Warwickshire Ignores Police Objections to Speed Limit Reductions

Unbelievable but true! Warwickshire Councillors and Officers are ignoring objections by Police experts to a mass of speed limit reductions under the 'Speed Limit Review' - a euphemism for yet more lowered speed limits. Details can be found here:

http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/corporate/pages.nsf/Links/F446059189B4303A802573C40057A12D

The full horror story is revealed in Local Transport Today, 19th September 2008:



Residents and councillors (road safety amateurs) shouldn't be allowed to overrule the police. 'Average speed' is statistic that has little or nothing to do with 'the safest maximum speed in ideal conditions,' which is the function of a speed limit.

Ther will be a further period of 'consultation' before the reductions are implemented.