One small error on a 100kmh stretch of road outside a Waikato school almost cost a parent and her four-year-old their lives. The Ōtorohanga District Council must have a very good reason for not reducing the speed limit near the tiny rural School. The school’s request has the support of the national charity Brake which works to prevent road deaths and provides support to families who have long called for a blanket speed reduction of 60kmh near all rural schools and a widespread 30kmh speed limit near urban schools. READ MORE:* Road safety group slams inaction of 100kmh stretch of road outside school* Parents of rural Waikato school call for speed reduction after close-call on 100kmh roadTOM LEE/STUFF Board of trustees chairperson at Ngutunui Enviro School Karen Crake talks about the school crash and the ongoing effort to reduce the speed limit past the school. Reduced speed limits outside schools is not a silver bullet and won’t prevent every accident.

Source: Stuff November 27, 2020 16:01 UTC