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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph
Posted by: Roland Gilmore
Date/Time: 21/03/10 13:39:00


Since the only time many children are on the streets is when going to or from school, the RoSPA figure is hardly surprising is it? Since DoT stats indicate that speed is not a factor in the majority of road accidents, I find myself tending towards Craig's view. Training children from a young age to look both ways and listen before crossing the road is by far the best preventative measure and costs nothing. Where are the speed surveys for West Putney that justify the disruption and cost (to us all)?

Each speed hump costs many thousands of pounds to create and so yes, we do have to pay for them through tax as well as bearing other costs. Apart from damage caused to vehicles and increased road maintenance costs etc, the other cost that is often overlooked is environmental with additional emissions. I have some sympathy with the noise level argument but being under Heathrow's flight path surely reduces it to a minor consideration. What is the actual benefit of 20mph v say a 22mph, 24mph or 19mph limit? 20 Seems to be such an arbitrary figure?

The big unknown is the extra cost of policing a new limit. If most people are anti-hump and a NPR system is proposed, what will the capital costs be and what will the on-going monitoring and maintenance costs be? Bobbies on the beat may help as a visible reminder but I can't imagine their time being best spent hiding behind trees clutching speed guns.

In view of the economic crisis gripping the country, can we afford to give precedence to avoidable public expenditure such as this at this time? When compared to front line services, this is not a contender; really.



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TopicDate PostedPosted By
20 mph18/03/10 00:03:00 Martin Hime
   Re:20 mph18/03/10 07:35:00 Simon Knight
      Re:Re:20 mph18/03/10 11:13:00 Suzanne Taylor
         Re:Re:Re:20 mph18/03/10 22:47:00 Jonathan Callaway
            Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 09:34:00 Bryony Evens
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 10:06:00 Martine Guy
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 10:26:00 Adam Tripp
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 14:54:00 Jeroen Padt
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 15:46:00 M Blissett
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 22:46:00 Rose Kelland
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 18:39:00 Maxine Campbell
   Re:20 mph19/03/10 10:34:00 M Blissett
      Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 13:34:00 Martin Hime
   Re:20 mph19/03/10 14:34:00 Matt Price
      Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 15:01:00 Simon Knight
   Re:20 mph19/03/10 16:35:00 R Lucas
      Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 16:54:00 Francis Forman
         Re:Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 17:39:00 Richard Carter
            Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 18:05:00 Simon Knight
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 18:16:00 Suzanne Taylor
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 18:37:00 Jonathan Callaway
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 19:02:00 Suzanne Taylor
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph19/03/10 21:10:00 Alan Thomson
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph20/03/10 09:48:00 Lucille Grant
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph21/03/10 07:44:00 Richard Carter
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph21/03/10 09:23:00 Craig Fordham
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph21/03/10 10:17:00 Richard Carter
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph21/03/10 13:39:00 Roland Gilmore
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph21/03/10 14:57:00 Richard Carter
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph21/03/10 20:32:00 M Blissett
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph22/03/10 15:50:00 Suzanne Taylor
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph22/03/10 17:23:00 Simon Knight
         Re:Re:Re:20 mph22/03/10 17:37:00 Bryony Evens
            Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph22/03/10 19:35:00 Roland Gilmore
            Re:Re:Re:Re:20 mph22/03/10 20:20:00 Martin Hime

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