“So if the only signs present are covered over, then a 50km/h speed limit still applies until the 26th.”
MP Simeon Brown, National’s transport spokesperson tweeted that at Te Irirangi Drive, signs where the speed limit changes from 80kmh to 60kmh were among those covered up.
“Vehicles aren’t slowing down where they should as they enter a 60km/h zone,” Brown said.
He added: “Seems like a pretty unsafe implementation of their speed limit changes on this major arterial.”
Brown told the Herald the implementation of Labour’s speed limit reductions in Auckland has been confusing for motorists because of poor signs, blanked-out signs and sometimes two signs with different speed limits for the same area.
“This can be incredibly confusing for motorists and can sometimes mean drivers travel at incorrect speeds, such as on Te Irirangi Drive,” Brown said.
“Kiwi motorists are becoming increasingly frustrated by Labour’s radical policies of simply reducing speed limits all over the country. Kiwis want better and safer roads – not just slower speed limits.”
The speed changes are being made as part of the Government’s nationwide road safety Road to Zero strategy.
As part of the rollout, new speed limits are being implemented on more than 1600 roads around Auckland.
A police spokesman said until the new signs were installed, the last posted limit would dictate the maximum speed.
