Major UK city set to introduce new speed limit on 'half' of its roads

A major UK city is set to extend its 20mph speed limit to almost half of all roads as drivers risk slower streets. Dundee is set to vote on converting more streets to lower speeds and currently, the city has 33 per cent of all streets limited to 20mph.

The city will decide next week whether it should limit other streets too. Committee convener Councillor Steven Rome stated that the council is continuing to work with partner organisations to improve road safety and reduce casualty figures across the city.

He said: “The council is absolutely committed to improving road safety in the city and ensuring that as few people are injured as possible. This requires a multi-agency approach to improving road layouts, educating road users, and enforcing traffic laws.

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“We are in no way complacent, and this report illustrates the measures we continue to take across the city. This ranges from the extension of 20mph zones to introducing more pedestrian crossings.” Mark Ruskell, Green transport spokesperson stated that lower speeds save lives.

“There are people who are alive and well today thanks to Wales’s default 20mph limit,” he said. He added in a statement this week: “We need to learn from their experience and replicate its success across Scotland. Fundamentally it’s about safety and making our neighbourhoods more welcoming and accessible for all.

“We have already made really important progress across parts of the country, with lifesaving 20mph defaults becoming more and more common, and it’s crucial that the Scottish Government supports councils to finish the job as soon as possible.”

Councillor Rome stated that the lower speed limit plan aims to reduce the number and “severity” of road accidents. The decision north of the border is likely to come next Monday, leaders have explained to motorists and drivers in Scotland.