RACV Push for M1 to be reinstated as 100 zone.

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Good on them, needs to happen. I remember a post in the last thread about this saying the signage wasn't able to show 100, this is incorrect. They use LED variable signs which are capable of displaying 3 digits, I got a good chance to have a look when stuck under one for a prolonged period of time.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vic...-1225927598237

SPEED limits on the Monash Freeway should be restored to 100km/h, according to the RACV.

The RACV has blasted the mishandled $1.39 billion M1 upgrade, saying there were now traffic hazards that had to be fixed.

Fixing the M1's problems is among a list of demands the organisation has made in the latest issue of RoyalAuto magazine. RACV public policy manager Brian Negus said the 80km/h speed limit along the Monash was routinely ignored.

The 80km/h limit extends as far out as High St, Glen Iris, but could be moved back to Toorak Rd, Hawthorn East.

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"The 80km/h speed limit is untenable. No one sticks to it," Mr Negus said. The section of road does not have emergency lanes, but road management technology meant lanes could be closed when required.
"You can safely reinstate the higher speed limit," Mr Negus said.

Improvements also needed to be made to the Warrigal Rd exits, where four lanes become three.

"VicRoads have been constantly changing the signs and lane marking, which means there's a problem," he said. "Unsuspecting motorists get trapped, and start performing dangerous late manoeuvres, which causes congestion."

Mr Negus said the lane from the Bolte Bridge to the Burnley Tunnel was too small for the volume of traffic it carried: "It's causing bank-ups onto the Bolte in both the mornings and evenings."

A spokesman for Roads Minister Tim Pallas said motorists were experiencing the benefits of the M1 upgrade.

"All speed limits across the M1 corridor reflect a safe and reasonable speed limit," spokesman Bill Kyriakopoulos said. "The new Bolte interchange layout has eliminated dangerous weaving movements that used to cause significant congestion and incidents."

Also included in the list of RACV priorities were a new motorway from Greensborough to EastLink and a commitment to the proposed underground railway from Caulfield to Footscray.