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Twenty is Plenty Between 2008 and 2009, 141 people were killed or seriously injured on roads in Brighton. Thirteen of these were children. A “Twenty is Plenty” petition to the council has now been launched, with the aim of reducing traffic speed in residential areas to 20mph.Reducing traffic speed is the most effective way of lowering road deaths, and many towns and cities across the country have already set speed limits of 20mph across large urban areas. It makes sense when you consider that someone struck by a car at 35mph has a 50% chance of survival, whereas at 20mph this increases to 97%. Additional benefits of decreasing vehicle speeds include reduced emissions and improved traffic flow (as proven by research in Germany where 30kmph i.e. 19mph speed limits have long been commonplace), and improved sociability (recent research in Bristol found that relationships between residents improved on streets with lower traffic speeds). Inevitably it also makes walking and cycling much safer. Sign the petition at www.gopetition.co.uk/online/31175.html Find out more at www.livingstreets.org.uk and www.20splentyforus.org.uk
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