Cycling in the News May 2008
20 mph limit for urban streets
TimesOnLine May 16, 2008
The speed limit on thousands of residential roads will be reduced to 20mph under government moves designed to cut road deaths by a third over the next decade.
Variable limits will be introduced on main roads near schools, with digital signs ordering drivers to cut their speed to 20mph or less when pupils are arriving or departing.
The Government is preparing a road safety strategy for the next decade and will publish proposals in a consultation document this year.
Sounds as though they really plan to do it! Well, let's wait and see if they will be so brave when motorists catch on, especially to:
Cameras that detect a vehicle's average speed will be used instead of road humps to enforce the limit in some of the new 20mph zones.
