Traffic in Australia
If you are visiting Australia, you probably don't want to stay in just one place, right?That's what I already imagined ;-)
There are several ways to travel in Australia.
- You can walk, which is surely very intensive, but my marches were limited to strolls and sightseeing in town.
- You can travel by Bus
- You can buy a car or rent a car.
- You can try to get a lift as an opportunity.
- There is as well the possibility to go by Train.
- never unprotected ;-)
In Australia you drive on the left side of the road, meaning you pass on the right-hand side.
The speed limit is usually 100 or 110 km/h outside of towns. In parts of the Northern Territory there is no speed limit (Attention: Since December 2001 on the Lassetter Highway between Erldunda and Yulara there is also a speed limit about 110 km/h).
However, hardly anyone pays attention to them, because the streets go straight for hours and you get so drowsy that you'll hit kangaroos and other animals easily.
In towns: 50 km/h in Victoria (since January 2001), West-Australia (December 2001), Tasmania (May 2002), ACT/Canberra (June 2003) and New South Wales (since November 2003). 60 km/h partially in Queensland (except South-East Queensland), South-Australia, the Northern Territory and the ACT. In residential streets there is partially a speed limit about 40 or 30 km/h.
Note: In Australia speeding is often measured with radar. The Australian police intensified their traffic checks during the school holidays.
Our recommendation: Do obey the speed limits!
Radar controls are very often posted at the highways and there are still some cops who wait behind Promotion billboards.
