Victoria's worst road gets warning signs, not speed law
Advisory signs urging 80kmh when wet went up on Victoria's worst-rated road, but drivers do not legally have to obey them.
Permanent yellow advisory signs went up this week on the Cobden-Warrnambool Road in Victoria's Corangamite Shire. A Victorian Auditor-General report from September rated 97.6 per cent of the road poor or very poor.
The advisory signs recommend caution but carry no legal force. Drivers can ignore them.
Local farmer Joe Tyers said the signs make a mockery of safety and are useless without being law. He argues the only real solution is to resurface or rebuild the crumbling road.
- 97.6 per cent poor or very poor
- Road condition rating
- Cobden-Warrnambool Road, Corangamite Shire
- Location
- September 9, 2026
- Report date
- 80 kilometres per hour
- Advisory speed when wet
Why it mattersDrivers face ongoing risk on a dangerously poor road if warning signs alone do not change behaviour.
AustraliaVictorian motorists continue to navigate one of the state's most dangerous roads with only advisory protection.
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