Call to cut city speed limit to 40km/h

New data showing nearly a fifth of the state’s collisions involving pedestrians occur in the Adelaide City Council area have prompted a call to reduce the city’s default speed limit to 40km/h.

Pedestrians rule in new Adelaide city design

The Adelaide City Council’s new design manual will see pedestrians prioritised in street upgrades, roads narrowed in favour of cyclists and traffic speeds reduced in the CBD.