I think the 20′s plenty for us campaign is excellent and it does seem to be gaining momentum at the moment which is good news.
However, I am not convinced that 20 is enough.
Yes the chances of being killed by a car doing 20mph are much reduced. But around here 30mph speed limits are broken all the time, even on roads with “traffic calming” (generally speed plates, speed humps and pinch points). Drivers are still aggressive, inconsiderate and careless.
Yes I believe we need 20mph speed limits on all residential streets but we need much more than that if we are going to really make our streets safe and pleasant places to be.
Seems to me there are lots of good ideas around. I just hope that we can see “20′s plenty for us” as a battle and not the whole war so that when it is won we can get on with the next steps.
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