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Jan 17 2012

GDE: More slow pass than bypass.

For a few months now we've been enjoying the benefits of the Gungahlin Drive Extension (GDE) being a duel carriageway...but it's still not right.

Many Canberran's feel that the speed limit should be lifted to really give drivers the real feeling of a true bypass the cuts travel times. 

At this stage the speed limit is fixed at 80 km/h but when you cross the Glenloch Interchange onto the Tuggeranong Parkway the speed limit reaches 100 km/h

Whilst I don't condone breaking the speed limit, the fact that this is happening on the GDE may point towards drivers feeling comfortable in going a little faster without compromising their safety. 

I don't think the road is safe enough, wide enough or straight enough to justify a 100 km/h speed limit but surely 90 km/h has to be considered.  

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Home town:

Manly in Sydney (That’s my excuse for being a Manly Sea Eagles fan)

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Cooking.
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Wine.
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Driving.
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More restaurants per capita than any other Australian city. Love all four distinct seasons, especially winter. It’s got everything except a beach, and even that’s not far away