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Road Safety Charity Proposes 10mph Urban Speed Limits to Reduce Fatalities

The Road Safety Foundation's Vision Zero plan calls for a tiered speed framework, facing criticism from motoring groups and uncertainty from policymakers.

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The Alliance of British Drivers called the recommendation of a 10mph speed limit “laughable”
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Overview

  • The Road Safety Foundation has proposed a 10mph speed limit for city roads near schools, hospitals, and event venues to minimize road deaths and injuries.
  • The plan is part of the charity's Vision Zero goal, which aims to eliminate all road fatalities and serious injuries through evidence-based speed limits.
  • Other recommendations include a 20mph limit on single-carriageway and rural roads, while 30mph would apply only to roads without pedestrians or cyclists.
  • Critics, including the Alliance of British Drivers, have dismissed the 10mph proposal as impractical, citing potential tripled journey times and public resistance.
  • The proposed framework builds on Wales's controversial 20mph default limit introduced in 2022, which remains unpopular with two-thirds of residents opposing it.