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14th July, 2012, 01:46 PM
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Councils will be given greater freedom to introduce 20mph schemes under new government proposals to improve road safety.
Local officials will also have more scope to cut speeds on rural roads with a history of accidents and introduce variable speed limits outside schools as part of the updated Department for Transport guidance.
Ministers hope the revised advice will give traffic authorities more flexibility when setting local speed limits and lead to more appropriate and consistent limits across England.
The guidance comes after the first annual rise in road deaths and serious injuries for 17 years, which saw 1,901 people killed last year.
Link:
Ministers Back Speed Limit Clampdown - Yahoo! News UK (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/ministers-back-speed-limit-clampdown-093800044.html)
:celticparty:
Totally agree we should all slow down but if road safety really is a top priority, why isn't the repairing of potholes at the top of the agenda? :banghead: :banghead:
Councils will be given greater freedom to introduce 20mph schemes under new government proposals to improve road safety.
Local officials will also have more scope to cut speeds on rural roads with a history of accidents and introduce variable speed limits outside schools as part of the updated Department for Transport guidance.
Ministers hope the revised advice will give traffic authorities more flexibility when setting local speed limits and lead to more appropriate and consistent limits across England.
The guidance comes after the first annual rise in road deaths and serious injuries for 17 years, which saw 1,901 people killed last year.
Link:
Ministers Back Speed Limit Clampdown - Yahoo! News UK (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/ministers-back-speed-limit-clampdown-093800044.html)
:celticparty:
Totally agree we should all slow down but if road safety really is a top priority, why isn't the repairing of potholes at the top of the agenda? :banghead: :banghead: