Campaign Success!

After over two years of campaigning by local Liberal Democrats, including MP Don Foster, Bath now looks set to have 20mph speed limits on residential streets.

Local Conservatives have seen sense and ordered a trial for next year.  This is a step in the right direction, and will make our roads safer.

However, local Tories could still back away from these plans, so it is important that the campaign continues.

Twenty is Plenty

Every week, week in, week out, an average of 57 people are killed on Britain's roads.  350 people are so seriously injured that their lives are irreparably altered.

Of these tragedies, 30% involve pedestrians and cyclists.

At 30mph, 48% of pedestrians in collision with a vehicle will be killed.

At 20mph, only 5% would be killed.

We are calling for Bath's most residential streets, which are often used as rat runs, to have a 20mph speed limit. 

A 20mph limit would make these areas much safer for pedestrians, cyclists and especially children.  It would reduce the amount of traffic on some of these roads, as they would no longer be seen as short cuts to work. 
Residents and Cllrs campaign in Hawthorn Grove
Residents and Cllrs campaign in Hawthorn Grove
We, the undersigned, call for 20mph limits to be enforced on the most residential streets in Bath. It will create a safer, more peaceful environment, and prevent these roads being used as 'rat runs'.
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