I drive so slow I get tailgated by #cyclists.
#visionzero #20IsPlenty #20splenty #slowtheflockdown #cyclists
Late at night I hear drivers roar past my house on NE Ainsworth (a tree-lined residential street where people jog and walk their dogs) way faster than the speed limit, and every time I imagine setting up a speed activated booby trap that pelts their car with paint balls filled with aircraft paint remover. #20IsPlenty
#TempoLimit #20IsPlenty #speedLimit
Whole scale speed reduction in urban areas saves lives. And reduces injuries to people
In #Surbiton the blanket speed limit of 20 was bought in because Green Party former Cllr Sharron Sumner fought for it. In #Kingston it took three attempts because the LibDems were at war with each other
Elsewhere in the borough the LibDems wonโt bring it in
We say look after people first - reduce speed #SpeedKills
#tempolimit #20IsPlenty #speedlimit #Surbiton #kingston #speedkills
"The Belfast scheme, which was restricted to city centre streets, led to a two per cent drop in casualties and collisions. The researchers said the results reflected the schemeโs narrower reach and its implementation in an area where traffic speeds were already low."
This shows the complete lack of ambition by the Department for Infrastructure. They'd rather spend ยฃ110m on a non-existent road, than make a real change for vulnerable road users and quality of life.
#20IsPlenty
Context is key here. In Belfast the area covered by the 20mph is very limited and includes shopping precincts. The average speed before the trial was already less than 20mph, so reducing the limit had little to no effect.
And now this study is used to oppose 20mph limits elsewhere. It has to be noted that the same study found that the reduction in speed limits in Edinburgh was effective. #20IsPlenty
BBC News - Wales 20mph: Speed limit did not cut Belfast crashes - study
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-63646023
While we welcome the introduction of 20 mph streets across most of Kingston & North Kingston, there was a missed opportunity to ensure all RBK streets in the neighbourhood were 20 MPH #20IsPlenty
We hope and we will press for the whole borough to be 20 MPH
#roadsafety is an issue that affects us all
Shout out to the deer in this photo for doing a heck of a job traffic calming on Cedar Lake pkwy
#visionzero #StopForMe #20IsPlenty