Guidance paves way for 20mph zones at all Scottish schools

New guidance designed to help local authorities introduce 20mph safety zones on roads with higher speed limits was announced at the Scottish event to mark World Health Day last week. The guidance will particularly benefit schools on roads in rural areas where current speed limits are 40mph or above.

The guidance follows the award of £27m last September for the introduction of 20mph schemes around schools, and related safety projects. It will apply to schools on roads where the speed limit is higher than 30 mph and will give the green light to local authorities that are considering such moves.

The guidance recommends advance warning signs of a new speed limit ahead and low cost electronic part time signals to indicate the speed limit at schools.

"The guidance we have issued will ensure that 20mph school safety zones can be introduced outside all schools in Scotland," said transport minister Nicol Stephen. "This will involve a big change in culture. Drivers will need to realise that they must reduce their speed to 20mph outside all schools. The lower speed limits can now be introduced on any road in Scotland when pupils are arriving at or leaving school."

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