The NSW public will welcome having the "dogs breakfast" of speed zones on the state's roads cleaned up, the NRMA says.
The NSW government review, which recommended changes to 11 out of 12 roads where speed limits changed frequently, was "long overdue", NRMA Motoring and Services president Wendy Machin said.
"Motorists tell us they get incredibly confused about the changing speed zones," Ms Machin told reporters in Sydney on Sunday.
"I think people will welcome having the dog's breakfast of speed zones cleaned up."
The review included zones on the Princes, Pacific and New England highways and King Georges Road.
Under the audit, carried out by the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) Centre for Road Safety, speed limits have been increased in four zones, decreased in seven and one has remained unchanged.
NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay, who announced the report's findings on Sunday, said the review aimed to reduce "annoying" speed zone variations.
"This is not about raising speed limits, or lowering speed limits. This is about reducing the number of speed changes," he told reporters in Sydney on Sunday.
Mr Gay insisted the speed limit increases would not be dangerous, adding there were more decreases than increases.
"This is about making our roads safer. It's about allowing people to be watching the road rather than watching road signs," he said.
Speed limits have been increased on the Princes Highway in southern NSW, on the Great Western Highway in Sydney, on the Pacific Highway in the Hunter region and on the Newell Highway at Boggabilla.
Speed limit decreases include King Georges Road between Homebush and Blakehurst, the New England Highway between Branxton and Murrurundi and the Lismore-Murwillumbah Road.
Speed zone changes in total have dropped on the New England Highway between Branxton and Murrurundi from 31 to 26, on the Lismore-Murwillumbah Road from 19 to 12 and on the Princes Highway from 13 to 5.
The state opposition welcomed the changes to speed limits.
"We're prepared to support these changes because they have strong support in the community and because they've been independently verified by the RTA," opposition roads spokesman Robert Furolo told reporters in Sydney on Sunday, adding he did not wish to make it a political issue.
"Motorists want clarity, they want certainty when they are driving ... They want to know that the speed limits are consistent on the roads they are travelling on."
The review, flagged by the government last June, is part of an audit of a further 100 NSW roads.
That audit is due to be released in March next year.
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