20 mph Speed Limit Signs - Self Adhesive Sticker 300mm x 300mm

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However, there are some exemptions to the new rules and local authorities have been able to keep some roads at 30mph. There's no cut-off date to exempt a road - councils have continued to do this after Sunday 17 September. In 2013 the National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme (NDORS) introduced a speed awareness course specifically tailored to speeding offences in 20mph limits where, at the discretion of the police, offenders who are either "mistaken or simply unaware of the limit" would benefit from education. Penalties The 20mph limit is in place on what are called 'restricted' roads. These are roads in built-up areas, where there is high pedestrian activity. If you've heard of the 10% plus 2 rule, it's not a myth. The National Police Chiefs Council (formerly ACPO) publish guidelines though police officers can always use discretion. Limit The legislative requirements are summarised in Section 4. Considerations in setting local speed limits

continued reductions in the number of road traffic collisions, injuries and deaths in which excessive or inappropriate speed is a contributory factor speed appropriate to the prevailing road environment, and all vehicles moving at speeds below or at the posted speed limit, while having regard to the traffic conditions.

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This guidance introduces, in section 5, the Speed Limit Appraisal Tool. It has been designed to help local authorities assess the full costs and benefits of any proposed schemes and make robust, evidence-based decisions about which limits they put in place. Priorities for action In 2011, 66% of road deaths in Britain occurred on rural roads, and 51% of road deaths occurred on single rural carriageway roads subject to the National Speed Limit of 60 mph limit. The Department has recently made significant changes to facilitate and reduce the cost for providing 20 mph zones in England. Traffic authorities can now place any of the following:

It is important that traffic authorities and police forces work closely together in determining, or considering, any changes to speed limits.The only vehicles that speed limits don’t apply to are those used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes while responding to an emergency. The first 20mph speed limit was introduced in the UK in 1991 in Tinsley, Sheffield, with a further 450 20mph limits brought in across the country by the turn of the millennium. Full User Guidance is provided with the tool covering instructions on how to run the appraisal tool, and also a practical guide to the assessment of a range of aspects that local authorities should consider when planning to introduce a change in speed limits. The guidance should therefore be read in conjunction with this circular. We would welcome applications for zonal rural speed limits, usually 40 mph zones, for example in national parks or AONBs or on other networks of minor rural roads where speeds are already in line with such a limit. Such zones would include entry treatment and painted repeater roundels. The Department is keen to consider the effectiveness of such zones in reducing speeds and signing requirements. 7.3 VILLAGES He says he cannot say with certainty that if the speed limit had been 20mph on that day his cousin would have survived but the "chances would have been higher".