Road safety

When driving you must be prepared to stop and give way to any pedestrian at a designated crossing.

If you are a pedestrian, always look and listen for traffic from each direction before crossing a road. You should also wait for drivers to stop before stepping out onto a crossing to ensure that they have seen you.

Visit the VicRoads website for more information

There are many different types of road safety and parking signs.

Depending on where a sign is located, it may be managed by Council or VicRoads.

For more information, go to the main Signs page

When driving around school zones and approaching school crossings, motorists are reminded to slow down.

The limit in school speed zones is 40km per hour, and all drivers are required by law to stop at children’s crossings when a stop sign is displayed or a pedestrian has stepped onto the crossing.

Motorists who fail to respect these rules can risk a $352 on-the-spot fine and the loss of three demerit points.

School crossings are flagged and manned by supervisors who work in reflective fluorescent uniforms. Crossings operate during peak periods from 8am to 9.30am and 2.30pm to 4pm and are located at:

Gisborne

• Gisborne Primary School, Fisher Street
• St Brigid's Primary School, Aitken Street
• Gisborne Secondary College, Melton Road

Kyneton

• Kyneton Primary School, Baynton Street
• Kyneton Primary School, Simpson Street
• Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Edgecombe Street
• Kyneton Secondary College, Epping Street
• Sacred Heart College, High Street

Lancefield

• Lancefield Primary School, High Street
• St Mary's Primary School, Chauncey Street

Macedon

• Macedon Primary School, Carrington Street
• Macedon Primary School, Smith Street

Malmsbury

• Malmsbury Primary School, Mollison Street

Mount Macedon

• Mount Macedon Primary School, Mt Macedon Road

New Gisborne

• Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Hamilton Road
• New Gisborne Primary School, Station Street

Newham

• Newham Primary School, Rochford Road

Riddells Creek

• Riddells Creek Primary School, Main Road

Romsey

• Romsey Primary School, Main Road

 Woodend

•  Woodend Primary School, High Street

Every year we receive a high number of community requests for speed reviews for roads that are either managed by:

1. Council (generally smaller and shorter roads in and around your neighbourhoods)
2. State government (generally larger roads such as highways and freeways).

For speed changes on Council-managed roads, Council is responsible for submitting evidence to the Department of Transport and Planning.

For speed changes on state-managed roads, Council can advocate on the community’s behalf.

How long does a speed review take?

Reviewing a speed limit and making a decision to either increase or decrease speed is not taken lightly and requires careful consideration by road safety engineers.

It’s important to understand the process is time-consuming due to the level of detail assessment and necessary approvals.

A request to review a speed limit depends on the scale and number of requests before Council and the Department. Currently, it can take up to six months to review a request and provide a response.

Who manages a speed review?

All speed limits in Victoria are governed by the Department of Transport and Planning and we work with them to assess and determine speeds on Council-managed roads.

Council officers refer to the Department's Traffic Engineering Manual and Speed Zoning Guidelines that sets speed limits consistently and credibly across Victoria.

How is the community involved?

Council requires support from the affected community before applying for a change in speed limits.

What are the steps?

The process includes:

• Initial investigation and application of traffic engineering standards and speed zoning guidelines
• Traffic data collection
• Engagement with other transport stakeholders
• Community consultation
• Presentation of a proposal to the Department of Transport and Planning
• Department of Transport and Planning approval process
• Ordering, delivery and installation of speed signage.

For more information, contact our customer service team on (03) 5422 0333 or email mrsc@mrsc.vic.gov.au

Report any traffic light faults to VicRoads on 13 11 70.