Speed limit to be reduced to 90kmph on secondary roads
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 @ 10:32 PM
The Interior Minister, Jorge Fernández Díaz, today announced "imminent" changes to the national traffic regulations, that would almost certainly see the speed limit on secondary roads being reduced from 100kmph to 90kmph. Fernández Díaz, who made the announcement at the Traffic School in Mérida, said this decision came in response to the fact that "77% of road accidents, including fatal accidents, occur on the country's secondary roads". He confirmed that the "main objective and priority" of speed limits was to guarantee road safety, whilst allowing for maximum mobility. For this reason, the Minister has decided to reduce the speed limit on secondary roads to a maximum of 90kmph.
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