 2 for diagrams

A school zone sign or end school zone sign may have
a different number on the sign — see rule 316 (4).

24 Speed-limit in a shared zone

(1) The speed-limit applying to a driver for any length of road in a
shared zone is the number of kilometres per hour indicated by
the number on the

shared zone sign on a road into the zone.

Note

A driver driving in a shared zone must give way to any pedestrian in
the zone — see rule 83.

(2) A

shared zone is the network of roads in an area with:
(a) a shared zone sign on each road into the area, indicating
the same number; and
(b) an end shared zone sign on each road out of the area.
(3) In subrule (2) (a) and (b):

road

does not include a road-related area.

Note

Road-related area

is defined in rule 13.

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Rule 25

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Shared zone sign End shared zone sign

Note 1 for diagrams

There are a number of other permitted versions of
each of these signs — see the diagrams in Schedule 3.

Note 2 for diagrams

A shared zone sign may have a different number on
the sign — see rule 316 (4).

25 Speed-limit elsewhere

(1) If a

speed-limit sign does not apply to a length of road and the
length of road is not in a speed-limited area, school zone or
shared zone, the speed-limit applying to a driver for the length
of road is the default speed-limit.

Note

Length

of road is defined in the dictionary, school zone is defined in
rule 23, shared zone is defined in rule 24, and speed-limited area is defined
in rule 22.

(2) The

default speed-limit applying to a driver for a length of road
in a built-up area is 60 kilometres per hour.

Note

Built-up area

is defined in the dictionary.


This is from the NSW RTA website: http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/rulesregul...austr_dl1.html

Me wonders how many motorist have been done for driving up to 60km/h in a built-up area concidering most built-up areas are now 50km/h zones UNSIGN POSTED yet the rules clearly state unless sign posted the defualt is 60km/h.

Anyone been done ???
Give ACA an email

I never said it did not make sence, I just could not read the small print till I copied it to word......Must be getting old..