National speed limit removal -- consulation

[bolidemichael]

Here we go again with yet another fait accompli.

Surrey County Council said:

The proposal:

The aim of The Rural Speed Limit Project is to review all 60mph national speed limit roads, with a view to reduce the speed limits appropriately. Some adjoining roads (with posted speed limits lower than 60mph) may be reviewed to ensure continuity of the speed limit hierarchy.

Lower speed limits can help to reduce collisions and improve safety for all roads users. It has been shown that the slower a vehicle is travelling then the less likelihood there is of a serious or fatal injury occurring. It is expected that by introducing a lower speed limit this will help reduce vehicle speeds and improve safety and accessibility for all road users including pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians, and support sustainable travel more generally.

Survey to complete for your own satisfaction of raging against the machine.

[davek_964]

We'll be back to having people walking in front of the cars waving flags soon.

[Mr Tidy]

Barstewards!

[Frimley111R]

Are people just employed to fk up the roads? Lower speed limits reduce blah blah blah,.... so why not just close all the roads. When is traffic going slow enough? 20mph, 10mph, 5mph?

[bolidemichael]

I think that it’s a visible advert that the council is doing something. It could be anything, but this is the flavour of the day from these regulation fetishists who love the control.

[MarkoFoST]

Objected! How about investing some effort on actually maintaining the roads of Surrey!

[bolidemichael]

MarkoFoST said:

Objected! How about investing some effort on actually maintaining the roads of Surrey!

I believe that this is the crux of it. As I understand it, there is an obligation to maintain nationals that won’t be present with lower limits…

[Mr Tidy]

bolidemichael said:

MarkoFoST said:

Objected! How about investing some effort on actually maintaining the roads of Surrey!

I believe that this is the crux of it. As I understand it, there is an obligation to maintain nationals that won t be present with lower limits

That might explain all those reduced limits.