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Portsmouth drives forward with city-wide 20 mph zone
The Times/Porstmouth City Council March 25, 2008Portsmouth has today (Tuesday, March 25) become the first city in Britain to introduce a wide-ranging 20 mph speed limit.
A total of 1,200 residential streets are included in the scheme, which is being closely monitored by other local authorities with Norwich City Council exploring a similar initiative.
The scheme has gradually been rolled out across Portsmouth and Cllr Alex Bentley, the council’s executive member for traffic and transportation, said: “Most of our residential streets are just not suitable for speeds of more than 20 mph, and we’re sending a message to the reckless minority of drivers that they must drive safely.
“A pedestrian hit by a car travelling at 20 mph is likely to suffer slight injuries, but at 30 mph they’re likely to be severely hurt. At 40 mph or above they’re likely to be killed. And the safer our streets are, the more people will be encouraged to walk and cycle.”
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