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awaistanveer
By awaistanveer | AA Member | 5 Posts | 25 January 2017 at 12:47pm

Hello,

Yesterday, I was driving on a road where there were many red cones placed and It looked like roadwork but there was no temporary speed limit sign? Was I supposed to slowdown to 30 km/hr even if there is no speed limit sign? and Do I also need to slowdown to 30 if signs show that there are roadworks on a side road but no temporary speed limit is in place?

Any help would be appreciated.

Anon
By Cade | AA Expert | 3937 Posts | 25 January 2017 at 2:12pm

Hi there, From the information I can find.
Speed limits are only changed where there is a sign reflecting the speed for that area, otherwise it is urban (50km) or open road (100km) speeds.
A road works sign without a speed zone would indicate the road is still to be used at the posted speed for the area, but be mindful of the surrounding conditions and drive at a speed accordingly. https://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/roadcode/about-limits/speed-limits/