Scots city's ‘busiest street' set for 20mph limit in major driving rule change
A BUSY street in a Scots city could be slapped with a 20mph speed limit.
Parents in Inverness raised concerns over the speed of traffic passing Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis, the Gaelic primary school.
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Sir Walter Scott Drive could be slapped with a 20mph restriction
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The city's Sir Walter Scott Drive currently has a 40mph restriction and is a key route serving housing developments and retail parks.
But Highland Council has opened consultation on proposals to introduce a part-time 20mph speed limit.
If approved, the restriction would run from a point almost 150 metres east of the junction with Ivanhoe Avenue - the road used to access the Asda and Three Witches bar - and extend westward for 341 metres, the Inverness Courier reports.
It's understood the move would be a safety measure aimed at protecting both pupils at Gaelic Primary and Inverness Royal Academy.
The council says it would have "very little" impact on traffic flow.
In a statement, the local authority said: "The Highland Council aim to promote the safe and efficient use of the roads they are responsible for.
"Where these roads link towns, villages and cities, there are frequently competing pressures between their strategic purpose, and community interests relating to safety and amenity.
"In the interests of road safety and casualty reduction and the furtherance of council policy to promote road safety on its road network, it is proposed to introduce a part time 20 mile per hour speed limit on a section of the A8082 at BunSgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis, which will be consistent with other similar routes and is appropriate to the function and nature of the road."
The public consultation is running until August 8.
Elsewhere, we told how a city-wide 20mph speed limit is set to be rolled out across Glasgow - impacting almost 4,000 streets.
Maniac Scots driver swerving through traffic at 82mph in 20mph zone
It's hoped the safer speed restrictions will deter more people from driving in quieter and less congested neighbourhoods.
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