The whole 20's Plenty movement is driven not from the top, but from the grass roots aspiration within communities to make them better places to be and live. It is the actions of individual members of public, councils and professionals who see that when public spaces are less dominated by motor vehicles then they become better for all, including those within the vehicles.
You can become one of the tens of thousands in the movement by talking within your community with friends and associates about how we can all change our behaviour to go a little bit slower and make the community a whole lot better.
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Facebook TwitterI think that you will find the parking charge issue will come and go. But unless people campaign for lower speed limits then it is unlikely that the consensus change about how we drive in the presence of people will ever change. Waiting for some sort of technical solution will take some time and needs that consensus change.
Across the country and county campaigns are making a difference and making the strong support for lower speed limits visible to councillors so that they can set the correct speed limits. We will contact you to see how we can help further and also link up with other campaigns in the area, including the Kent wide campaign.
Best wishes
Rod
The majority of people are able bodied and drive around and want to get around quickly and cheaply and don’t see themselves as part of a problem.
Before imposing 20 mph it seems logical (to me) to find a fool proof method of adherence to limits – which is recorded within your own car and that issues a fine or some kind of deterrent via the insurance companies, rather than speed cameras and voluntary speed watch groups.
I literally get people honking and beeping and harassing me for travelling at 30!
Until that sort of attitude is knocked on the head then 20 signs are unlikely to make much difference
There are some 20 stretches here at school times and hardly anyone bothers to slow down, unless there is a traffic jam.
Last night I had to pick up the dead dismembered body of my lovely cat and furry companion from my road.
My kids and I cried ourselves to sleep.
Back in August my son’s friend got run over and it was a hit and run. I started a campaign to implement traffic calming measures for our road, contacted our Couincillor, after e series of email exchanges I got told that the council had visited the road and assessed that it was not eligible for any calming measures as there hasn’t been enough ( human ) deaths or incidents .
Pets are fatalities are not considered in their statistics.
At no point we have seen any officers visiting and now that my cat has died I have emailed my councillor requesting a review.
My councillor David Livett sent me a response which explains that 20mph limit cannot be implemented on the bases that studies have been conducted with the results showing that it causes more accidents.
I want to actively campin for making my road safe and would appreciate some advice.
My site: https://enemacademy.com/enem/assuntos-que-mais-caem
A speed slow down .
Why?
Because we get all the mountain bike enthusiast s rushing to Hamsterley forest without any consideration when passing through.
We have a lot of horse riders , walkers using the roads also.
So seriously think that we of all should have a slow down set up .
I live in a small town in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, USA. It is a beautiful area at the base of many ski areas with tons of outdoor seasonal sports, hiking and biking mountains, rivers and lakes. During our tourist seasons, the small side streets are crowded with pedestrians and fast moving cars. I was in Scotland recently and saw this great campaign on many side/rural roads. How can I get started in acquiring these great signs for my home town?
You, of course have a right to your opinion. But it is the fact that different people have differing views on what is the correct speed limit on particular roads that is why limits are mandatory and such decisions are taken by local traffic authorities who are in a position to consider all the risks and consequences of vehicle speeds.
Following much discussion and all positive, we have set up a small Working Group to start a campaign to bring 20mph limits across the village roads.
We would appreciate some guidance on how to set up a campaign, where is best to get resources such as designing a website/facebook page, a banner and a logo and many other parts to work on.
We have the people, we just need some guidance on next steps.
Thanks
ian
Many thanks,
Alex
The primary school is on the main A6 running through our village. There is a local high traffic volume, especially with large lorries and bus’.
In the past 4 weeks two large vehicles have gone through a red light on the pelican crossing outside the school. The pavement is narrow and vehicles will come past very close to the curb.
I have spoken to the Council who stated there is nothing they can do as there are the triangle school road signs and a pelican crossing.
Can you advise me as to what I can do to persuade the Council 20mph is necessary in making the walk to School safer for our young children?
Kind regards. Leanne.
We would be delighted to help and will make contact by email.
Rod
Of course any isolated and limited intervention endorses speeding up where such and intervention does not exist. We far prefer a wide-area implementation with light-touch engineering to act as visual rather than posterial calming where necessary. With community engagement and understanding that driving slower makes the community better then much more can be achieved.
http://www.dvla-contact-number.co.uk/dvla-clamps-cars-in-middle-of-the-night/