20’s Plenty – Speed Zones update
Posted by labourblogger on July 30, 2008
I have been running a campaign for 20 MPH Speed Zones outside every school in Wyre Forest for quite some time. I raised the issue on more than one occasion at County Council meetings, only to be told by Conservatives that there was no commitment to the project.
However, at a recent Cabinet meeting, it was decided to press ahead with 9 schools in Wyre Forest.
They are Birchen Coppice Primary, Foley Park Primary, Franche Primary, Offmore Primary,St Ambrose RC Primary, St Georges CE Primary, St Mary’s CE Primary,St Oswalds CE Primary, and Sutton Park Primary.
We look forward to these being implemented – there are alot more schools to go yet!
For the safety of our children – we need a 20 MPH Zone outside every school!
Roger Gambba-Jones said
Forget the political sniping, the public find it a major turnoff.
I wish the best of luck with your 20 mph zones, which I assume will be advisory rather than statutory? My own experience of the ones that have now been established in Spalding for close to two years now, if extremely disappointing. When the schools are in use, but the roads clear the majority of drivers seem to completely ignore the advisory speed limit – out of sight out of mind! Although the police will carry out monitoring and stops to advise drivers, these are few and far between given the demand for them to carry out speed traps in statutory limit areas. Good luck!