Thanks to Dorothea for pointing out this great news which I'll be circulating locally to encourage Gloucestershire County.Photo: When will residential areas become areas for residents not transport corridors?
Dorothea writes yesterday in her blog yesterday:
Portsmouth today becomes the first city in Britain to introduce the tough new measures. And campaigners say it is only a matter of time before the 20mph limit is rolled out across the nation. The Government has given all local authorities the power to cut residential speed limits to 20mph, and Liberal Democrat-run Portsmouth City Council became the first to take up the offer. The £475,000 scheme was launched in the south-east of the city today, with other residential roads to follow by the end of the year...
Portsmouth City Council; “Cllr Alex Bentley, Executive Member for Environment and Transportation, said: "On most of our residential roads, it's not safe or appropriate to drive at more than 20mph, because they're narrow and lined with parked cars. What we want to do is target the small number of drivers who drive at inappropriate speeds without regard for road safety or respect for anyone else. A pedestrian hit by a car travelling at 20mph is likely to suffer slight injuries, but at 30mph they are likely to be severely hurt. At 40mph or above they are likely to be killed. This scheme, which is funded by the government, has won Portsmouth lots of attention for its boldness in improving safety for our residents. I'm sure it could save lives, particularly those of children and elderly people, and get more people cycling. We believe the scheme will be mainly self-policing. If the new limit isn't respected on some roads, we will look at other measures or get police involved. We want to change the culture in the city so that speeding in residential areas is seen to be what it is - dangerous and anti-social."
Read newspaper article here. Click on 20 mph label below to see my previous correspondence over 20 mph in Gloucestershire.
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