Safer streets
Safety in low numbers
More than half the people unlucky enough to be hit by a car doing a seemingly harmless 35mph, die.
Reduce the speed to 20 mph and only 1 in 40 of us die. We happen to think that people on foot and on bicycles have just as much right to feel safe on the streets where they live as car users, so we’ll introduce a 20 mph limit in residential urban areas, including villages.
Cars travelling at 20 mph hit 60% fewer people, kill far fewer of those they do hit and don’t scare kids so much that they’re afraid to play outside. In the end, driving is a privilege, but being able to walk the streets safely is a right.
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