No reduction in speed limit planned
Wednesday 7 May 2008, 4:24PM
By New Zealand Government 2005-2008
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The government is not proposing to cut the speed limit in a bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions, Associate Transport Minister Judith Tizard said today.
“This issue is definitely not on the table as far as the government is concerned” said Ms Tizard.
Work being undertaken by a cross-government task force on the ‘Green House Gas Mitigation Potential and Costs 2013 - 2020 Project’ includes considering some hypothetical policy options.
“Policy agencies routinely conduct analysis on policy options to provide robust advice.