Planned speed limit cut for West Willoughby wins backing
"As we are all aware, sometimes anti-social driving is a problem," said councillor Gary Taylor, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.But fellow member Martin Hill said he was sceptical about whether drivers would keep to the new speed limit."My concern is that this happens a lot and the problem is that some people are starting to ignore them," he said."I'm concerned that the more speed reductions we put in, the more motorists won't follow them."
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