20's Plenty for Us

In announcing the UKGov's Road Safety Strategy the English guidance on setting local speed becomes obsolete to be replaced with one based on a Safe System approach. This already exists as the Scottish criteria for 20mph as an urban/village norm as follows. See www.20splenty.org/guidance_2026

The impact 20mph has had on crashes, injuries and deaths in North Wales The default limit has been one of the most controversial pieces of legislation ever brought in at the Senedd

It's good to see that the Welsh media are recognising that all the evidence shows that 20mph limits have significantly reduced death and injury on urban/village roads.

Lib Dem-run councils in Gloucestershire and Hertfordshire raise council tax by 4.99% to fund £3.5m worth of new 20mph zones. Band D bills rise by £84 a year.... “How Far Do We Go With This?” | Local Councils Tax Increase To Fund MORE 20mph Zones

Its good to see this interview with Jon Burke on TalkTV.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ljs...

Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.

“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”

Can councils afford the waste from maintaining 30mph limits where people mix with motors? The data tells us that keeping 30mph maintains casualties 33% higher than if they were changed to 20mph. It also keeps insurance premiums higher, suppresses active travel and wastes A&E resources. #20splenty

An insightful post and comments.

The evidence from the 2 years since Wales set a 20mph default for urban/village roads is clear:-
1,270 fewer casualties
134 fewer of them being fatal or serious
£45 pa lower insurance premiums than without 20
These are big wins for communities, NHS, emergency services and economy.
𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀

Its good to see roads in Bishop's Stortford being set to 20mph as Hertfordshire Council embraces wide-area 20mph limits to deliver better, safer, friendlier and healthier community streets.

Happy Valentine's Day to all the people who are making their communities better places for loved ones to walk, cycle, live, learn, work, shop and drive by setting 20mph limits.

Hertfordshire County Council plans major expansion of 20mph zones across urban roads - Highways Industry If approved, this funding—alongside a shift in delivery strategy—could increase the number of 20mph zones to nearly 200. That would mean around half of

Plans being developed by Hertfordshire County Council suggest that more than half of the county’s urban roads could be operating under 20mph speed limits within the next two years.

These 34 Stoke-on-Trent streets will be 20mph from Monday - full list Here's the list

It's good to see that speed limits are being cut on 34 Stoke-on-Trent streets - from Monday. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is bringing in a 20mph zone across most Penkhull streets.

English local authorities can set 20mph as a norm even without the UK Gov setting to a national 20mph. It's already said the old guidance is obsolete and it doesn't meet their Safe System approach as mandated in their new Road Safety Strategy. See how at www.20splenty.org/guidance_2026

This afternoon 5/2/26, MPs are debating Road Safety. Wales won a 25% reduction in casualties from its national 20mph limit, so please forward this to your MP for discussion. Transport professionals say why it needs a national policy in England, just like Wales or Scotland. See how in the comments.

Residents win fight for 20mph speed limit throughout most of Milton Keynes town A speed limit of 20mph has been imposed throughout an entire Milton Keynes town following a successful petition from residents.

As more towns say #20splenty, it's time the UK Gov ended the postcode lottery on 20mph limits and dumped the national 30mph limit. Its been rejected by most local authorities. Hear what these transportation professionals are saying about setting 20mph nationally or locally. vimeo.com/1160185854?f...

Lowering Speed Limits Programme The Mayor and Transport for London (TfL) are committed to Vision Zero, eliminating death and serious injury from London’s roads. The Vision Zero Action Plan sets out our ambition and next steps to achieve this. It details our plans to reduce road danger, including

Its good to see more of the busy roads controlled by TfL being set at 20mph in London. These are where the greatest motor/people interactions take place and have the biggest potential to lower speeds and casualties for drivers and people outside of cars.

haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/lowering-spe...

The guidance is dead - long live the guidance Some thoughts on the Road Safety Strategy and implementing 20mph limits

Whilst accepting that the Road Safety Strategy is a marathon rather than a sprint, Wales and Scotland are already a sixth of the way towards meeting the 65% reduction in KSIs with their national 20mph policies, Northern Ireland will make progress with its newly announced GDL policy. England?

Failing to adopt a national approach to 20mph as an urban/village norm in England increased 2024 casualties by 15,000 and insurance costs by £2bn Failing to adopt a national approach to 20mph as an urban/village norm in England increased 2024 casualties by 15,000 and insurance costs by £2bn

WE did a Press Release on this. See www.20splenty.org/gb2024stats

The guidance is dead - long live the guidance Some thoughts on the Road Safety Strategy and implementing 20mph limits

www.20splenty.org/guidance_2026

See first comment: why the previous “Setting Local Speed Limits” guidance is no longer relevant or fit for purpose, and how English highway authorities could adopt the Safe System approach to urban/village speed limits.

Will you make Birmingham's roads safer? Better Streets joins with 15 organisations to make ten asks of tomorrow's politicians to address road safety.

106 people will be killed on Birmingham's roads next council term.

Along with 15 organisations, we're calling for Birmingham's future leaders to adopt 10 practical steps to prevent these deaths and many more serious injuries.

Who will make Birmingham's roads safer?

Yet another report calls for a national urban/village default speed limit of 20mph. This time its from the Faculty of Public Health, Transport and Health Science Group and the Royal Society for Public Health. See action No. 5

www.fph.org.uk/media/tr2bnu...

It's great to see this reference to the success of 20mph limits on page 26 of the TfL 2026 Business Plan.

Welsh Government has just released road casualty stats for the Jul-Sep 2025 qtr. For urban/village 20/30mph casualties are 33% lower (420) than the same qtr in 2023 (627) before the default 20mph limit was set. More evidence that default 20mph is a life-enhancing and life-saving initiative.

18 areas set for new 20mph limits after 'speeding issues' in Merseyside town The council said new 'traffic calming' measures will improve neighbourhood safety

It's excellent to see more 20mph limits coming to Liverpool City Region.

18 areas set for new 20mph limits after 'speeding issues' in Merseyside town.

The guidance is dead - long live the guidance Some thoughts on the Road Safety Strategy and implementing 20mph limits

UK Gov could reduce killed and serious injuries on UK roads by 30,000 over the next decade. It just needs to facilitate the same initiative that already exists in one half of the UK for the other half. And its a key component of the Road Safety Strategy it has just announced.

Councillors Vote Yes to Implementation of New 20mph Speed Limits in Penrith and some Local Villages

penrith.town/news/council...

It's good to see Orkney rolling out its 20mph limits. Another Scottish council saying #20splenty

www.orkney.gov.uk/latest-news/...

It's good to see 20mph limits being rolled out in Dorset.

The UK Gov Road Safety Strategy looks to reduce fatal and serious injuries by 65% by 2035. See how 30,000 of these equating to a sixth of the target, could come from a simple initiative that can be implemented by local authorities immediately.
www.20splenty.org/guidance_2026

Good article on benefits of a 20mph limit in Derby

www.pressreader.com/uk/derby-tel...