Shropshire Council is reviewing its approach towards 20mph speed limits but would need a “mandate” from residents before limits will be lowered in any areas, a councillor has said.
Shropshire Council is reviewing its approach towards 20mph limits. Photo: Google
The council says it believes there is no one-size-fits-all approach to where 20mph limits are appropriate, adding that in some areas they are “unnecessary” and deliver minimal benefits. Countless other local authorities across the country – with a total population of around 20 million – have also adopted a similar approach, he added.
On this basis, he said, 20mph limits are considered outside schools or where there are high numbers of vulnerable road users, in town centres and pedestrian-dominated areas, and in residential areas where the characteristics of the street are suitable and “wide community support can be demonstrated”.
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