Campaigners say 20 is plenty
A petition calling for 20mph speed limits on roads around the village of Galmpton, between Paignton and Brixham, has so far attracted just a handful of signatures in the two months it has been open on the Torbay Council website.
It runs until Sunday 29 October.
The petition claims nationally set 30mph limits are no longer fit for purpose, and 20mph is now seen as the maximum safe limit where vehicles mix with pedestrians and cyclists.
“National governments should set 20mph as their national default urban/village speed limit,” it says. “The 30mph limit had no science behind it and was adopted many decades ago when motor vehicle usage was much lower.
“Since then, the challenges in society to protect vulnerable road users, advance active travel, increase public health, increase equality, reduce emissions and the sheer numbers of motorised vehicles now require a re-think of what should be the maximum speed where motor vehicles mix with pedestrians and cyclists.”
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