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As a cyclist (and a driver) in a city in England; this can't come to the rest of the UK fast enough. I see it as a failure of public policy, and a necessary res
by maxehmookau 3y ago
As a cyclist (and a driver) in a city in England; this can't come to the rest of the UK fast enough. I see it as a failure of public policy, and a necessary result.
Our streets are not designed for safe cycling and our public transport infrastructure is poor, at best. So the only way we can improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians is to reduce speed limits for cars across the board.
The political will to improve road/pavement safety for pedestrians and cyclists is not there (there's a war on motorists, apparently?) so while cyclists have to (by law) use public roads then we have to reduce car speed limits to make it safe.
Most modern cars have cruise control that work at 20mph, so the argument that it's difficult to stick to 20mph is lazy and incorrect. Studies out of Wales say that it adds approximately 30 seconds per journey and one of the quotes in this article _quoted a woman who does not drive!_
- simonbarker87 3y agoI’m a cyclist and disagree, given most urban bike vs car crashes happen way below 30 mph changing the speed limit won’t make a difference. What would make a difference is teaching people to cycle on the road confidently and correctly (eg taking the full lane when required) and also adding a cycling component to learning to drive to give drivers more empathy for cyclists. Both of these are too big to tackle so instead the solution is to blame speed and treat people like children.
- bogle 3y agoI agree with your points except that reducing speeds by even an average of 1mph does appear to reduce both collisions and the severity of those accidents by about 5%. https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/32217/evaluation-of-the-20mph-speed-limit-roll-out-three-years-post-implementation https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/32217/evaluation...