BackEdinburgh better for 20mph
Edinburgh council is to be congratulated on extending 20mph further across the city, as reported in the Evening News on Friday 3rd September (20/20 vision to slow down city motorists). Although we await full details of the plans and may have concerns about some of the exclusions of particular streets, the principle of using 20mph limits to slow traffic naturally is well established in Portsmouth and Oxford where early indications are of a cut in speeds and accidents. Children from deprived areas are 5 times more likely to be killed in a road crash and every injury crash in built up areas costs an estimated £20,000, up to nearly £2million if there is a fatality, so there is a strong financial and moral case for this step, as well as the health and environmental benefits from creating safer, more attractive and enjoyable streets for all.
Published on: 07/09/2010
