Talk:Speed limits in Papua New Guinea

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PNG's driver manual is available from MVIT (Motor Vehicle Insurance Limited) offices in PNG. See website:- https://www.mvil.com.pg/

Her signposted maximum speed limit for decades has sat at 75kmh outside towns (built-up areas) and 60kmh inside built-up areas, for each category 'as otherwise indicated'. See this road safety camapaign reference:- https://mvil.com.pg/pdf/22362_Speeding.pdf

Her speed signage is ancient:- a typical circle bearing a yellow (not white) background with black numerals. More recent times, Australian Spec (AS 1742.4) R4-1 speed-restriction signs have been used at some locations, these Aussie limit signs are *almost* to international standard held in The UN Convention on Road Traffic, Signs & Signals, in that they are square shaped with a red circle bearing black numerals within, over a white fluroescent background. (International versions are NOT square shaped - this aspect alone reduced headlight glare, something my fellow Australian experts have not yet comprehended.

It would be in PNG's road safety interest to use *only* international road traffic signage and road markings, as opposed to often unique in the world Australian Standards spec categories, this position would then have PNG using 'road traffic control signage' (speed, parking, bridge height etc) as used in other global and indeed Pacific nations like Fiji, New Zealand and New Caledonia etc. See the driver handbooks of these three countries to see examples of these.

Papua New Guinea contracted 'The 1949 UN Convention on Road Traffic' 12 February 1981. It is appropriate for vehicles entering market in PNG to comply with UNECE regulations.

J. Pritchard Email: - motorists_advocate@yahoo.com..au Balcolyn NSW AUS

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This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because... (your reason here) --Jeremy Pritchard (talk) 03:28, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Vinod, Wiki indeed lists speed limits etc for most all countries. PNG is part of the globe and information about PNG, including its road network is not common, and thus after many years of intending to get around to this, I had a few spare minutes.

Please view other pages to see examples of other nations in regards this topic at Wiki. If we delete PNG 'speed' then perhaps we should delete ALL other nations listed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limits_by_country

I am an ex PNG resident.

Feel free to email me directly if needed. Cheers. Jeremy Pritchard

For further discussion, this quote from iRAP: "It is understood that existing speed limits are currently under review with a possible increase to 100km/h outside of built-up areas being considered plus the introduction of 40km/h village speed limits. It is recommended that further analysis be conducted at these speeds to determine the change in road user risk at these revised limits". http://www.irap.net/en/about-irap-3/assessment-reports?download=277:highlands-highway-irap-papua-new-guinea-technical-report-2015 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.214.79.25 (talk) 10:31, 15 May 2016 (UTC)