20 mph speed limit on the way?

20mph limits, to be enforced by cameras too!

What do you think?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7046200.stm

 

Me neither, in general it seems like a decent idea. Its going to send some people completely batty though.

 

I quite agree, there is something peculiar about some nationalities, the British included, whereby we seem to have largely accepted the ascendancy of the car as the only way to get about.

 

Road safety advisors call for 20 mph limit in town centres to reduce accident rates.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7046200.stm

 

VBC, erm.... did you read the original post?


Be intersting to see what jeremy thinks of it on 'top gear'

 

So who started first, so we can spend several posts berating the other for not doing a 'search' first

 

I think it's a good idea, but not for a safety perspective but from the perspective that it will encourage more people to cycle as they will keep seeing bikes overtaking them more, and will take the "well if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" stance.


Although I think Jon Perez has got a good point on the BBC HYS:

This would undoubtedly reduce the number of deaths drastically. The politically correct mumbo-jumbo liberal brigade will whinge that "civil liberties are being eroded" and that "rights are being trampled on", but it's for everyone's benefit.

and, masterEloso has got a good point aswell:

 

thinking about it if they did have 20mph limits in towns it'd mean i'd only have to use 2 different gears in my van most of the time, 'high' and 'low'

 

So where do cyclists go then?

 

well, on the road of course. They are vehicles after all.

 

Ah but you said you agreed with this guys comments and he said Roads are for cars

No mention of vehicles......

 

(regarding pedestrian crossings being the places to cross)

Trouble is that unless we really design in pedestrian crosses at appropriate places, its unworkable. That would mean a radical redesign of our road/pedestrian/crossing network. I'm up for it, but I don't believe for a moment that the motorists putting this forward are up for it.

 

Will it apply to bikes as well?

 

I thought these coments were a little stupid by the Association of British Drivers

People maybe will be distracted by their speedo but they will still have much more time to brake and research in other countries have prove its worked, reduced accident rates.

 

Doesn't currently, so probably not.