Hertfordshire council may call for 40mph rural speed limits

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 10:15 · Archive

Hertfordshire County Council may lobby the Department for Transport to reduce national speed limits on country lanes to 40mph.

Hertfordshire County Council is considering calling for the Department for Transport to reduce national speed limits on country lanes to a maximum of 40mph. Currently, most rural roads in Hertfordshire carry a national speed limit of 60mph, even where they are single track, have high-sided hedges or sharp bends.

Cllr Paul Zukowskyj, the council's executive member for environment, transport and growth, raised the possibility at a recent meeting of the council's environment, transport and growth cabinet panel. He suggested the council would write to the Department for Transport as part of its upcoming speed management strategy, saying the 60mph limit was 'inappropriate for country lanes'.

Cllr Zukowskyj said changing the national speed limit would allow 'every lane' to become 40mph automatically, without needing to alter individual signs. He expected other councils would support such a move. The suggestion followed concerns raised by fellow councillor Caroline Smith Wright about the condition of rural roads in the county.

Hertfordshire council may call for 40mph rural speed limits — Image: Watford Observer

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Country lanes around Watford could be set for lower speed limitsHertfordshire County Council could soon lower the speed limits in country lanes around Watford.Watford Observer · 29 Oct, 09:30
Could county council be about to call for lower speed limits on Hertfordshire country lanes?Hertfordshire County Council could soon place itself at the forefront of calls for speed limits on rural roads across the country to be reduced to a maximum of 40mph, it has emerged.Hemel Gazette · 28 Oct, 16:34

In this story: Hertfordshire County Council · Department for Transport · Hertfordshire · Paul Zukowskyj · Caroline Smith Wright

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