Buses deserve a higher speed limit than cars

Stephen Plowden, London NW1
01 May 2015
 

The idea of a 20mph speed limit on residential streets is now widely accepted, but Rod King is quite right to press for 20mph to become the default limit in built-up areas (‘King anticipates the day when 20mph limits rule Britain’s streets’ LTT 17 Apr).

Most streets in towns are either residential or shopping or a mixture of the two. The case for low speeds is just as strong for shopping streets as for residential areas – after all, the ideal shopping environment is a...

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