What is a resonable traffic speed limit on residential roads.?

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I live on a private totally residential estate with roads going nowhere other than to peoples homes. The residents group are concerned about traffic safety in view of kids, pedestrians, pets etc and have been considering posting traffic speed limits in the hope of slowing vehicles down to a safe limit. What do you think the best posted speed limit should be?
The furthest any driver would have to travel from the main highway to a house on the estate is less than 1 kilometer.

Courage

20mph, or 30kph for a nice round number in kph.

Edg1

25 MPH

eric

30 mph

redhzkingswood

As you obviously know metrics, 50 kilometres per hour, the default speed limit throughout Australia.

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20mph.

jazz

its usually 25 mph, it will be posted in the area, just drive around and see for yourself, that will give you more accurate answer to Ur question.

MichaelS

My subdivision is posted at 20 MPH.

jOes

between 30 and 35 in the inner city its 30 ressidential its 20 but out of city it gets up to 40 i say it depends on on the pedestrians also the traffic that you all get out there

bajakma

I would say 25- 30 kmh as these are private roads and may not be the same as city or state roads.

UCANTCME

Between 20 to 25 miles per hour.......

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