I noticed that the road speeds going from Tauranga to Taupo have on most roads been reduced. I noticed on my Garmin, which has had the latest update installed, showed the old speed limits.

I am unsure who is responsible to alter the GPS coordinates of the new speeds to relate to the changes made?

There are a couple of problems due to these changes being made that could result in motorists getting fines thinking they were driving at the proper speed.

Tourists or New Zealanders travelling on unfamiliar roads sometimes are relying on their GPS to get to their destination.

As the speed signage is so far apart you could enter a road that is not clearly speed signed and travel a fair distance relying on the speed showing on the map route.

If a traffic officer is monitoring the speed between signage you could be caught speeding.
There is also an alarming number of reduced speeds, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 and 110 in short distances which break concentration.

I think it would be safer to reduce the high number of these speed (limits) along our roads.

A number of road works which are not being worked on over the weekends, the reduced signage is left shown but motorists don't appear to drive to the speeds shown. If you do drive to the speed you get impatient drivers blasting you or giving you the finger.

J Henry, Tauranga.