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20 mph on the high street

In my experience any car driver would be lucky to achieve  20 mph in the High Street. Will the  restrictions apply to motorcyclists I wonder?

Lucille Grant ● 2616d6 Comments

I was thinking the same thing - already lucky to make 10 mph! :-)

Roy Robart ● 2616d

Are they going to give prizes for teaching 20 mph 🙂 On a serious note, let's hope these changes make PHS more attractive and inviting.

Michael Ixer ● 2616d

Of course no one can exceed 20mph when PHS is congested, but outside working hours it's often free-flowing, so the new limit is most welcome in my view, for safety reasons mostly.

Richard Carter ● 2616d

Agreed Richard, I was being flippant, but the question is, will the 20 mph speed limit be enforced, and will there be traffic calming measures? An article about ride sharing being a way of reducing traffic although I'm not sure how appropriate it is to travel patterns in London.https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2019/09/ride-pooling-found-to-be-more-effective-than-driverless-cars-at-reducing-congestion/

Michael Ixer ● 2616d

Yes I suppose that doesn't include bikes and motorbikes they have their own rules as usual.

Barbara Stevens ● 2616d

Agree it's impossible to get over 10mph on the High St, not least because of all the traffic lights, so I don't quite see the point?  Unless it is a worry about clients of the new venture on the roof of the Exchange?

Bunny Payne ● 2616d