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Speed measures set the limit for drivers
- 24/05/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has found that 20mph limits backed by physical measures have substantially greater speed and casualty reduction benefits than those without. The research project was carried out by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS), with an international team of road safety experts, and [...] -
Support grows for 20mph speed limit
- 16/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nearly half of drivers support reducing the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph in urban areas. According to research from IAM RoadSmart, 44% of drivers surveyed agree all current 30mph limits should be replaced with a 20mph limit, a 13% increase from the same representative sample surveyed in 2014. Areas outside [...] -
Nine caught topping 120mph
- 19/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nine people have been caught by safety cameras in Scotland exceeding 120mph during 2014, according to the latest figures obtained by road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). The charity made a Freedom of Information request to Police Scotland asking for details of the top 20 cases of excessive [...] -
20mph speed limit moratorium demanded
- 18/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
No new 20mph speed limits should be allowed until a Department for Transport study is published in 2017, says the Alliance of British Drivers (ABD). In 2014 the Department for Transport (DfT) began a three-year study into all the impacts of 20mph speed limits, including their effects on actual speeds, accidents, [...]