Safety research says 10mph limit would cut deaths on city roads
Speed limits should be reduced to 10mph on many city roads to prevent deaths and reduce serious injuries, according to research published by one of Britain's most influential road safety charities.
Limits should be cut to this lower level on all roads surrounding schools and hospitals, as well as those in the vicinity of major sports, social and cultural events, the report suggests.
The study, published by the Road Safety Foundation, also says that single-carriageway roads, including country roads, should have a limit of no more than 20mph if 'vision zero' is to be achieved.
Vision zero is the long-term aspiration for the elimination of road deaths and serious injuries based on 'the moral position that no death or serious injury should be considered an
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