Alex225
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Although I live in Easy Surrey, I have the misfortune of coming under Croydon Council. This is the council whom have decided to put in place 20mph speed limits on all residential roads in the borough.
Now I'm not averse to a 20mph limit in logical places, by schools or in built up areas. But to just put 20 zones on every residential road seems really illogical. It's apparently for safety which there is a small argument for but also to stop traffic cutting through and to encourage walking/cycling.
What they're failing to realise is that not only do some of these roads actually go somewhere, they're not just cut throughs, that walking/cycling miles is not going to work for a lot of people so that's out the window.
Ironically I'm not one for speeding, I don't go over 30mph if I can help it but even for me 20mph feels like you're just trickling along. Especially on wide, open residential streets with good visibility.
Is it just me that thinks this is illogical? Or is this a money spinner for the local authorities when they perch a traffic office and a speed gun on a corner knowing they'll catch a hardened criminal at 32mph!!
Now I'm not averse to a 20mph limit in logical places, by schools or in built up areas. But to just put 20 zones on every residential road seems really illogical. It's apparently for safety which there is a small argument for but also to stop traffic cutting through and to encourage walking/cycling.
What they're failing to realise is that not only do some of these roads actually go somewhere, they're not just cut throughs, that walking/cycling miles is not going to work for a lot of people so that's out the window.
Ironically I'm not one for speeding, I don't go over 30mph if I can help it but even for me 20mph feels like you're just trickling along. Especially on wide, open residential streets with good visibility.
Is it just me that thinks this is illogical? Or is this a money spinner for the local authorities when they perch a traffic office and a speed gun on a corner knowing they'll catch a hardened criminal at 32mph!!