Set to become a more familiar sight?
Thousands of residential roads are to be made 20mph or less under sweeping Government plans, it has been reported.
Ministers believe this will cut road deaths by a third over the next decade.
There is expected to be variable limits outside schools and electronic signs will tell drivers to do 20mph or less at peak times.
Of course there will be an army of cameras to detect when drivers creep above the limits in some of the new 20mph towns.
It is believed that the Government has set a target to cut road deaths from 3,000 to 2,000 a year.
In addition to more 20mph zones there is likely to be a lower drink-drive limit, six penalty points for serious breaches of the speed limit and stricter penalties for not wearing a seatbelt.
Jim Fitzpatrick, the Road Safety Minister, told The Times that the Government would consider setting a target for cutting road deaths.
‘We get some criticism for not being ambitious enough,’ he said.
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