Beware when visiting Canberra - ACT Gov is stooping to low acts of money grabbing.

 This is a pic looking southbound on Northbourne Ave in Canberra,  just before Cooyong st, the speed limit drops from 60km/hr to 40km/hr with only these small signs to warn you that speed limit has dropped. This section was 60km/hr. This is a six lane major thoroughfare, that follows from the Federal Highway and becomes Northbourne Ave and continues across Canberra to Woden and onto Tuggeranong.  This is the "main" thoroughfare of Canberra.  The ACT Gov obviously strapped for cash, came up with this new cash grab. This must be recent, I don't remember seeing this last December (2021) but its now there is January 2022. The joke of these picture is the tiny speed signs  say "High pedestrian activity". High pedestrian activity in Canberra ?  

 If this ploy was for safety, then the  ACT Gov  should have put big 2metre high speed signs and flashing lights, and ripple strips on the roadway to get driver's attention. 

 Lucky, I was dawdling at less than 40km/hr looking for a particular address, if I had been coming down there at 60km/hr, then I would have been severely stung.

Addendum : 9th April 2022 - I just been to Canberra, one of the small signs (on the left side) has been replaced with a 2metre high  sign, plus a warning sign  of road changes placed ahead of the speed sign.   Somebody  in ACT Govt realised their whoopsie. Another of the 40km signs obscured by a tree.  I also took note of all the speed  changes  on this main road from above Watson through to Woden, 100, 80, 70, 60, 40, 60, 70, 80, 60. The speed limit is all over the place. 

The next dodgy speed trap is still southbound when crossing London Circuit, there is a speed camera to catch people accelerating towards the open space of the  huge round about ahead.