In addition to this sign, here’s another from Edinburgh submitted by Justen Harcourt from treehugger by way of 8-80 Cities, :
The city of Edinburgh has just reduced the speed limit in all residential areas, shopping districts and streets with a lot of pedestrian and bicycle traffic from 30 MPH to 20 MPH. According to Edinburgh News, the plan “has been welcomed by cycling and motoring pressure groups, amid evidence that cutting speed reduces accident statistics and road fatalities.”
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Peter Berkeley in Brisbane submits this:
Seeing that post reminded me of a similar sign in a caravan park we stayed at on the North Island NZ. The Kiwi’s have a way with words. 🙂
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Keep ’em coming.
My recollection is that the City of Vancouver requested a speed limit on residential streets of 40 km/h (25 mph) some years ago, and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) refused to grant the request. OTOH it’s 30 km/h in the Southlands area of Vancouver. I wonder what the trade-off is between horses and children? Maybe I’m being unfair. The limit’s usually 30 km/h in school zones (on school days and hours posted) as well.
Jeffrey – also 30kph on East Hastings as of this year (against staff’s wishes).
Arterial Speed limit — Gallop (50 km/h)
School/Playground/Bike Route/DTES Speed limit– Cantor (30 km/h)
Lanes Speed limit — Trot (20 km/h)
Bridges — Walk (10 km/h)
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/uploads/r/null/8/5/859871/b07e3e7a-83d4-451b-86d6-39ca9c003115-A33142.jpg
In British Columbia, about 70 people a year are fatally injured on urban residential streets where the speed limit is 50 km/h. That’s about 15% of all traffic fatalities. Data from the Motor Vehicle Branch shows that the probability of an injury being fatal at 50 km/h is twice that at 30 km/h. So half those lives could be saved with a 30 km/h speed limit in residential areas alone: 35 lives a year.
Another 88 people a year are fatally injured on rural residential roads. Not sure about the speed limits there. But more lives to be saved with slower speeds.
Love the Brisbane sign!