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Taking it nice and slow
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The jury is still out on whether plans to implement 20mph restrictions in urban areas is a good idea.
YVLif Joan bthirke
SLATED BY motorists for driving too slowly; thrown into the spotlight by the government for going too fast; it seems truckers are in a Catch-22 situation when it comes to pleasing the public.
So it should be no surprise to find out that the Department for Transport (DfT) is considering implementing 20mph restrictions in urban zones, in addition to reviewing speed limits on single-carriageway roads. The move is intended to reduce the number of traffic accidents, but, according to the Road Haulage Association (RHA), this could infuriate and trigger a rise in the number of motorists fed up at being caught in traffic jams.
The MT's draft road safety strategy for 2010-2020, A Safer Way: Consultation on Making Britain's Roads the Safest in the World, was published on 21 April.'The key proposals include: • Introducing 20mph speed zones or limits into streets around schools, which are primarily residential.
• Reviewing speed limits on singlecarriageway rural roads and reducing the limit on more dangerous roads.