Doctors and road safety experts have called for the NSW government to "follow the evidence" and reduce default speed limits in residential areas.

A bill is currently before parliament that would reduce the limit in residential streets from 50km/h to 30.

"We know that there are many other jurisdictions across the world that have introduced safer speeds to their local neighbourhood streets, and they have seen a significant reduction in road deaths and serious injuries," Greens MP Kobi Shetty said. 

Doctors are on board with the proposed laws.

"If you get hit by a car at 30 kilometres per hour, (there's a) nine in 10 chance of survival," Dr John Crozier from the Royal Australian College of Surgeons said.

"If hit at 50 kilometres, (it's a) one in 10 chance of survival."

"It's really cr

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