‘20 is Plenty’ campaign launched
Extra Early July News
In Hawthorn Grove, Combe Down, Friday morning July 4th, around 20 local people demonstrated in favour of local 20 mph speed limits for Hawthorn Grove, Sedgemoor Road and Southstoke Road.
This was also the launch of the Lib Dems’ and Don Foster’s campaign for 20 mph speed limits in all residential areas. After all 48% of pedestrians in collision with a motor vehicle travelling at 30 mph will die, but if the speed is reduced to 20 mph deaths are reduced to 5%.
We have been trying to convince the Council for more than 2 years to provide these local speed limits, but even though local people have presented petitions to Council and money was allocated by local councillors sitting on the Bath South Local Committee, we are still waiting. The new Conservative administration abolished the committee and used the money for schemes elsewhere.
There is hope of funding for Hawthorn Grove and Sedgemoor Road, because there some money to start a scheme has been allocated and there is also likely to be a contribution towards a crossing by the Church when/if their St Andrews scheme for community facilities is approved. But for Southstoke Road and Bradford/North Road (after the long awaited pedestrian refuge is finished) there is nothing. We will continue to campaign for a speed limits in Southstoke Road and for Bradford/North Road to be made safer to encourage walking and cycling.
We will help residents in any of our local streets to campaign for speed limits if they are agreed that this will improve their environment. Please get in touch.
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