This inquiry was established on 19 July 2003, to report on issues associated with speed control and motor vehicle design and engineering. Over recent years there has been a heavy emphasis in New South Wales, and in other Australian jurisdictions, on speeding enforcement and on lowering or revising speed limits. It is timely to review the role of vehicle technology in allowing for the better management and control of road speeds. While the inquiry is focussed on vehicle systems, it will examine the interface between the vehicle and the road infrastructure, and the driver-vehicle interface. Some matters of interest include the interplay between mechanical engineering and electronics in modern motor vehicle design and construction, and the question of whether the process of introducing new technologies for speed control is best driven by regulation or by market forces.The 53rd Parliament, including all current committee inquiries, expired at
midnight on 2 March 2007.
