More on 20’s Plenty
Posted by labourblogger on April 22, 2009
Cedric Smith and Jenny Knowles are both Labour Candidates for Worcestershire County Council Elections for Stourport.
Hit by a car travelling at 30mph, one pedestrian in five dies : hit at 20mph, the death toll is one in forty. That’s compelling evidence for our 20mph-limit-outside-schools campaign.
Today, we are delighted to hear that our colleagues in government are proposing 20mph limits outside schools countrywide. Also, they’re proposing the same limit for some residential streets. These are life-saving measures.
Furthermore, our colleagues include a proposal to reduce the speed limit on certain two-lane roads from 60 to 50 mph. We welcome it. We give as an example the “switchback” to Bewdley. How many lives might have been saved there if vehicles had been travelling more slowly?
The national proposals may take some time to implement. Meanwhile, our “20’s Plenty” campaign will continue.
FlipC said
1 in 40, 1 in 5 well it would be evidence if anyone ever linked to the data that produced these figures; odd that no-one does.
As for 20mph zones outside schools let’s ask the DfT what they think “It is of doubtful benefit to have a short length of either a 20 mph speed limit or a 20 mph zone outside a school.”
As for the switchback what’s been stopping anyone from assigning a 50mph limit to it using section 84 of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984?
I’m not disparaging your work, I just like evidence before making decisions.
FlipC said
Thank you to Jamie for the email, however that doesn’t point me to the actual report or data just more people (though authoritative) quoting the results.