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20mph limits haven’t delivered, says Bath

SPEED LIMITS

26 May 2017
 

Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES) says its signed-only 20mph limits have delivered few benefits and there is no case for extending the programme to more streets. 

The council spent £871,000 between 2011 and 2016 implementing 20mph limits on 1,499 streets. 

Officers have reviewed speed, accidents and casualty numbers in a sample of 179 20mph streets. The survey found that mean speeds had fallen by 1.3mph, total accidents were down, but killed and serious injuries...

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