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P SPEED LIMITS
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Lower limits a local issue
THE GOVERNMENT has said that singlecarriageway roads should carry lower speed limits where "risks are relatively high", but has ruled out a widespread reduction in the national speed limit.
A statement on the Prime Minister's Office website says 1 will issue advice to highway authorities that, on single-carriageway roads, where the national speed limit applies, lower limits should be adopted where there is evidence that a lower speed limit would reduce casualties.
It follows an online petition signed by 45,580 people asking the government not to reduce the national speed limit to 50mph.
Jo Tanner, Freight Transport Association director of communications, believes the problem with government guidance is that it might influence some councils to cut speed limits for HGVs to 40mph or less on roads where there will be no road safety benefit.
She adds: "Varying limits for different local authorities could make driving distances across the UK confusing and make drivers more susceptible to speeding offences."