Speed limits are set to be reduced to from 80km/hr to 70 km/hr at all traffic light intersections across the state.

John Venables, Manager of Real Time Traffic Operations, Main Roads told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that the initative is targeted towards saving lives and improving WA’s road toll.

“By reducing the speed limit through traffic signals to 70km/hr, we believe it will have a significant impact on the number of killed and seriously injured crashes we have,” he told Oly.

“It’s not going to change peoples journey time by a great deal, only that as they come to the traffic signal intersection which is obviously a greater risk area, they reduce their speed down as they pass through and then return to 80km/hr,” Mr Venables said.

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