“hmm another daft european directive behind there somewhere methinks”
No Voodoo, very rare I know, but the new guidelines originate from Westminster.
The new draft guidelines ask local traffic authorities to keep speed limits under review and to ‘consider the introduction of more 20mph limits and zones, over time, in urban areas, to ensure greater safety for pedestrians and cyclists’.
Basically, LAs have been given more flexibility with regard to imposing speed limits. There is an ongoing heated debate (local paper) in Frome at the moment over a proposal to introduce a blanket 20mph limit across the whole town. Difficult to gauge public opinion accurately - it would appear however, that more of the Town’s residents are against the proposed new limit.
