Low Speed Zones Tipped to Accelerate National Change

Commuters are seen walking past flinders street station in Melbourne, Australia, on May 25, 2021. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Speed limits of 30km/h could spread wider across Australia as one state hits the gas on more trials on busy local roads.

The Victorian government has announced funding grants to four councils for more 30km/h limit trials, including along Melbourne’s popular Chapel Street and areas in Brunswick and Coburg.