Brisbane news live: Motorists more likely to speed in school zones

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15-05-2025

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7.23am
Motorists more likely to speed in Queensland school zones
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Research commissioned by the Department of Transport and Main Roads has found Queensland motorists have become more likely to speed in school zones but not road works zones.
The 2024 research, released on Thursday, separated motorists into three categories.
While the proportion of drivers classified as moderate or excessive speeders has declined in recent years, most Queensland motorists still fall into the low-level speeder category, where at least 11 per cent of their driving is at speeds up to 10km/h above the limit, but speeds between 11km/h and 20km/h over comprise less than 10 per cent of their driving.
'Overall, findings highlight that there has been little change in overall self-reported compliance with speed limits across all surveyed zones, with the exception of school zones, where there has been a reduction in compliance,' the research found.
'There has been an increase in intentional speeding in all zones except road works zones. There has also been a significant increase in the percentage of motorists reporting having received speeding fines and an increase in reported unsafe driving practices.'
7.13am
Here comes the rain again?
Days of occasional showers in Brisbane have led to what is promised to be a wet Friday.
The Bureau of Meteorology says the likelihood of rain in the River City is at 90 per cent, with up to 15 millimetres expected. There's even the chance of a storm late this afternoon or tonight.
Saturday is also forecast to be wet, although the prediction is for much less to fall. Showers should continue to clear on Sunday and into next week.
Here's the seven-day outlook at a glance:
7.12am
While you were sleeping
Here's what's making news further afield this morning:
Momentum is building in the Liberal Party to launch a special inquiry into its future, as Coalition leaders Sussan Ley and David Littleproud jostle over nuclear energy, risking a formal split.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spoken about his views on religious faith as he prepares to travel to Rome for the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV and hold meetings with world leaders.
Four Australian cities have been labelled 'impossibly unaffordable' to buy a home, as separate research shows more than 30 per cent of dwellings now cost $1 million or more.
A plan to hit some of the nation's wealthiest retirees with higher taxes on their superannuation nest eggs is shaping as the first test of the political power behind Anthony Albanese's thumping election victory.
7.05am
The top news stories this morning
Good morning, welcome to Brisbane Times' live news coverage for Friday, May 16. Today we can expect showers and a top temperature of 23 degrees.
In this morning's local headlines:
Queensland is still home to federal party leaders. No sooner had Peter Dutton left the Liberal scene, the Greens looked north for their own champion, with Larissa Waters taking the reins.
The return of QPAC's Out of the Box festival for under-eights is the perfect example of the state centre doing what it was meant to do, new boss Rachel Healy says.
In sport, the Maroons weren't able to keep their chances alive in the second game of the Women's State of Origin series, going down to the Blues 26-6.
The Gold Coast Suns posted a win over the Hawks in Darwin on Thursday night.
Queensland Reds star Filipo Daugunu had a split-second choice to make in his side's clash against the Waratahs last Friday: exploit his side's numerical advantage or put rugby rivalry to the side to save Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii from further harm.