Speed Limit Orders

[Flat in Fifth]

As we know where a council wants to change a limit they have to give notification in the press and on the stretch of road(s) in question. Usually gives an address and contact if you wish to make comment.

Recently noticed my county has increasingly used temporary SLOs. Generally in the style that one would see for road works, but in practice to reduce a limit from NSL to 40/50. Validity varies but never seen one for less than 6 months, often much longer. Usual reason given "safety of the public."

It seems that these "temporary" restrictions are then renewed after the 12 months.

Questions:

Is this a way to get limit reductions through with less scrutiny?
Is it a way to check if a reduced limit will have an effect on collsion frequency?
Is this practice more widespread than in my own little patch of anti motorist hades?

[Dwight VanDriver]

Check this out young FiF

www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1989/Uksi_19891120_en_1.htm

and report back please.

The old grey matter very tired tonight, round Bradford yesterday so very alert......

DVD

[tvrgit]

As far as I recall, temporary orders can only be for a maximum of 6 months, and can then be extended twice - ie a total of 18 months. They are NOT intended to be replacements for permanent orders, ie to bypass the statutory requirements for consultation and advertisement etc - and they still need an advertising process (albeit much abbreviated) - only the Police can bring in an emergency Order immediately (and that can only last a maximum of 7 days IIRC)

Orders must be made in accordance with the procedures in Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2489 “The Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996” and the Road Traffic Regulation Act.

[Dwight VanDriver]

I'm with you Tvrgit on that. Initially for 6 months at a time to a max of 18 months, then crunch rvert of go the whole hog.

DVD

[cptsideways]

The A303 through the Devon hills was a temprorary 50 extended

[Flat in Fifth]

Thanks for that gentlemen, need to investigate further in back copies of local rag. Off to the library methinks.

Road I'm thinking of has certainly had at least one renewal, but 6 months maximum seems at odd with memory. Investigate and will report back as requested, sir.

Bradford eh DVD. Where there's muck and all that.