The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is to introduce new 20mph restrictions on certain major roads with work starting imminently.
A press release notes that this will happen on 13.77km of highway.
It also states the obvious that those hit by a vehicle at 20mph are around five times less likely to be fatally injured than at 30mph.
In March 2020, Transport for London (TfL) launched a 20mph speed limit on all of its roads within the Congestion Charging Zone.
Four 20mph speed limits will be introduced, including the A10 – A503 corridor in Haringey, the A13 Commercial Road in Tower Hamlets, the A23 London Road in Croydon and the A107 corridor in Hackney. In addition, a 30mph speed limit will be created on the A10 Great Cambridge Road in Enfield.
Lilli Matson, Chief Health, Safety and Environment Officer at TfL, said: “Millions of walking and cycling journeys are made across London every day and people are much more likely to be killed or seriously injured if hit at 30mph than if a vehicle is travelling at 20mph or less.
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https://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-digital-speed-limit-map.pdf
https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2022/february/tfl-to-launch-13-77km-of-new-lower-speed-limit-schemes-to-cut-road-danger-across-the-capital-and-save-lives
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Adam Brown, Islington
What a crazy press release written by some junior just out of a ‘correct’ PR school. Better we go back to miles per hour or at least give the distances in some form we understand.