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Old December 18th 17, 08:28 PM posted to uk.rec.driving,uk.rec.cycling,uk.legal
Nightjar
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Default Reducing speed to 20mph ‘created more deaths than injuries’ but council can’t afford to scrap them

On 18-Dec-17 6:12 PM, tim... wrote:


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They are talking of 20mph zones. A 20mph speed limit can be reversed
simply by issuing the necessary traffic order and removing the signs.
A 20mph zone has to be designed to be self-enforcing, which means lots
of traffic calming measures. Those would also need to be removed and
the roads restored to their former condition to reverse a 20mph zone.


but do they absolutely need to be?

the road outside my estate has speed calming humps, but the speed limit
is still 30 mph


Some measures are not considered to be effective in a 30mph limit and
would probably need to be removed. If humps are retained, they would
need lit warning signs (not required in a 20mph zone) and appropriate
road markings (also not a requirement in a 20mph zone) to be added.


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