20's plenty

20's plenty - Private Members Bill

MLA Conal McDevitt is campaigning to reduce the speed limit on urban residential streets from 30mph to 20mph, and is seeking views on a Private Member's Bill he plans to bring to the Assembly in order to implement legislative change in this region.

Road injuries are amongst the leading causes of loss of life and disability worldwide, and regionally, a reduction in road related death and injury is a major aim of public policy. The World Health Organisation has identified speed as the single most important contributor to road fatalities. Research from the Department for Transport (DfT) found that if a pedestrian is hit by a vehicle travelling at 20mph, there is about a 2.5% (1 in 40) chance of being killed, or 97.5% chance of surviving, which compares with the research which states that if hit by a car travelling at 30mph, there is about a 20% (1 in 5) chance of being killed, or 80% chance of survival. This pattern further correlates if you increase the speed, increasing chance of death.

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