Ministers study options to extend 20mph zones
The Government is considering ways of extending the introduction of 20mph zones (Surveyor, 29/5/08).
Road safety minister, Jim Fitzpatrick, has told MPs he is considering ‘adopting the Swedish strategy of having zero tolerance, and saying that we do not want a single road death’ in a new 10-year road safety strategy.
A key part of this, Fitzpatrick told the transport select committee, was promoting 20mph zones, as in Sweden, in order to dramatically reduce pedestrian and cyclist casualties.
9 June 2008 |
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