Legislation in NSW makes it an offence to travel at a speed greater than that specified by the speed limit. Speeding, however, can also involve travelling too fast for the prevailing conditions, despite travelling under the posted speed limit.
Speeding accounts for around 40 per cent of all fatal crashes in NSW and many drivers consider that they can safely judge how fast they should travel rather than keep to the posted speed limit.
Road Safety 2010, the framework for halving the road toll over the next decade, describes speeding as the greatest contributor to road fatalities in NSW.
The speed problem definition and countermeasure summary defines the scope of the speeding problem and outlines the countermeasures currently being implemented or researched in NSW, to reduce the incidence and consequences of speeding.
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