Speed limits on rural roads to be cut by 10 mph by end of 2010
Around half of rural roads with 40mph speed limits are to see those limits cut by the end of the year, after a review by councils across the country.  In the review, council officials looked at the speed limits of around 50,000 miles of UK roads and decided that speed limits should be dropped from… read more

Nearly £170,000 in fines to be given out to speeding motorists
A temporary speed camera on a section of the M6 motorway in Cumbria has surprised motorists and the Highways Agency after it caught a record 5,569 people speeding in only 5 weeks.

The camera, set up to protect workmen carrying out repairs to a section of the motorway near to Carlisle, was installed at the end of January… read more

Department for Transport launches consultation to lower HGV speed limits
The Department for Transport has released details of a proposal to cut motorway speed limits for some classes of vehicles, including buses, minibuses, coaches and HGV’s over 3.5 tonnes.

As well as cutting the speeds at which these vehicles can travel along the motorways, it is also proposed that HGV’s between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes, buses, minibuses and… read more

Authorities hoping for cut in road traffic accidents on major A-road
New cameras designed to measure a motorist’s average speed across long stretches of road are to be installed on a stretch of the A13 in east London, it has been announced.  It is hoped that the cameras, which will become operational this summer, will cut accidents on the 7 and a half mile stretch of road between the London… read more

Campaign by parents of injured toddler
The maximum jail term for Dangerous Driving is likely to be increased from 2 years to 5 by the government.  The change is thought to be the result of a campaign run by the parents of a toddler who was left paralysed after being hit by a speeding motorist three years ago.  The announcement was made today by Justice Minister Jack Straw.

Cerys… read more

Government issues new guidance regarding speed limits to local councils
Following on from last week’s blog entry about lower speed limits in London leading to lower accidents, it looks like key figures in the government also took notice of the report, as today new advice is being given by ministers to councils encouraging them to cut speed limits in areas with high levels of road accidents.

The advice being… read more

More urban areas in UK should have 20mph road speed limits, according to London study
A dramatic reduction in the number of people killed or injured in road traffic accidents could be achieved by lowering the speed limit in built up areas, according to a new study which has been published in the British Medical Journal.  The study, conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine looked at… read more