þ Replying to a message originally posted in AUST_TELECOM...

Frank, at 07:45 on Apr 14 1996, you wrote to Steve Sharp...

I'll comment here, before people start spewing about being "off-topic"...

SS> You can still drive in the unincorporated area of NSW at whatever speed you
SS> think is safe.

FM> Is that right! I certainly didn't know that. What counts as "the
FM> unincorporated area of NSW"? Certainly doesn't seem to include the major
FM> roads on which I drive, they all have speed limits posted.

It's no longer true.  As you enter NSW (from any direction), huge signs
indicate that the state limit is 100kph (unless signposted otherwise). 
Derestriction signs therefore mean a limit of 100kph, no faster.

Of course, many years ago, NSW had a prima-facie limit of 50mph, and if you
exceeded that speed, the onus was on YOU to prove that you were doing so
safely (and NOT for the police to prove that you weren't).

I think the old system had considerably more merit, actually.

Regards, Bill

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