Edinburgh has become the latest city to announce plans for more 20mph limits. Interesting that they are advocating them on air quality grounds as well as road safety. 20mph zones have well established research showing that they substantially increase road safety. I also see that the Edinburgh police are willing to do some enforcement. Traditionally, enforcement is seen as a low priority by many police forces.
Brent has rather missed the boat on this agenda. Where other authorities such as Camden, Islington and soon I understand Croydon have committed to this agenda, Brent has had a piecemeal approach. I think this is a mistake. The Borough still has a substantial Highways budget and a major improvement could be obtained if there were sufficient will.
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