The numbers
A speed limit that could not be driven
The posted limit was higher than the fastest speed at which the bend can safely be taken.
60kph
Posted limit — reduced from 80kph ten weeks before.
46kph
Maximum safe speed on the bend in the wet. It was raining heavily.
The bend has a radius of 33 metres. The safe cornering speeds for that radius are 54kph dry, 46kph wet, and 35kph for comfortable cornering. The limit the road displayed to a driver was one the road itself could not honour.
Source: DWA forensic findings (privileged report — figures presented as findings, document never published)
Last updated 2026-08-05. This is a living record — findings are added as dated entries and prior versions remain visible.