National MPs have been quick to prove a point about the safety of a stretch of SH6 near Havelock. Their experiment was in response to came NZTA's proposal to lower the speed limit down to 80kmh for which the decision is still pending - four months after receiving a public petition. NZTA wants to decrease the speed limit from 100kmh to 80kmh along parts of SH6 between Blenheim and Nelson, saying lower speed limits save lives. "If lowering the speed limit is the way to make the road safer, then why not drop it down to 10kmh?" Bishop said National also opposes a blanket lowering of the speed limit along SH6.

Source: Stuff March 04, 2020 22:18 UTC